From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-02-09 19:37:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: stool and lymphoma?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Tressie" <tressiedu@...> wrote:
>
>
> I've received a couple of emails privately suggesting coccidia - so
> thought I'd clarify on the forum in case someone else writes to suggest
> that as a source for the unusual stool.
>
> I had adopted one of the Ohio rescues in December and found out about 3
> weeks ago that she had never been tested for coccidia or giardia as well
> as other possible parasites. And since Tortellini played with this
> little rescue I had them both tested - all tests came back negative for
> these parasites.
>
It is important to remember that coccidia can be hard to find. Often vets
or techs look for the more common genus instead of looking for both,
and unless there is a bloom on-going it won't be spotted so it pays to test
at least 5 times over 10 days during times with diarrhea is present.
Dr. Ruth Heller had some great posts on this topic in the past:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YPG616
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YPG590
Eimeria is the genus less often looked for in ferrets and Dr. Matti
Kiupel of Michigan State found that one of the species in that genus
was responsible for the cases of fatal bloody flux that swept some
regions and some shelters in the recent past.
Here is a list of the genera and species of coccidia found in ferrets:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG17961
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