From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-04-23 16:23:59 UTC
Subject: RE: Bleeding ferret pictures
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2586354.1114273439771.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I think it is important that people realize that this sadly is a location where ADV recently arrived, and that anemia was noticed before this worsened.
It is important that people do test periodically for ADV to be safest. We just tested all of our crew this month and everyone is fine.
ADV is Aleutian Disease, a disease first seen in Aleutian-coat mink. The disease itself is not really the problem. The problem is that it causes some types of dangerous over-responses of the immune system.
Anyone who wants to read about ADV can find links in the critical references of the IFC in
http://www.ferretcongress.org
and I don't think Danee will mind my snarfing some addies from a note of her's:
>ADV - If your ferret hasn't been tested, you don't know!
>For more information visit: http://www.ferretadv.com
>You can help fight ADV! Visit:
>http://help4adv.terrabox.com/
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