Hydrometra in a ferret-case report

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2006 Sep;9(3):695-700. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2006.05.029.

Abstract

A desexed female ferret was presented with bilateral alopecic changes. Clinical examination revealed generalized alopecia and abdominal distension. A polycystic mass was found behind the right kidney, and the whole abdomen was filled with a large turgid mass. Radiography and ultrasonography confirmed the presumptive diagnosis of a hydrometra. Hematology and serum biochemistry showed regenerative anemia with light azotemia. Laparotomy showed the presence of a neoplastic mass at the location of the right ovary, a massive enlargement of the uterus filled with a clear fluid, and a subcapsular cyst on the left kidney. After surgery, histopathologic examination of the tissues diagnosed a leiomyoma of the right ovary with hyperplasia of the uterine wall.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Ferrets*
  • Hysterectomy / methods
  • Hysterectomy / veterinary
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Leiomyoma / veterinary*
  • Ovariectomy / adverse effects
  • Ovariectomy / veterinary
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uterine Diseases / diagnosis
  • Uterine Diseases / pathology
  • Uterine Diseases / surgery
  • Uterine Diseases / veterinary*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
  • Uterine Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Uterus