At a later date, when U.S. ferret rabies shedding studies are released, we can go back to Plano and ask that the euthanasia for a properly vaccinated ferret be removed. At this time, Fort Worth and Garland are in the process of revising their animal control policies. Ferrets are still illegal in many cities in Texas, including Addison, Allen, Beaumont, Carrollton, Coppell, Denton, Euless, Fort Hood, Killeen, Rowlett, and San Antonio. The proposed topic of the August meeting, Ferret-Proofing, was delayed until the September meeting, due to Plano legalization issues and a distemper outbreak. There has been a distemper outbreak in Lewisville and Plano.
Pregnant ferrets can also transmit it through the placenta to their unborn babies.
A person may get these materials on their clothing, shoes, or hands and transmit it to another ferret in this manner. This means the disease can be transmitted without your pet having direct contact with an infected ferret . You can transmit it unknowingly on clothes or hands, or it can travel through the air. The virus attacks many tissues of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, bladder, lymph nodes, spleen, salivary glands, skin, adrenal glands, lungs, and brain. It depresses the body's immune system and makes it incapable of fighting disease properly.