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C Wenker

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PubMed2002

[Ferrets in veterinary practice].

Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) show up with increasing frequency in veterinary practice. Originally domesticated for hunting of rodents and rabbits, they became very popular pets which require legal permission though and the further fulfillment of various husbandry needs. Ferrets have to be maintained on a high protein diet which in practice is often done with commercial feline products. Physical examination is similar to dogs and cats whereas the frequent occurrence of non-specific symptoms require further diagnostic investigation including blood sampling, radiology, ultrasound or exploratory laparatomy. The preferred anaesthetic method is the direct face mask induction and maintenance using isoflurane without prämedication. Special attention of veterinarians has to be paid to canine distemper vaccination, the specialized reproduction physiology of the females (jills) which can develop, if unmated, a persistent oestrus with fatal consequences of hyperestrogenism, as well as the frequent occurrence of further endocrine disorders, congestive cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal diseases.

Anesthesia↗
PubMed1998

[Dicrocoeliasis in New World camelids].

Natural infections with the lancet fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) were detected in a group of seven diseased or dead/euthanized South American Camelids (five Llamas, two Alpacas) from Switzerland and Southern Germany. Clinical findings in almost all the animals revealed an acute decline of general condition followed by recumbency, decreased body temperature and a varying degree of anaemia. Concurrently, all animals showed an average to poor nutritional status. All liver enzyme activities analysed in serum biochemistry conformed to the reference values and therefore offered no diagnostic clues for this disease. Necropsy however, disclosed major alterations in the liver in the form of cirrhosis, abscesses, granulomas, and a massive infestation with D. dendriticum. The coprological investigations performed at the outset of the examinations revealed eggs of the lancet fluke in only two animals. This suggests that clinical findings alone permit at best only a provisional diagnosis. Repeated coprologic follow-ups showed that the presence of eggs of D. dendriticum can be diagnosed accurately and that clinical signs appear with an excretion rate above 1000 eggs per gram faeces (EpG). In these cases, praziquantel in a single dose of 50 mg/kg per os was given. This treatment was well tolerated and achieved a quite acceptable 90% reduction of eggs in the faeces.

Anemia↗