Evidence-Based Advances in Ferret Medicine

Minh Huynh; Lucile Chassang; Graham Zoller

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.009

Evidence-Based Advances in Ferret Medicine

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2017 Sep;20(3):773-803. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.009.

Authors

Minh Huynh¹, Lucile Chassang², Graham Zoller²

Affiliations

¹ Exotic Department, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, Arcueil 94110, France. Electronic address: nacologie@gmail.com.
² Exotic Department, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 43 Avenue Aristide Briand, Arcueil 94110, France.

PMID: 28781033
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.009

Abstract

This literature review covers approximately 35 years of veterinary medicine. This article develops the current state of knowledge in pet ferret medicine regarding the most common diseases according to evidence-based data and gives insight into further axis of research. Literature review was conducted through identification of keywords (title + ferret) with Web-based database searching. To appreciate the methodological quality and the level of evidence of each article included in the review, full-text versions were reviewed and questions addressed in the articles were formulated. Analysis of the articles' content was performed by the authors, and relevant clinical information was extracted.

Keywords: Adrenal gland disease; Ferret; Insulinoma; Lymphoma; Reference.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Evidence-Based Practice / standards*
Ferrets*
Veterinary Medicine / standards*