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Ferret order and scientific name
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Order: Mustelidae (includes minks, weasels, and skunks)
Scientific name is Mustela putorius furo |
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Ferret Research importance
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Not usually used in research.
Can be used in influenza studies (similar symptoms, viral distribution and immunity as humans) Neuroendocrinology and toxicology studies Canine distemper |
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Ferret behavior
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Friendly and inquisitive. Rarely bite unless frightened or in pain. Females with litters can be aggressive. Males will fight if not neutered and housed together during breeding season
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Ferret TPR
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Temp: 100-104
HR: 180 - 250 bpm RR: 33-36 breaths/min |
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Ferret gestation
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41-42 days, weaned at 6-8 weeks
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Ferret life span and weight
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5-8 years
Males weiggh 1-2 kg Females weigh: 600-900g |
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Ferret husbandry
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Should be housed in solid bottom cages modified to prevent escaping.
Nest boxes and soft towels can be provided to burrow and hide. Can be trained to use litter boxes |
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Ferret blood collection
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Can do retroorbital sinus only under anesthisia.
Most common are anterior vena cava and jugular vein. Can do lateral saphenous and cephalic as well |
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Ferret Diseases
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Susceptible to many of the same viral and bbacterial diseases as dogs and cats
Prone to insulinomas and mast cell tumors Intact males susceptible to prostatic carcinomas and urolithiasis Aplastic anemia common in intact females (can undergo persistent estrus if not bred, leading to anemia |
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Ferret vaccinations
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Should be vaccinated for canine distember and rabies.
Ferrets have a specific vaccine, derived from chick tissue. Do not give canine distemper vaccine as this will actually CAUSE distemper in ferrets. Vaccine name is FerVac |
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Ferret restraint
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Pick them up and cradle them in the crook of your arm.
Can also be scruffe and suspended (tends to calm them down for simple procedures) You can also hold them with one hand across the shoulders, thumb under their chin, and fingers around the neck and behind the forelimbs. The other hand used to hold the hindquarters |
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Medication administration
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SQ (develop a thick layer of fat in sq space in fall and winter), IM (quads or semimembranous muscles), IP, IV (chephalic, saphenous or jugular veins(
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