From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2011-09-12 22:32:43 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Hacking Cough UPDATE
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
The definitive diagnostic for mycoplasmosis is bronchialveolar lavage. If the ferret has had a round of antibiotics the results may come back as negative according to communication I had from a well known pathologist who does the PCR analysis for mycoplasmosis.
Symptoms come and go, when there is an active episode it is more likely to test positive for mycoplasmosis. As in many of these types of illnesses it may require more than one test to confirm the diagnosis.
Tressie
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
ferrethealth-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ferrethealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/