Physiology of the Ferret

Whary, Mark T.

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“…These animals demonstrate an abnormally small hearing mechanism in the middle and inner ear. 27 Congenital peripheral vestibular syndrome accompanied by nonpigment-associated deafness has been documented in dogs. 15 These animals have cochlear and vestibular hair cell degeneration.…”

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Congenital Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Moya¹,

Mínguez²,

Martorell³

et al. 2014

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

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A 3-month-old intact female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with a 2-month history of ataxia. On physical examination, the ferret had difficulty standing upright. During the neurologic examination, the patient had a left head tilt and positional strabismus, circled to the left, and was ataxic. Results of the complete blood count were consistent with a mild normocytic normochromic anemia. Initial treatment was supportive. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed and revealed an asymmetry of the inner ears. A brainstem auditory evoked response test was also performed. History, clinical signs, and diagnostic test results indicated that the ferret was suffering from congenital peripheral vestibular syndrome and leftsided deafness. Congenital disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of young ferrets with peripheral vestibular syndrome. Supportive care and physiotherapy can improve balance and motor function, leading to an acceptable quality of life.

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Congenital Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Moya¹,

Mínguez²,

Martorell³

et al. 2014

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

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Western Polecat Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 and Domestic Ferret Mustela furo Linnaeus, 1758

Kitchener,

Sainsbury

2023

Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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Numerical modeling of particle deposition in ferret airways: A comparison with humans

Yen

et al. 2016

Aerosol Science and Technology

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The ferret is commonly used as an animal model for studying human respiratory diseases, but the validation is lacking. The particle deposition patterns in ferret airways was investigated and compared to those in humans. A computational fluid dynamics method was used to simulate particle deposition in the tracheobronchial airway by using the truncated single-path models. The deposition characteristics of particles with diameters of 1, 3, and 5 mm were investigated under various respiratory rates at different activity conditions (i.e., sedentary, light, moderate, and intense activities). For both human and ferret models, deposition increased with both generation and particle size but decreased with respiratory rate. Particles of 1-5 mm deposit more but transport upper in ferrets than in humans, which suggests that ferrets are more likely to be infected in the proximal airways. The results show that the trend of particle deposition in the ferret airways is similar to that in human airways but with different deposition rates and sites. Our findings indicate that ferret for studying human respiratory diseases is suitable for the upper respiratory diseases, such as human influenza, but may not be suitable for studying the lower respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia.

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Physiology of the Ferret

Cited by 4 publications

References 247 publications

Congenital Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Congenital Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Western Polecat Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 and Domestic Ferret Mustela furo Linnaeus, 1758

Numerical modeling of particle deposition in ferret airways: A comparison with humans

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