From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-01-25 22:03:46 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Infected Eye
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Throwing together some ferret eye refs really,
really fast so not guaranty about which may
or may not apply.
The ferret needs an emergency vet appointment.
There may be a corneal injury. Not all human
approaches are safe for ferret eyes and which
ones would work would depend on the cause. I
don't know which ones are safe, just that the vet
once told my mom that he was very glad that I
stopped her from using using human eye wash
on a dog. There may be some info in the archives.
I'll look.
Nothing perfect for you but some of these may help.
I DO know that regular artificial tears CAN be used
because a vet ophthalmologist had us use them for
one in the past.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=669
This is glaucoma in ferrets:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG9605
but covering bases
infections in past posts:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL634
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL616
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG12142
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG8990
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YPG769
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG7297
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG2872
finding specialists:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL1028
more:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL3723
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG13403
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG3865
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG2200
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG12188
> Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2002 May;5(2):325-39.Links
> Ocular disorders of pet ferrets.
>
> Good KL.
> Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine,
> University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA
> 95616-8747, USA. klgood@ucdavis.edu
>
> Ocular disorders in pet ferrets are becoming more widely recognized
> as the popularity of these animals as companions increases.
> Knowledge of the anatomy of ferrets and a thorough examination are
> critical to accurately diagnosing ocular disease. If recognized
> early, some conditions can be managed successfully. Veterinarians
> should continue to report ocular conditions that are encountered in
> this species to help increase knowledge about these disorders.
> PMID: 12170636
but the article does not seem to be on-line for free
http://www.vetexotic.theclinics.com/article/S1094-9194(01)00008-1/pdf
Aust Vet J. 2000 Oct;78(10):685-9.Links
Mycobacterium genavense infection in two aged ferrets with
conjunctival lesions.
Lucas J, Lucas A, Furber H, James G, Hughes MS, Martin P, Chen SC,
Mitchell DH, Love DN, Malik R.
University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Werribee,
Victoria.
Mycobacterium genavense infection was diagnosed in two adult ferrets.
Disseminated mycobacteriosis was diagnosed in a castrated 5-year-old
sable ferret with generalised peripheral lymph node enlargement and a
proliferative lesion of the conjunctiva of the nictitating membrane.
The diagnosis was based on characteristic cytology and sequence
analysis of the 16S rRNA gene amplified using the polymerase chain
reaction from fresh biopsy material. Therapy with rifampicin,
clofazimine and clarithromycin probably cured the infection. An entire
4-year-old female ferret with conjunctival swelling, serous ocular
discharge and swelling of the subcutaneous tissues of the nasal bridge
was diagnosed as having M genavense infection on the basis of typical
cytology, histopathology and sequence analysis of 16S rRNA amplicons
from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. This patient was treated
successfully using rifampicin. Both ferrets subsequently died as a
result of other disease conditions, 10 and 4 months following
initiation of therapy, respectively. This is the first report
documenting M genavense as a cause of disseminated mycobacterial
disease in ferrets. Conjunctival involvement may be a feature of
disseminated mycobacteriosis in the ferret. The possibility that these
infections were the consequence of a ferret retrovirus infection
should be considered further.
PMID: 11098383
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