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 Linda Iroff.
Last updated 26 March 2005.
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 / Cardiomiopathy / Deafness
/
Food comparison / Finding a vet /
Drug info / Compounding pharmacies
/
Medical terms / Public policy and
hoarding
Archives and mailing lists:
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth
Ferret Health List
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/ Archives
of the Ferret Health List (from both Yahoo and SmartGroups)
http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html
Archives of the Ferret Mailing List
Poison control:
http://www.napcc.aspca.org/ ASPCA
National Poison Control Center
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=apcc
(alternative link to above site)
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://home.att.net/~hhoefer/ Many
common problems on site including blockage info
http://www.lbah.com/Ferrets/ferret_diseases.htm
Detailed surgical info including adrenal, insulinoma, liver surgery and spaying
http://www.petcarevabeach.com/ferretservices.html Scroll
down for descriptions of various problems and treatments, including urethrostomy
http://www.bradleyhills.com/
Vet site with detailed adrenal info, ordering info for ferret surgery
video by Dr. Charlie Weiss.(Under construction as of 3/26/05)
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=11
Variety of general care, health, nutrition, behavioral info
http://www.vetulike.co.uk/advice/ferrets/ferrets_problems.htm
UK vet site
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
(alternate link http://www.ferrethealth.info) Detailed
info on variety of health issues.Highly recommended!
http://www.ferret.org/ American Ferret
Association
http://www.ferretnews.org/clinic.html
Vets providing multiple pieces of health information, with California-specific
concerns
http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/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.vetcentric.com/animalArea.cfm?Section=Ferrets Variety
of info on ferrets
http://www.ferrets.org/Ferret_Health.htm First
aid and emergency treatments
Other collections of links to important health sites:
http://www.trifl.org/medical.html
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/advtest.html
United CEP test info
http://wolfysluv.jacksnet.com/adv-straight.html
http://home.att.net/~hhoefer/aleutian_disease_ferret.htm
Article by Brown and Nye
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advferret
List for discussion of ADV issues
http://www1.btwebworld.com/beechhouse/ferrets.htm
Early reports from England
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter/aleutian01.htm
Rabies information:
http://www.avma.org American Veterinary
Medical Association
http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/rabcont.asp
The Compendium of Animal Rabies Control
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.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/cardiomyopathy.txt
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/cardiomyopathy.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/cardio.htm
http://home.att.net/~hhoefer/ferret_heart.htm
Deafness in ferrets:
http://wolfysluv.jacksnet.com/deaf.html
Food comparison charts:
http://members.tripod.com/~Ferret_Luv/foodchart.html
http://www.ohioferret.org/INFO/nutri.asp
http://home.att.net/~ferretfriendsofpgh/foodchart.htm
Finding a veterinarian
http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/FerretVets.htm
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/vets/ Search by zip code, read FAQ first.
http://www.quincyweb.net/quincy/vet.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/vets.htm
http://www.ferretcentral.org/for-others/db-vets.html
http://www.geocities.com/houseferrets13uk/Vets.html
UK vets
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.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/comp_pharm.html
http://www.iacprx.org/referral_service/
http://www.pccarx.com/links.asp
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.html
summary of literature search on pine and cedar toxicity
http://ae.inno-vet.com/ veterinary
literature articles to search among
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/index/ade/pharmacobrochure.pdf
download file on federal reporting of adverse veterinary drug reactions
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awa.htm
USDA Animal Welfare Act
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/publications.html
USDA animal care publications and policies
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lobby_statelawcards animal
cruelty statutes for each state, may not be up to date.
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding.html Animal
hoarding research
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/MunicipaLawyer.pdf download
article on animal hoarding
http://www.legis.state.il.us/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