Diseases of the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus are common in ferrets. Lymphoma is the most commonly observed neoplasm in the hematopoietic system in ferrets. This chapter briefly discusses the various diseases of the hematopoietic system: mycosis fungoides, myeloma, leukemia, anemia,...
Author(s)
Mayer, J.; Erdman, S. E.; Fox, J. G.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK
Citation
Biology and diseases of the ferret, 2014, Ed.3, pp 311-334
An 8.5-year-old, neutered female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with tachypnoea, polyuria, polydipsia, anorexia and depression. Radiographs revealed multiple osteolytic lesions of the bone, characterized cytologically by the infiltration of medium- to large-sized lymphocytes. The...
Author(s)
Long, H.; Girolamo, N. di; Selleri, P.; Palmieri, C.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2016, 154, 4, pp 341-344
Case Description - A 6-year-old 0.82-kg (1.8-lb) spayed female domestic ferret was evaluated because of a 1-month history of decreased activity that had progressively worsened over the past week. The ferret had previously been determined to have adrenocortical disease and was undergoing medical...
Author(s)
Eshar, D.; Wyre, N. R.; Griessmayr, P.; Durham, A.; Hoots, E.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2010, 237, 4, pp 407-414
A 3.5-year-old, male, neutered ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with a 3-day history of lethargy and anorexia. Splenic aspirates revealed high numbers of intermediate-sized lymphocytes and Mott cells interpreted as lymphoma with Mott cells. The ferret was euthanized because of a poor...
Author(s)
Gupta, A.; Gumber, S.; Schnellbacher, R.; Bauer, R. W.; Gaunt, S. D.
Publisher
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Davis, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2010, 22, 3, pp 469-473
Publisher
British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley, UK
Citation
BSAVA manual of rodents and ferrets, 2009, pp 303-310
A 22-month-old castrated male ferret developed acute pelvic limb paresis. Radiographs and computed tomography revealed a soft tissue mass with associated bony lysis of L5, and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirates suggested that it was a lymphoma. Treatment with prednisone at immunosuppressive...
Author(s)
Hanley, C. S.; Wilson, G. H.; Frank, P.; James, D. K. A.; Carmichael, K. P.; Pesti, D.; Ritchie, B.
Publisher
British Veterinary Association, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record, 2004, 155, 11, pp 329-332
Author(s)
Greenacre, C. B.
Publisher
North American Veterinary Conference, Gainesville, USA
Citation
Small Animal and Exotics Proceedings. North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 19-23 January 2013., 2013, pp unpaginated
This section contains 47 abstracts of papers presented at the 9th Annual Congress of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology. The topics covered include non-infectious and infectious diseases of dogs, cats, cattle, horses, ferrets and storks, with emphasis on diagnosis and diagnostic...
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2007, 36, 4, pp 382-398
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium (family Cryptosporidiidae, order Eucoccidiorida, subclass...