Ferrets have become a common companion animal. But no data are available on the French population of ferrets. The goal of the survey was to characterise this population, including demographic characteristics, husbandry, reported medical care and feeding habits. Complete data were available for 1205 ...

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) in the swine reservoir constantly evolve, resulting in expanding genetic and antigenic diversity of strains that occasionally cause infections in humans and pose a threat of emerging as a strain capable of human-to-human transmission. For these reasons, there is an...

Background: Circumcaval ureter is an anomaly in the development of the caudal vena cava, rarely reported in ferrets. Materials and methods: Inclusion criteria for ferrets were circumcaval ureter confirmed on surgery or post-mortem examination. Data collection of ferrets with circumcaval ureters...

Few data are published about different ferret husbandry practices in terms of housing, enrichment, feeding, social management, and the health status of ferrets. However, these factors are crucial for animal welfare and influence animal behavior. A comprehensive online survey was conducted among 573 ...

The domestic ferret may present with the clinical sign of diarrhoea due to a multitude of causes. In order for the clinician to adequately understand, diagnose and treat this disease process, a thorough knowledge of the patient's history coupled with appropriate differential diagnosis is essential. ...

A 1.5-year-old castrated male domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was referred for profound depression, dyspnea, and seizures with a 5 months history of chronic, yellowish-green diarrhea that was minimally responsive to typical therapies for helicobacteriosis. An exploratory laparotomy and...

In several domestic and wild animals' species, the Coronaviruses have been identified as the causative agent of respiratory, enteric or multisystem diseases, including pneumonia, enteritis, hepatitis, reproductive disease, polyserositis, encephalomyelitis, and nephritis. Bovine, horses, swine,...

Leishmania infantum infection including treatment and follow up in domestic animals other than dogs and cats has not been described at this moment. This article describes the anti-Leishmania treatment and follow-up of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with leishmaniosis. A combined therapeutic...

This second edition contains 19 new and updated chapters on learning to learn and its relevance to logical clinical problem-solving; introduction to logical clinical problem-solving; vomiting, regurgitation and reflux; diarrhoea; weight loss; abdominal enlargement; weakness; fits and strange...

A 2-year-old, castrated, male, domestic ferret weighing 1.125 kg (2.48 lb) was presented with a history of vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and lethargy of sudden onset. Physical examination revealed dehydration, tachypnea, bradychardia, hypotension, and moderate abdominal pain. As reference values...