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Ferrets
Laboratory & Exotics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A male ferret is known as a | hob |
| A female ferret is known as a | jill |
| What kind of gland causes some of the odors of a ferret? | sebaceous |
| What helps eliminate some of the odor from a ferret? | neutering and removal of the anal glands |
| What other animal is very much like a ferret? | cat |
| The heart of a ferret is in the shape of a heart, circle, octagon, cone, or a half circle? | cone |
| What kind of human infection is transferable to ferrets? | influenza |
| What is the result of a female ferret staying in estrus continuously? | hyperestrogenism which suppresses the bone marrow which leads to anemia |
| Why are ferrets prone to foreign bodies? | they are very curious and love to eat and chew on anything |
| Just like in felines, if a ferret goes without eating for long periods of time it predisposes it to what? | hepatic lipidosis |
| What is aplastic anemia? | when the bone marrow stops producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
| Aplastic anemia is commonly seen in which sex of ferrets? | intact females |
| What is petechial hemorrhage? | pin point areas of bleeding |
| The most common tumor of the oral cavity of ferrets is SCC, which stands for what? | squamous cell carcinoma |
| What is the most common urinary calculi seen in ferrets? | struvites |
| What other urinary calculi can be seen in ferrets? | calcium oxalate, cystine |
| Urinary calculi are most often seen in males or females? | males |
| An insulinoma in ferrets affects what organ? | pancreas |
| Aleutian disease is caused by what virus? | parvovirus |
| What are the normal vaccines given to ferrets? | canine distemper and rabies |
| Hyperkeratotic foot pads can be seen in what disease of ferrets? | canine distemper |
| What is the most common internal parasite seen in ferrets? | cocidia |
| What are the two areas most commonly used for blood collection in ferrets? | anterior vena cava and the jugular |
| What is the procedure for collecting a blood sample from the vena cava in a ferret? | dorsal recumbency, forelimbs pulled caudally, insert needle into thoracic cavity between first rib and the manubrium at an angle of 30 to 45 degrees |
| In what ways is permanent identification used in ferrets? | microchips, tatoos, ear tags, ear punches |
| What is the main dietary requirement of ferrets? | protein |
| Besides a commercial ferret feed what other food may be fed? | good quality kitten chow with a protein content of at least 30% |
| What part of the feline large intestines does a ferret lack? | cecum |
| Which ferret is native to North America? | black-footed, Mustela nigripes |
| What is the average life span of a ferret? | 5-8 years |
| Are ferrets more heat tolerant or cold tolerant? | cold |
| What is the maximum amount of time a ferret should be fasted before a surgery? | 8 hours |
| Why is blood cross-matching of ferrets not necessary? | Blood groups have not ever been identified in ferrets |
| What is the most serious bacterial infection of ferrets? | Desulfovibrio-a campylobacter-like organism that causes a serious bowel disease. |
| If a ferret presents with right-sided heart failure, coughing, lethargy, dyspnea and weakness what could be the cause? | Dirofilaria immitis--heartworms |
| What is the percentage of ferrets that are positive for heartworms whose direct smear would be positive for microfilaria? | 50% |
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