Pathology of the Domestic Ferret Bruce H. Williams, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

General Interest:

Medical Consultation on the Web

Feeding the Sick Ferret

The STAR* Database - a listing of ferret veterinary resource by state

Getting Your Medications Compounded

Ferret Watercolor by Dr. Williams

Disease Information (for owners and their veterinarians)

• On the Nature of Neoplasms (first published in Ferrets Magazine, July 2002)
• Adrenal Disease
• Chordoma
• Dental Disease
• Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis
• Gastric Ulcers
• Heartworm Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (first published in Ferrets Magazine, May 2002)
• Insulinoma (first published in Ferrets Magazine, January 2003)
• Lymphosarcoma
• Malignant Lymphoma in ferrets (first published in Ferrets Magazine, May 2003)
• Mast Cell Tumors
• Sebaceous Epithelioma
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Veterinary Documents (intended for veterinarians and veterinary pathologists)

• Pathology of the Ferret (in Adobe .PDF format)
• Pathology of the Ferret (in HTML)
• 10 steps to Better Pathology Results (Reprinted from Vet Practice News)
• Confusion and Controversy in Interpreting Ferret Clinical Pathology Data
• Deciphering Ferret GI pathology reports (Reprinted from Vet Practice News, September 2002)
• Telecytology - Improving Your Practice with "Micro"-management (Reprinted from Vet Practice News, June 2002)

Powerpoint Presentations (note: You need Internet Explorer to view)

The Ferret Health LIstt

Click here to review my postings on many different medical topics to the Ferret Health List. Older posts may be superceded by more current information, and histopathology consultation is no longer available without prior email or telephonic contact.

Consultation

Dr. Williams is currently a moderator of, and consultant to the Ferret Health List. In addition to reviewing a wide variety of informed opinions on health issues in ferrets, members may received consultative advice on individual cases in a group forum from Dr. Williams and other veterinarians and ferret health experts. Information from the FHL can be browsed on the Web, or received by email (either as individual emails or in digest form. Join today!