Remember the info Tony Clarke found a while back, too, on the effects  
Iso can have on blood:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG18213

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Vet Ther. 2006 Fall;7(3):207-12.
Comparison of Sevoflurane and Isoflurane in Domestic Ferrets (Mustela
putorius furo).

Lawson AK, Lichtenberger M, Day T, Ko J, Kirby R.
Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center, 5608 South Durango, Tacoma,
WA, 98409, USA.

Isoflurane anesthesia is commonly used in ferrets for routine
examinations and diagnostics. Sevoflurane is now being used as well,
but there have been no studies to date directly comparing these agents
in domestic ferrets. A prospective study was designed to evaluate the
quality and speed of anesthetic induction and recovery using isoflurane
and sevoflurane in ferrets. In addition effects on heart rate, blood
pressure and packed cell volume were also recorded. No significant
differences were noted between anesthetic agents.
PMID: 17039443 [PubMed - in process]

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The following involves a mycobacterium infection. Related to
tuberculosis, avian mycobacterium (in the past called called "aTB"
at times) is typically an ***intestinal*** infection. It is caught
from eating raw poultry and sometimes from raw eggs (just as bovine
mycobacterium (at times in the past termed "bTB") can be contracted
from raw milk or raw beef, goat, or I think sheep meat). Like a number
of bacterial infections in the assortment of infections that can be
caught from raw flesh it is not a common infection but is severe, and
in this case typically terminal. Poultry mycobacteria infections have
been on the rise in pets fast enough in some areas from raw feeding
that in some areas it is considered an "emerging disease". (See FML and
FHL Archives for some past links.) Like any other disease caught from
raw poultry the degree of risk is also dependent on how common the
disease is among the poultry in market.

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J Vet Diagn Invest. 2006 Sep;18(5):513-5.
Lymphoma and Mycobacterium avium infection in a ferret (Mustela
putorius furo).

Saunders GK, Thomsen BV.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061,
USA.

A 6-year-old, neutered male ferret presented with weight loss.
Radiography revealed an enlarged liver and other abdominal masses. The
ferret was euthanized, and at necropsy, the stomach wall was thickened,
mesenteric lymph nodes were enlarged, and the liver contained
multifocal tan nodules. Histopathology confirmed lymphoma and
granulomatous inflammation in all affected organs. Acid-fast bacilli
were present in the lesions and were confirmed to be Mycobacterium
avium by PCR.
PMID: 17037629 [PubMed - in process]

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has no abstract:

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2006;581:519-22.
Identification of ferret ACE2 and its receptor function for SARS-
coronavirus.

Zamoto A, Taguchi F, Fukushi S, Morikawa S, Yamada YK.
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama, Tokyo,
Japan.

PMID: 17037589 [PubMed - in process]

-- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my
private posts)
Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love
them:
Ferret Health List
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth
FHL Archives
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
AFIP Ferret Pathology
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
Miamiferrets
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
International Ferret Congress Critical References
http://www.ferretcongress.org

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