Ferrets: Health, Husbandry and Diseases

Small animal practices are seeing more ferrets than ever before and there is a need for comprehensive and easy to use information on the health, husbandry and diseases of these animals. This book is a practical and concise guide to the care and management of the domestic ferret.

Section 1 covers biology and husbandry; section 2 comprises a systematic, practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases; section 3 covers anaesthesia, common surgical procedures, methods of sampling and administration, and handling and clinical examination; and section 4 contains tables on biological data and drug dosages.

Here, a wealth of useful information has been brought together in one book for veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and all those involved in the care and management of ferrets.

198 pages. 20 illustrations. Paperback. A review of this book is available in Laboratory Animals, January 2000, Volume 34 (1), page 115. Available from Amazon. 

ISBN: 0-632-05178-7