From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-04-21 03:51:51 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] How Contageous?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F599RKLpgTFur000a9acb@hotmail.com>
The prior reply is accurate one clarification to you ferrets can catch the
influenza virus from you but NO they can't give it back to you. All the
best.
Dr. Sue
>From: neinta@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] How Contageous?
>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:14:32 +0100 (BST)
>
>I know that ferrets can catch a cold from a person and vice versa. My
>question is, how easily?
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>I'm the sole care giver for Sonic and Chewy. However, this past weekend was
>a family reunion. Within a day of arriving at the house, every person was
>sick. I don't know if we caught it from the ferts (Chewy is a sneezer but
>he also tends to find the dustiest places) or if it was just among the
>humans but I don't want my babies getting sick.
>
>I'm taking the precautions of washing my hands before and after handling
>them and cleaning their food and water dishes more frequently. Are there
>any other precautions I need to take to avoid getting them sick? I'd hate
>to have to isolate them in the spare room while I fight this bug.
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