The skin covers the external surface of animals, and it is constantly exposed to and
inhabited by different microorganisms, including bacteria. Alterations in the skin barrier allow …

Ferrets presented for an emergency should be immediately triaged. The cardiovascular
(mucous membrane color, capillary refill time, and pulse rate and quality), respiratory (rate …

Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) belong to the ancient family Mustelidae, which is believed to
date back to the Eocene period, some 40 million years ago. The taxonomic groups in the …

Multisystemic granulomatous lesions are the most common finding in ferrets infected by
ferret systemic coronavirus (FRSCV). To characterize the inflammatory response developed …

This chapter discusses etiology, epizootiology and control, clinical signs, pathology,
diagnosis, and treatment of bacterial and mycoplasmal diseases affecting ferrets. The …

A four‐year‐old, castrated male ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was evaluated because of a
one‐year history of sporadic cough. On physical examination a grade 5 of 6 holosystolic …

Incubation prior to clutch completion may be adaptive if it maintains egg viability by inhibiting
eggshell microbial growth, thus reducing the likelihood that the embryo becomes infected …

The ferret has emerged as an excellent animal model to characterize several physiologic
and pathologic conditions. The distribution and characterization of different types of immune …

Pseudomonas luteola, a pathogen causing disease in humans, has in animals been
reported only in rainbow trout and ferrets. This case report describes pyogranulomatous …

Treatment of Mycoplasma spp. pneumonia has rarely been described in domestic ferrets
(Mustela putorius furo). A 10-month-old, 0.53 kg, female spayed domestic ferret was …