From:
"Barbara Clay"
Date: 2008-12-28 16:07:05 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Succesful treatment of recent ECE outbreak with no losses
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Dear Dr. Ruth,
Your last line, "...That's not actually bad news - it means that she
doesn't have whatever this virus is hanging around.", sure gives a
twist to the "good news/bad news" phrasing. But you're absolutely
right. As read, and I know personally, there was an incredible team
effort in supportive care, and I applaud each and every one of those
that contributed!
Re Sukie's comments, " [If E. coli then she may be especially lucky,
depending on the strain. There are are shiga toxin producing strains
which are easily fatal for ferrets. Congratulations are extended on
having no losses. --Mod] ". There are some thoughts that are nagging
at me, and I hope that you or Sukie could comment. The culprit of the
Ecoli was human grade chicken, purchased and ground at the butcher's.
Should there be cause for concern from a community health
standpoint?, or are the shiga toxins omnipresent in chicken? I've
always heard and known not to eat pink chicken, and this has really
fortified that!
Barb Clay
Dir of Shelter Affairs for Rocky's
www.rockysferrets.com
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