Two unusual tumours in a ferret (<i>Mustela putorius furo</i>)

Eatwell, Kevin

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00264.x

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“…This may be due to the fact that most Japanese pet ferrets are imported from North America, and their husbandry including diet is very similar to that of North American pet ferrets. The incidence of ferret tumors is reportedly lower in Australia [11] and European countries [7] than that in North American countries. Factors such as genetic background or husbandry in North American countries may relate to the higher incidence of neoplasms there.…”

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Neoplasitic Diseases in Ferrets in Japan: A Questionnaire Study for 2000 to 2005

Miwa

Kurosawa

Ogawa

et al. 2009

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. The objective of this study was to collect epidemiological data on neoplasms in pet ferrets in Japan. A questionnaire to collect information was made available to Japanese veterinary practitioners through the web site of the Japanese Society of Exotic Pet Medicine. Completed questionnaires were returned from 29 practices, and 945 neoplasms met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Neoplasms were found in every organ system except the respiratory system; the endocrine (418; 44.2%), integumentary (196; 20.7%) and hemolymphatic (184; 19.5%) systems were most commonly affected. The most common tumor types were pancreatic islet cell tumor (211: 22.3%), adrenal gland tumor (207; 21.9%) and lymphoma (152; 16.1%). The age of the affected ferrets ranged from less than 3 months to more than 7 years of age. Tumor incidence was highest in ferrets between 4 and 6 years of age. No sex predilection was found.

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Neoplasitic Diseases in Ferrets in Japan: A Questionnaire Study for 2000 to 2005

Miwa

Kurosawa

Ogawa

et al. 2009

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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“…Most pet ferrets in Japan are imported from North America, and their husbandry in Japan including diet is similar to that in North America. Differences in the incidences of ferret adrenal diseases among countries have been reported [2,7,11,12]. The genetic similarity of the ferrets in North America and Japan or gonadectomy at an early age may play an important role for the high incidences of adrenal diseases in the ferrets of these areas.…”

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“…Adrenal diseases are quite common in pet ferrets and have been reported both in Japan and in other countries [1,2,[5][6][7][8][9]12]. These diseases are typically seen in middle to older-aged ferrets.…”

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Adrenal Diseases in Ferrets in Japan

Miwa

Nakata

Kurosawa

et al. 2008

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Adrenal diseases are quite common in Japanese pet ferrets; however, there have been no reports concerning the epidemiology of ferret adrenal disease in Japan. The purpose of this study was to collect epidemiological data on ferret adrenal disease in Japan by sending a questionnaire to veterinarians throughout Japan. Among the 521 cases that met the criteria for this study, 307 were adrenocortical carcinoma (58.9%), 117 were adrenocortical adenoma (22.5%) and 87 were adrenocortical hyperplasia (16.7%), respectively. Sex, clinical signs, concurrent diseases, age and the sites of the affected adrenal gland in these cases were similar to those reported in North America. Most pet ferrets in Japan are imported from North America, and their husbandry in Japan is similar to that in North America, which may be the cause of the similarity in ferret adrenal disease between North America and Japan. Because a difference in the incidence of ferret adrenal diseases among countries has been reported, further research is necessary to investigate the factors related to the similarities and how to decrease the incidence of adrenal diseases in ferrets in Japan. KEY WORDS: adrenal disease, ferret, hyperadrenocorticism, Japan.

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“…4,63 Insulinomas are frequently reported in ferrets from the United States, Japan, 4,63,76 Netherlands, 67 and sporadically from the United Kingdom 30,66 and Australia. 60 The incidence of insulinoma in ferrets was 22% and 25% in 2 reports.…”

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Endocrinopathy and Aging in Ferrets

Bakthavatchalu¹,

Muthupalani²,

Marini³

et al. 2016

Veterinary Pathology

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Ferrets have become more popular as household pets and as animal models in biomedical research in the past 2 decades. The average life span of ferrets is about 5-11 years with onset of geriatric diseases between 3-4 years including endocrinopathies, neoplasia, gastrointestinal diseases, cardiomyopathy, splenomegaly, renal diseases, dental diseases, and cataract. Endocrinopathies are the most common noninfectious disease affecting middle-aged and older ferrets. Spontaneous neoplasms affecting the endocrine system of ferrets appear to be increasing in prevalence with a preponderance toward proliferative lesions in the adrenal cortex and pancreatic islet cells. Diet, gonadectomy, and genetics may predispose ferrets to an increased incidence of these endocrinopathies. These functional proliferative lesions cause hypersecretion of hormones that alter the physiology and metabolism of the affected ferrets resulting in a wide range of clinical manifestations. However, there is an apparent dearth of information available in the literature about the causal relationship between aging and neoplasia in ferrets. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the anatomy and physiology of endocrine organs, disease incidence, age at diagnosis, clinical signs, pathology, and molecular markers available for diagnosis of various endocrine disorders in ferrets.Keywords adrenal-associated endocrinopathy; adrenocortical neoplasm; aging; cysts; diabetes mellitus; endocrinopathies; endocrine tumors; estrogen-induced anemia; ferret; gonadectomy; insulinoma; islet cell tumor; multiple endocrine neoplasia; neuroblastoma; ovary; pancreatic polypeptidoma; parathyroid; pheochromocytoma; pituitary; review; teratoma; testis; thyroid The domestic ferret Mustela putorius furo, like the skunk, mink, weasel, stoat, otter, and badger, is a carnivorous mammal that belongs to the Mustelidae family. Ferrets were domesticated more than 2000 years ago and were primarily used for hunting rabbits and for fur production in Europe. Introduced in 1875, ferrets are considered companion animals in the United States. Approximately, 7-10 million ferrets are maintained as household pets in the United States. 3,36 In 1882, ferrets were introduced in New Zealand to control the Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Corresponding Author: J. G. Fox, Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. jgfox@mit.edu. Supplemental material for this article is available on the Veterinary Pathology website at http://vet.sagepub.com/supplemental. Declaration of Conflicting Interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. HHS Public AccessAuthor manuscript Vet Pathol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 April 20. Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript Author Manuscriptburgeoning European rabbit population are now considered feral animals and they play an important role in the t...

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Two unusual tumours in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Cited by 16 publications

References 3 publications

Neoplasitic Diseases in Ferrets in Japan: A Questionnaire Study for 2000 to 2005

Neoplasitic Diseases in Ferrets in Japan: A Questionnaire Study for 2000 to 2005

Adrenal Diseases in Ferrets in Japan

Endocrinopathy and Aging in Ferrets

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