Initial list created by Sukie Crandall. Maintained by the International Ferret Congress.
If you have any suggestions for new links or notice broken links, please contact Sukie Crandall or Helen McLean.
Last updated 27 March 2011
Important note:
The International Ferret Congress cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information
at any of these sites. We recommend you seek assistance from qualified vets
and other ferret experts.
Archives and lists / Poison
control / Vet sites / Other health
articles / Other collections /
ADV info / Rabies
info / Monitoring
glucose / Cardiomyopathy / Deafness
/
Food comparison / Finding a vet /
Drug info / Compounding pharmacies
/
Medical terms / Public policy and
hoarding
Archives and mailing lists:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
Ferret Health List
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ Archives
of the Ferret Health List (from both Yahoo and SmartGroups)
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
Archives of the Ferret Mailing List
Poison control:
http://www.napcc.aspca.org/ ASPCA
National Poison Control Center
Veterinary sites with ferret-expert vets:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
Ferret pathology and health care site by world expert vet pathologist Dr. Bruce
Williams.
http://www.lbah.com/ferrets/ferret_diseases.htm
Detailed surgical info including adrenal, insulinoma, liver surgery and spaying
http://www.petcarevb.com/wordpress/ferrets/ Scroll
down for descriptions of various problems and treatments, including urethrostomy
http://www.bradleyhills.com/ferrets/
Dr. Charlie Weiss' vet site with detailed adrenal info.
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=11
Variety of general care, health, nutrition, behavioral info
http://www.westendanimal.com
Ordering info for ferret medical procedures video by Dr. Deborah Kemmerer.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/ Go
to the Small Mammal section for a series
of articles by Dr. Susan Brown. Also has information about commonly used veterinary
drugs.
http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/medical_newsletters2.htm Information
on common
diseases including common conditions in older ferrets.
Sites with health articles by vets and others:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc
Detailed
info on variety of health issues. Highly recommended!
http://www.ferret.org/ American Ferret
Association
http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/medical/medical.html
Medical info from vets, including topics such as first aid kits, dental
hygiene, and holiday hazards. Several interesting articles about adrenal disease.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter National
Ferret Welfare Society in the UK, including vet articles on topic such as
castration and abscesses, and Health Matters articles
http://www.ferrets.org/Ferret_Health.htm First
aid and emergency treatments
Other collections of links to important health sites:
http://trifl.org/medical.shtml
http://www.ferretcentral.org Excellent
foundation material, multiple languages and links
ADV info and testing info:
http://ferretadv.com/
http://www.ferret-universe.com/health/adv.html
http://www.avecon.com Avecon, maker of
ADV test materials
http://www.ferrethaven.org/adv/adv_test.html
United CEP test info
(NB: United no longer does testing; samples need to be sent to Blue Cross
Animal Hospital.)
http://wolfysluv.terrabox.com/adv-straight.html
http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/ferrets/aleutian_disease_ferret.htm
Article by Brown and Nye
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advferret
List for discussion of ADV issues
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter/aleutian01.htm
Rabies information:
http://www.avma.org American Veterinary
Medical Association
http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/zu/javma_230_6_833.pdf
The Compendium of Animal Rabies Control [PDF]
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm Easy to read rabies
Q&A
How to monitor glucose levels:
http://www.unc.edu/~pjdutche/bloodsugar/
Cardiomyopathy and other heart problems:
http://www.vetheart.com/ heart info from
veterinary cardiologists
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/cardiomyopathy.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/cardio.htm
http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/ferrets/ferret_heart.htm
Deafness in ferrets:
http://wolfysluv.com/deaf.html
Food comparison charts:
http://members.tripod.com/~Ferret_Luv/foodchart.html
http://home.att.net/~ferretfriendsofpgh/foodchart.htm
Finding a veterinarian:
http://www.quincyweb.net/quincy/vet.html
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/files/ (subscription required)
http://www.ferretuniverse.com/
http://supportourshelters.org/
http://www.ferret.org/links/vets.html
http://www.ferrets.org/Veterinarian_Listings.htm British Columbia vets
Drugs and other medical products:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/pharmacy_center.html
Animal drug information
http://www.doggon.com Travel chairs and
mobility aids
Compounding pharmacies:
http://www.iacprx.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lookup_survey
http://www.pccarx.com/links.aspx
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/compounding_pharmacies.html
Understanding medical terms and further resources:
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
on-line medical dictionary
http://www.petinsurance.com/ vet
insurance for ferrets and other pets
http://www.trifl.org/cedar.shtml
summary of literature search on pine and cedar toxicity
http://research.ucsb.edu/connect/pro/disease.html
zoonoses: diseases shared between animals and humans
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/
Merck Veterinary Manual
Political/health/hoarding issues:
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/adetoc.htm
federal reporting of veterinary adverse drug reactions
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awa.htm
USDA Animal Welfare Act
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/index.shtml
USDA animal care publications and policies
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_investigate animal
cruelty statutes for each state (may not be up to date)
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/ Animal
hoarding research
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0454.html Illinois
public act on humane animal care
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p000425.html article
on people who hoard animals