From:
"possum1213"
Date: 2008-03-07 19:14:43 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Cryptosporidium
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Vicki Montgomery
<ferretfrenzy@...> wrote:
> And I have to wonder - if humans are more likely than not
permanently infected, once they do become infected, are our pets who
survive also perpetually infected? <
I believe they can be carriers long before the disease even
surfaces. My Sammy started showing symptoms after I had him a year
or two. It took another two years to properly diagnose him. He
never played outside while in my care, nor do I have birds in my
house (the most common carrier). Since he was a rescue, with an
unknown history, I have always thought that he must have been
harboring the disease from before I got him.
The reason it took so long to diagnose him was because the lesions
didn't appear until very late into the disease. Before that, there
was nothing to do pathology on. Along with that, the disease was
pretty much unknown in the southeast, so it wasn't even a
consideration. We did every other test and procedure known to man,
with no conclusions, including nasal flushes, x-rays, ultrasounds,
several rounds of antibiotics, and on and on. His primary symptoms,
prior to the lesions, was a deep cough, sounding much like a
cricket. In fact, I started calling him Cricket Boy.
Katharine
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