Sentences with phrase «ferrets develop»

Many ferrets develop a dry cough, which soon becomes a moist cough as secondary bacterial pneumonia develops.

Since most ferret owners do not brush their ferrets» teeth regularly, as they should, many ferrets develop gingivitis (inflamed gums) and tartar buildup, potentially leading to dental discomfort and tooth root infection.

Eventually, all affected ferrets develop anemia and poor immune system function, plus male ferrets develop enlargement of the prostate gland with secondary life - threatening urinary tract obstruction.

Second, our response to the claim that ferrets who have received these vaccines in the past do not need them again is that studies have shown that any immune system protection (antibodies) that ferrets develop after initially getting these vaccines actually wanes over time, so that they are no longer protected.

Some of these ferrets develop hind leg weakness.

Some young ferrets develop other signs that are very variable.

Most ferrets develop signs of this disease in young middle age (about 3 years old).

Please contact us right away if your ferret develops any unusual symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, lack of appetite, trouble breathing, black ear wax, discharge from the eyes or nose, lumps, swelling, or an increase in aggression or sexual behaviour (especially in neutered males).

If your ferret develops insulinoma, you may also want to consider purchasing a glucometer calibrated for ferrets to be able to monitor your ferret's glucose levels.

Please contact us right away if your ferret develops any unusual symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, lack of appetite, trouble breathing, black ear wax, discharge from the eyes or nose, lumps, swelling, or an increase in aggression or sexual behavior (especially in neutered males).

While lifestyle choices made while they are young can mitigate the likelihood of your ferret developing these conditions.

Not exact matches

«EDG ferrets out ideas from the laboratories and gives them a great initial opportunity to get developed and refined,» says Mui.

If you give a flu virus to ferrets, they develop an analogous pathology to humans.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed and oversee the Black - Footed Ferret Recovery Program.

SCBI developed a successful laparoscopic artificial insemination technique for black - footed ferrets.

In a study in Nature Medicine, the team reported that vaccinated mice and ferrets appeared to be protected from dying of the H5N1 bird flu after receiving the vaccine, even when they developed symptoms.

To figure out how the neurotrophins might shape the brain, Kimberly McAllister, Lawrence Katz, and Donald Lo, all at Duke University, examined the effects of two of them, brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin - 3 (NT - 3), on slices of the cerebral cortex from the developing brains of young ferrets.

The team decided to verify that finding by treating tissue slices from developing ferret brains with a chemical that blocks BDNF's activity.

But a new tool developed by Portnoff and her colleagues can ferret traffickers out.

A research team reports in the April 16 Science Translational Medicine that after a small group of ferrets were exposed to the canine distemper virus — a close cousin of measles — and then three days later treated with a newly developed antiviral medication, the disease was completely suppressed.

In past studies to develop a new animal model for the brain events that support motor development, neurophysiologist Martin Garwicz of Lund University in Sweden and his colleagues discovered that the schedules by which ferrets and rats acquire various motor skills, such as crawling and walking, are strikingly similar to each other; the progress simply happens faster for rats.

The intent is to ferret out the causes of and develop personalized treatments for common conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

In the mutant ferret, neural progenitor cells form abnormal clumps (in box) and differentiate earlier in the developing brain compared with the normal ferret.

In a ferret's developing brain, stem cells (green) send long fibers (green threads) throughout the cortex.

Animal models were developed using mice, hamsters, ferrets and nonhuman primates, and efforts to identify useful treatments and effective vaccines are ongoing.

While vaccines for the disease have been developed, a permanent solution is needed for ferrets to survive in the wild without human assistance.

That a workable vaccine has been developed means that the Black - footed Ferret's immune system can be trained to recognize and fight plague.

A Species Survival Plan (SSP) was developed for the ferret, a living document designed to outline and assess recovery strategies and goals for the ferret.

Ferrets can develop LSA at any age.

Fortunately ferrets do not develop hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) like people do, but they can develop blood clots and vasculitis.

Ferrets with heart disease are prone to having a blood clot develop at the distal end of the aorta near the rear legs.

Not only are older animals at risk for developing this disease, but younger ferrets also can be inflicted.

More than 90 percent of female ferrets with adrenal gland disease develop an enlarged vulva, which may be accompanied by discharge.

However if they develop on other areas of the spine, they can cause an ascending paralysis to your ferret that will necessitate eventually euthanizing your ferret.

«We developed these chews based on our successful Ferret Lax hairball paste and our Furo - Vite vitamin paste,» she said.

Pulmonary arterial pathology in cats and ferrets is similar to that in dogs, although the small arteries develop more severe muscular hypertrophy.

Growing up with horses, dogs, cats, ferrets and hamsters and as much wildlife as her mother would let her bring home, she developed an early bond with animals.

Our diet was developed by a respected team of veterinarians, nutritionists, and ferret experts.

Un-spayed female dogs and cats often develop malignant breast cancer, un-spayed female ferrets can die of fatal anemia, while un-spayed female rabbits often develop uterine cancer.

It is very poorly developed in cats (ref) and totally lacking in ferrets.

The average age for a ferret to develop an insulinoma is 5 years old, but it may be seen as early as 2 years of age.

Your ferret then becomes hungry and instead of using the stored body fat for energy they eat more food: this cycle repeats it self again and again until your ferret is suddenly considered overweight or develops pancreatitis or diabetes.

For dogs, neurologic signs may be seen at doses 400 mg / kg and higher; ferrets, however, are particularly prone to developing neurologic signs and may do so at much lower doses than dogs.

These tests are run because, occasionally, liver disease will lower blood glucose level and it is also rare for a ferret to develop insulinomas without having other organ problems as well.

In advanced cases of insulinoma, the ferret's blood sugar drops so low that the pet develops twitching and seizures.

An occasional ferret will develop abnormally high post-surgical blood sugar levels but these usually return to normal by themselves.

Though ferrets seldom develop cavities, check your ferret's teeth regularly as many ferrets break their fangs when playing.

As ferrets have a distinct musk or odor that is stimulated by their fluctuating hormonal activity in addition to other factors, there is a line of products developed for pet odor removal that can be used to neutralize and reduce your pet ferret's musky odor.

The signs of heartworm disease in ferrets are similar to those in dogs, but they develop more rapidly because the ferret's heart is quite small.

She was able to develop a successful treatment protocol for the ECE virus, when that disease was rampant in the ferret community, and saved the lives of many ferrets infected with the virus.