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Ferrets (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 15:43, 2 March 2011
, 15:43, 2 March 2011→Digestive System
==Digestive System==
==Digestive System==
'''Dental Disease'''
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Broken teeth are common in older ferrets, particularly the upper canines. If the tooth pulp is exposed, extraction or root canal procedures are required. Accumulation of dental calculi is also common in older animals. Tooth root abscesses are common in ferrets as well as dental malformations including supernumerary teeth.
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Gross lesions will include discolouration of broken teeth which suggests devitalisation.
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===Bacterial===
===Bacterial===
''Helicobacter mustelae'' can be found in the stomach and duodenum of almost all ferrets after weaning. If in sufficient numbers it can induce chronic, persistant gastritis, ulcer formation and in extreme circumstances gastric lymphoma can occur.
''Helicobacter mustelae'' can be found in the stomach and duodenum of almost all ferrets after weaning. If in sufficient numbers it can induce chronic, persistant gastritis, ulcer formation and in extreme circumstances gastric lymphoma can occur.