From:
"possum1213"
Date: 2008-12-08 12:37:42 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: reminder about some transmissible infections
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Sukie Crandall <sukie@...> wrote:
> There was a large raccoon with marked neurological symptoms outside
> our condo building today.
In addition to both canine and feline distemper, raccoons can also be
carriers of the Aleutian Disease Virus (ADV).
Because of this, I made a conscious decision about 10 years ago that I
would no longer rehab raccoons in my wildlife volunteer work. Between
the possibility of ADV and also having an elderly ferret with a
suppressed immune system (cancer and undergoing chemo), who I no longer
vaccinated, I decided the risk wasn't worth it.
Sukie is right. If you have any contact with a raccoon in the wild,
whether it appears ill or not, take precautions against these
diseases. The risk is minimal but you don't want to take any chances.
Katharine
Florida
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