From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2011-06-20 16:09:47 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Prostate removal? Stricture correction? Other?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I have emailed you the following papers:
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2003 Jan;6(1):113-38.
Ferret urogenital diseases.
Orcutt CJ.
Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine, Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, 350 S. Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA. corcutt@angell.org
ABSTRACT:
Improved nutrition and client education have decreased the incidence of certain urinary tract diseases in ferrets. Early neutering programs at commercial breeding farms in the United States have also led to a marked decrease in the incidence of reproductive tract disease, especially estrogen-induced bone marrow suppression. However, the increased incidence of adrenal disease and its secondary effects on reproductive and associated urinary tract tissue presents an ongoing challenge for the clinician working with pet ferrets. Acute and chronic renal failure remain important, though less common, disease entities. It is imperative that the veterinarian working with pet ferrets be aware of the clinical presentation and clinicopathologic abnormalities associated with these syndromes.
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Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2, April 1998, Pages 89-92
Renal Diseases
Urinary disorders in ferrets
DVM, Dip.ABVPNatalie Antinoff,
aAvian and Exotics Department, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, TX, USA
ABSTRACT:
Diseases of the urinary system in ferrets are relatively uncommon, but certain syndromes are being recognized with increasing frequency. Diagnostic evaluation is similar in most aspects to other mammals, but therapeutic concerns in some cases may vary. Knowledge of the urinary disease syndromes recognized in ferrets will aid in providing a rapid and effective therapeutic strategy.
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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194, July 2007
Omentalization of Prostatic Abscesses and Large Cysts in Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)
Lauren V. Powers, DVM, Dip. ABVP (Avian); Kevin Winkler, DVM, Dip. ACVS; Michael M. Garner, DVM, Dip. ACVP; Drury Reavill, DVM, Dip. ABVP (Avian), Dip. ACVP; Suzanne N. LeGrange, DVM, MS, Dip. ACVI
ABSTRACT:
Neutered male ferrets are occasionally presented with cystic prostatic disease or prostatic abscesses, most often secondary to elevated, circulating sex steroid hormones caused by adrenocortical disease. Useful features of the omentum, such as tissue adhesion, angiogenesis, and stimulation of the immune system, can be used for surgical treatment of large prostatic cysts and abscesses. Two cases of prostatic abscess omentalization are described. In one case, the underlying cause was a sustentacular (Sertoli cell) tumor associated with a retained testicle. In the other case, adrenocortical disease was determined to be the underlying disease. The first ferret had a residual prostatic abscess 5 months after omentalization. A small, residual prostatic cyst was detected by ultrasound in the second ferret 9 weeks after surgery. Although omentalization may be an effective technique to surgically manage large prostatic cysts and abscesses in ferrets, clinical studies comparing omentalization with other surgical and nonsurgical methods are needed in this species.
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Tressie
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