Zgross - Ferret Anatomy - Final

Front 1

Are domestic ferrets more similar to dogs or cats?

Back 1

Dogs. They are part of the Order Carnivora

Front 2

Why are ferrets susceptible to heat stroke?

Back 2

They don't have sweat glands.

Front 3

Why is descenting anal sacs not 100% successful in ferrets?

Back 3

Because they also have many sebaceous glands over the body that are responsible for the musky body odor.

Front 4

Are ferret claws retractable?

Back 4

Again, they are more similar to dogs, than cats, so no, they aren't retractable and need to be trimmed periodically.

Front 5

What is a unique feature of ferrets skulls?

Back 5

They have large neurocraniums (2/3 skull length), and short splanchnocraniums (1/3 skull length), and the adult skull lacks sutures, so the different bones can't be differentiated.

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Front 7

What characteristic is on the ventral surface Ca2-Ca5 of ferrets?

Back 7

Hemal arches.

Front 8

What parts of the carpus and tarsus do ferrets walk on?

What do you call their stance?

Back 8

Walks on the palmar and plantar surface of the carpus, metacarpus and digits

plantigrade stance

Front 9

What is the longest bone in the ferret pelvic limb?

How are the fabella different than in dogs?

Back 9

The tibia.

No medial fabella

Front 10

In the ferret: Lyssa si or lyssa non?

Back 10

Non.

Front 11

How are the ferret salivary glands slightly different than in dogs?

Back 11

There is a more pronounced buccal salivary gland (in addition to parotid, mandibular, sublingual, and zygomatic).

Front 12

Over what tracheal rings does a ferret thyroid gland course over?

What is the connector of their thyroid gland called?

Back 12

Over the 3rd -11th tracheal rings.

Ferret thyroids have an isthmus that connect them.

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Front 14

What are the ribs that the heart is located behind in the ferret?

What is the best access for ultrasounding it?

Back 14

Extends from the 6th rib to the caudal border of the 7th or 8th rib

For best access: Cardiac notch greatest on the right side – from the 6th – 10th ribs

Front 15

What structure does the right ferret lung wrap around?

Back 15

The caudal vena cava, just like in the dog and cat.

Front 16

How do you differentiate between the ferret jejunum and ileum?

Back 16

In dog and cat, we could use the antimesenteric arteries and the narrowing between the cecum and ileum. But in ferrets, jejunum and ileum are not distinguishable externally or internally

No cecum therefore no distinct ileocolic junction

Front 17

What is the body of the ferret pancreas?

Back 17

Junction of right and left pancreatic lobes.

Front 18

What papilla do ferret pancreatic ducts enter the duodenum through?

Back 18

Large pancreatic duct from each limb usually join and drain at the major duodenal papilla

Accessory pancreatic duct and minor duodenal papilla may be present

Front 19

Which of the three big ferret problems are related to the pancreas?

Back 19

Insulinomas.

Front 20

What ligament attaches the spleen to the stomach of the ferret?

Back 20

The gastrosplenic ligament.

Front 21

How many liver lobes does a ferret have?

Back 21

six: Left lateral, left medial, quadrate, right medial, right lateral, caudate

Front 22

Through what duodenal papilla does the ferret bile duct drain?

Back 22

Opens into
the duodenum
at the major
duodenal
papilla

Front 23

What liver lobes does the gall bladder sit between?

The falciform ligament?

Back 23

Gall bladder is between the quadrate and right medial lobe.

Falciform ligament is between the quadrate and left medial lobe.

Front 24

Where are ferret adrenal glands located? Why is this clinically relevant?

Back 24

Left gland – located close to the left side of the abdominal aorta and caudal to the origin of the cranial mesenteric a.

Right gland – located more cranially; closely associated with the caudal vena cava - far more difficult to operate on.

Front 25

Which of the three ferret problems involve the adrenal glands?

Back 25

Neoplasias - the adrenal glands are Subject to hormone-stimulated neoplasia

Front 26

Is the ferret uterus more similar to the dog or cat?

Back 26

The cat - Bicornuate uterus
Short body, long horns, one cervix

Front 27

If you were to spay a ferret, what ligament needs to be broken down?

What ligament attaches ovary to uterine horn?

Back 27

The suspensory ligament - attaching the ovary to the body wall.

The proper ligament of the ovary.

Front 28

How long is ferret gestation?

What are the babies called? How are they born?

Back 28

41-43 days
Kits born blind and deaf

Front 29

What part of the male ferret reproductive tract is more similar to a cat?

Back 29

The testis location, but the genitalia mostly resembles the dog.

Front 30

What is a baculum?

Back 30

A well-developed os penis, seen in male ferrets.

Front 31

What makes passing ferret urinary catheters in males difficult?

Back 31

The exterior curled point of the baculum.

Front 32

What is the glans length compared to the penis in ferrets?

Back 32

Glans is approximately 2/3 the length of the penis; no expansion distally

Front 33

feel like identifying anything here?

Back 33

there you go.

Front 34

What can you find?

Back 34

Maybe the liver, kidneys, trachea, os penis....maybe more!

Front 35

What sort of ferret venipuncture techniques are used?

Back 35

Lateral saphenous v., external jugular v., cranial vena cava (pictured), cephalic v.