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From: Ferret Wise Shelter
Date: 2004-04-28 13:24:29 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] re: reducing infection risk from you to
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
your ferret
Message-Id: <5.1.1.6.2.20040428092028.0332ee30@mail.usaexpress.net>

At 03:34 PM 4/26/04, you wrote:
> I was curious, many petstores routinely have Purell within reach of an
>animal cage for people to use before handling their stock ... especially
>birds.
>How effective is this? Does it help much?
>
>Wolfy
>http://wolfysluv.jacksnet.com

I will take a stab as I see none of our distinguished vets are currently
free to answer this -

AT our PETCO store they have it for folks to use after they handle the
animals. I seriously doubt that Purell will kill anything but common
bacteria any ordinary hand soap would!

Alicia