Ferrets Flashcards
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Order, genus, species
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- carnivora
- mustela
- putorius furo
2
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Name of the endangered/nearly extinct black-footed ferret
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Mustela nigripes
3
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Female ferrets called
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Jills
4
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Males called
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Hobs
5
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Babies called
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Kits
6
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Where does the innominate artery I (carotid a.) arise from
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Descending aorta
7
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Innominate a. I forms what arteries
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- L carotid a.
- innominate artery II
8
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Innominate artery II forms what arteries
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- R subclavian
- R carotid
9
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Organs they lack
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- cecum
- appendix
- seminal vesicles
10
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Minimum breeding age
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1 year
11
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Age @ puberty
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9-12 mos
12
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Breeding season
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- march to august
- light dependent
13
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Estrous cycle
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Seasonally Polyestrous
14
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Litter size
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- 2-17
- Avg. 8
15
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Lifespan
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- 5 to 6 yrs in captivity
- 9 to 10 yrs as pets
16
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Handling
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- easily caught w/ hands
- may bite if mishandled
- move slow
17
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Diet
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- standard wet mink diet or dry cat food w/ 5% fresh liver
- can’t digest a lot of fiber
- can be fed ad libitum
18
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Research uses
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- study immunopathology of viral diseases (influenza, canine distemper)
- susceptible to human, avian, and bovine tuberculosis
- can turn head 180 degrees and not get cerebral ischemia
19
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Distemper vx
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- required if they go outside
20
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Vx recommendations
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- 6-8 wks: first k9 distemper and fecal
- 9-12 wks: second k9 dist. And fecal
- 12 wks: rabies (killed)
21
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Bacterial diseases
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- botulism: highly susceptible to toxin c; moderately susc. To toxins A and B; may cause hind leg paralysis
- tuberculosis: susceptible to avian, bovine, and human types
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Viral diseases
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- distemper: morbilivirus genus; highly susc. To k9 version
- influenza: genus orthomyxovirus; specifically type A; susceptible to several human strains; pneumonia
23
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Fungal diseases
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- ring worm (microsporum canis is common)
- lesions like cats
- treat with griseofulvin
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Parasitic diseases
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- protozoa: toxoplasmosis
- isospora, eimeria
- susceptible to giardia
25
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Nematodes
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- dirofilaria immitis
- natural infection reported
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Mites
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- sarcoptes scabei susceptible
- ctenocephalides susceptible