From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-07-30 16:00:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Update on urine scald/distemper : sneezing, have pictures in Photo section
To: xxxxxxxx <xx@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Distemper testing to be safest:
http://www.cpvh.com/Articles/5.html
says
> THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE TEST FOR DISTEMPER. Serology (testing a blood
> sample) can test for levels of antibody (IgM and IgG) titres. If
> both types of antibodies come back with high titres, and the pet has
> not been vaccinated within the past couple of weeks, then a high
> suspicion for distemper exists. High IgG levels indicate the
> magnitude of response. Occasionally vaccines can cause high
> titres. High IgM titres indicate active infection. This test is
> NOT DEFINITIVE.
http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/canine-distemper.html
says
> 5) How is distemper diagnosed? This section discusses the methods of
> testing for distemper and their pros and cons.
> 5a) General blood panels.
> 5b) Blood smears - visualising viral inclusion bodies.
> 5c) Distemper antibody measurements.
> 5d) Distemper antibodies in brain and eye fluid.
> 5e) CSF tap.
> 5f) Tissue samples.
> 5g) Tests of the future - PCR and tissue culture.
with details lower in the write-up
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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