Background: Insulinoma is common for the presentation of ferrets to veterinarians. This beta-cell adenocarcinoma secrets insulin resulting in hyperinsulinemia and hypoglycemia. Medical and surgical options exist for treatment of insulinoma in the ferret. Surgical treatment is considered gold...

The restraint of ferrets for physical examination and venipuncture often employs chemical means with parenteral drug injection or inhalant anesthetics. These methods often result in agitation, pain at the injection site, increased stress, and increased cost. A transmucosal (TM) detomidine gel has...

A 1.5 year old neutered male pet ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with a sudden onset of severe weakness. The ferret was kept with three healthy mates, was vaccinated against distemper regularly and was never ill before presentation. Clinically, the ferret was depressed, had a...

Case Description: A 7.5-year-old spayed female ferret was evaluated because of weight loss despite a good appetite. Pancreatic insulinoma had been diagnosed at another animal hospital on the basis of detection of low blood glucose concentration on 1 occasion; however, concurrent determination of...

The effect of surgical excision and/or medical treatments mainly with the administration of leuprolide acetate in 58 ferrets was retrospectively investigated. Among histological types, a 6-month survival rate was the lowest in ferrets with adrenocortical adenocarcinoma, however nearly 70% of the...

An approximately 9-year-old castrated male ferret was presented for physical examination. Chronic hyperglycemia and glycosuria were observed, and the patient was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The owner declined treatment for diabetes; therefore, the patient was monitored. Adrenal disease was...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) was diagnosed in a 6-year-old neutered male ferret with polyuria/polydipsia, symmetrical alopecia, and weight loss. Laboratory tests revealed severe hyperglycemia, glucosuria, and increased steroid hormone profile. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a bilateral enlargement of the...

A 5.5-y-old spayed female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with a history of adrenal disease, respiratory disease, and chronic obesity was evaluated for progressive lethargy and ataxia, diminished appetite, and possible polyuria and polydipsia. Physical examination revealed obesity, lethargy,...

A three-year-old neutered female ferret weighing 800 g was brought to our clinic with anorexia, nausea, and abdominal distension/pain. Clinical examination confirmed dehydration, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, intraperitoneal lymph node swelling, and splenomegaly. Abdominal X-ray findings...