Symptoms Of Distemper
When ferrets contract distemper, the first signs are loss of appetite, lethargy and depression. Fever, skin rash and a clear to pussy eye and nose discharge soon follow. The characteristic rash of distemper in ferrets is present on the chin and between the rear legs. Many ferrets develop a dry cough, which soon becomes a moist cough as secondary bacterial pneumonia develops. Their eyes and nose become caked with brownish crusts and scabs. After this respiratory phase of the disease, the distemper virus invades the ferret’s nervous system causing twisted neck, cross-eye