Background: Blastomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection endemic to certain parts of Eastern North America. Blastomycosis has been reported twice before in ferrets, but both cases died shortly after diagnosis. Case description: Two male neutered ferrets Mustela putorius furo from the same...

Objective: To describe the diagnosis, management, and outcome of pyothorax in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Case Summary: A domestic ferret was evaluated for a history of lethargy, anorexia, and pyrexia. Pleural effusion was detected with radiography and ultrasonography, and a...

Background Atrioventricular canal defect is a rare congenital disorder of the heart and describes the presence of an atrial septal defect, a variable presentation of ventricular septal alterations including ventricular septal defect malformations in the mitral and tricuspid valves. The defect has...

Cardiac problems are highly fetal diseases among exotic animals, not only in the rabbit which is prone to such diseases but also in the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). In rodents, imaging studies such as thoracic radiography are more practical and easier to perform than echocardiography. Cardiac size ...

Background: Olecranon fractures are uncommon, and their repair is challenging in many species. This case describes the surgical revision of a pin and tension band wire using a modified plate osteosynthesis technique in a ferret. Case description: A 2-year-old female ferret (Mustela putorius furo)...

A 6-y-old neutered male ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented because of a 1-mo history of progressive weight loss, chronic cough, and hair loss. On clinical examination, the animal was coughing, slightly depressed, moderately hypothermic, and had bilateral epiphora. Thoracic radiography was ...

Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a multifactorial disease characterized by systolic dysfunction of myocardium, affecting domestic animals like dogs, cats, and ferrets. It was sporadically described in non-domestic species, generally as a necropsy observation. The hog-nosed skunk (...

As ferrets can suffer from a wide variety of cardiac disorders, indicators for detecting cardiac abnormalities on plain chest radiography are necessary. A total of 64 ferrets without heart disease underwent radiography in the right lateral (RL) and ventrodorsal positions (VD), and the lengths of...

A 9-month-old, chemically spayed female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) presented after a fall (5.5 m) from the first floor of an apartment building. The animal was nonambulatory, with pain localized in the pelvic region. Radiographic examination revealed a bilateral fracture of the iliac body with...

In the chest X-ray examination of ferrets, the long axis of the heart in the right lateral view (RL) (RL-LA, cm), RL-short axis (RL-SA, cm), RL-6th thoracic vertebra (6th DV, cm) and RL-vertebral heart size (VHS, n), LA in the ventrodorsal view (VD) (VD-LA, cm), VD-SA (cm), VD-VHS (n), VD-left 8th...