Medical Information for Ferrets

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A ferret is a pretty stoic animal and if you don’t pay him much attention, it would be easy to miss the signs of illness.

As I’ve said earlier, when a ferret is sick, he goes downhill pretty fast, so you MUST be aware of the signs so that you can give your vet as much detail as possible about any problems.

 I have listed below, in alphabetical order, medical information for ferrets … the illnesses and ailments that can affect them.[wp_ad_camp_2]

They are just “snapshot” descriptions of the various problems, certainly not in-depth and are not written by a veterinarian.

You may, if you wish, do a quick search of the site here, by inputting your search term (for instance “drooling”), to find quick information about what you think might be an ailment. However, you MUST understand it is no more than a search of what is on my site, NOT specialized veterinary information.

This Google Search box isn’t particularly clear – you type the search term you’re looking for then click on that grey box at the right. The results will pop up but when they did, I thought there was only one. However I then saw that there were 31 results so scrolled down to find them all   😀

The information listed is only for general advice and guidance and whatever you do, DO NOT SELF-TREAT your ferret.

If notice your ferret showing any of these warning signs, please take it to a ferret knowledgeable vet IMMEDIATELY.

And I got an email from another ferret fanatic telling me about the dangers of fire ants and ferrets.

They are in Texas but have also invaded Australia, having been found around Brisbane and Melbourne so to learn more about that problem, click here.

 

 

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Abscesses	Actinomycosis	Adrenal Gland Disease	Aleutian Disease (ADV)
Alopecia (Hair Loss)	Anesthesia	Aplastic Anemia	Blockages
Blood Transfusion	Canine Distemper	Cardiomyopathy & Heart Disease	Cataracts & Blindness
Chordoma	Cryptococcosis	Cystic Kidneys	Deafness
Dehydration	Dental Problems	Diabetes Mellitus	Diarrhea
Disseminated Idiopathic Myositis (DIM)	Ear Infection	Ear Mites	Eclamptogenic Toxemia
Elderly Ferrets	Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis	Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis (ECE)	Gastric Ulcers
Hairballs	Head Trauma	Heartworm Disease (Dirofilariasis)	Heat Periods
Heatstroke	Helicobacter Mustelae Gastritis	Hypocalcemia	Hypothermia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)	Influenza	Insulinoma	Internal Parasites
Liver Cancer	Lymphosarcoma & Lymphoma	Mast Cell Tumors	Mastitis
Megaesophagus	Natural Remedies	Osteodystrophy	Pneumonia
Poisons & Toxins	Poop	Renal Failure	Prolapsed Rectum
Proliferative Colitis	Pyometra	Rabies	Salivary Cysts
Sarcoptic Mange	Sebaceous Epithelioma	Spay & Neutering of Ferrets	Splenomegaly
Squamous Cell Carcinoma	Urolithiasis (Bladder Stones)	Vaccine Reactions

 

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Sites with general medical information about ferrets

Anatomy

Ferret Internal Anatomy

 

Diagnostic Values

What are normal body temperature, blood test results, etc (Ferret FAQ)

INTERPRETING THE CHEMISTRY PROFILE
IN FERRETS by Joerg Mayer, Dr vet med, MSc (PDF)

Urinalysis: Testing a Urine Sample (Not ferret specific)

 

Drug information

Ferret chemotherapy drugs and dosages (ResearchGate)

Ferret Medications (Wedgewood Pharmacy)

Bova Compounding (Bova)

 

Medical Emergencies

It’s time for an immediate veterinary visit if your ferret suffers any of these eight medical signs or situations by Jerry Murray, DVM

Ferret Illness Symptom Chart (FACT) (PDF).

 

Skeleton

Explore The Ferret Skeletal System by Jerry Murray, DVM

Ferret Skeletal System

 

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Sites with General Information on Sick Ferrets

Common Respiratory Issues in Ferrets

Feeding Sick Ferrets

How to medicate a ferret Veterinary Center for Birds & Exotics
(YouTube)

Deslorelin Implant in Ferrets Veterinary Center for Birds & Exotics (YouTube)

 

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Medical Information which is not Ferret Specific but Does Apply to Ferrets (from Long Beach Animal Hospital)

Anesthesia

Arthritis

Fluid Therapy

Home Care of the Surgical Patient

How to Read a Radiograph (X-Ray)

Laser Surgery

Sarcoptic Mange (Scabies)

Symptoms of Diseases

 

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Non-ferret specific site about cancer

This site is for dog owners but the information about various cancers and what to look out for is something which could help us ferret owners. It’s worth checking out.

Australian Canine Cancer