Message Number: FHL12144 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "ANITA"
Date: 2010-08-30 22:01:38 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Distemper info
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

Hi everyone. I found a real nice plastic sturdy doghouse and large dog carrier out for the trash this morning so I stopped and picked them up. After I handled them and put them in my car and unloaded at home the thought of distemper popped in my head and I got scared. I picked them up for a friend. Anyways, could there be distemper germs/bacteria on hard plastic and if so how long could it live? What can I use to clean/disinfect these things? Bleach or cleaner with bleach? My six ferrets are not vaccinated and I do not want to risk carrying anything to them. Thanks for your help.

Anita
and my 6 kids
with paws.

[CDV does not live long outside the body from
what I have read.
Ah, here you are:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL8560
has the info and why including how the
fatty envelop can limit survival to about
a half hour under adverse conditions, but
how it can persist for years if frozen.


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