Exotics Flashcards
1
Q
What type of malignant do ferrets get in their adrenals?
A
adenocarcinomas
2
Q
What is the upper limit for a ferret adrenal thickness?
A
3.9mm
3
Q
Ferret hyperadrenocoriticism has what clinical signs?
Schoemaker 2007
A
Sexual behavior, vulvar swelling, stranguria, pruritus and alopecia
Due to ferret hyperadrenocoriticism producing mainly sex-related steriod
4
Q
What percentage of ferrets have bi-lateral adrenal lesions?
A
30%
5
Q
Abnormal ferret adrenals are characterized as?
A
Round, enlarged, heterogeneous, increased echogenicity, mineralization
