Message Number: SG9946 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2004-08-11 17:14:20 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Old guy with giardia?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <411A53EC.788503AC@worldnet.att.net>

sukiec@optonline.net wrote:
>
> Dr. Sue brings up excellent points. I was wondering, too, if there might be an aquarium in the house allowing for reinfection from that water *if* the current problem is still giardia.

Sukie, I heard of one case of chronic reinfection. After curing the
ferret several times they found that their aquarium had a tiny leak on
the back side. The ferret was getting behind the aquarium and licking up
the water and thereby reinfecting itself.