There are some new press releases which might also have implications for veterinary medicine, including for ferrets. (Yes, I checked with vets before posting this.) Here are the URLs of some: An entirely new approach to combating some forms of serious viral infections that is under study: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/bp-nms111808.php Melatonin as an anti-inflammatory to help prevent blindness after eye injury complication: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/ajop-mms111708.php A new route toward predicting immunity with vaccines (and I wonder if a variant might be useful in conjunction with titer studies but I know too little to know): http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/eu-rds112108.php Ultrasound used to help break up deep vein thromboses. Having had a ferret with one that went to a kidney, and with sound already used in human kidneys to break up stones I wonder if an approach like this may save future ferrets in her position: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/eu-uwa112008.php Common determinants of plagues which perhaps might also help better understand and tackle epizooics: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/nioa-soa112108.php Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6164]
