Urolithiasis in ferrets (Mustela putorius)

Lab Anim Sci. 1979 Apr;29(2):243-5.

Abstract

Urinary calculi was observed frequently in ferrets which were from a group used for influenza research. They were submitted for necropsy with various clinical signs. The calculi were composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate and were found in the pelvis of the kidney, urinary bladder and urethra. Crystals of undetermined nature occasionally were observed in the kidneys.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carnivora*
  • Female
  • Ferrets*
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Male
  • Urethra / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Calculi / pathology
  • Urinary Calculi / veterinary*