Transvenous heartworm extraction in a ferret with caval syndrome. Academic Article

abstract

• A 10-month-old ferret was diagnosed with heartworm disease and caval syndrome. Associated clinical signs included weakness and a green-colored urine, identified as biliverdinuria. Despite the animal's small size, removal of three heartworms via transvenous heartworm extraction was successfully performed. Although at least one female worm remained in the right ventricle, the majority of clinical signs related to the presence of the heartworms resolved. The ferret was subsequently managed medically with corticosteroids and monthly heartworm prevention. This case documents the presence of biliverdinuria associated with caval syndrome and successful transvenous heartworm extraction in a ferret.

authors

• Heatley, J.
• Russell, Karen
• Saunders, Ashley

published proceedings

• J Am Anim Hosp Assoc

altmetric score

• 3.7

author list (cited authors)

• Bradbury, C., Saunders, A. B., Heatley, J. J., Gregory, C. R., Wilcox, A. L., & Russell, K. E.

citation count

• 15

complete list of authors

• Bradbury, Christina||Saunders, Ashley B||Heatley, JJ||Gregory, Christopher R||Wilcox, Angela L||Russell, Karen E

publication date

• January 2010

publisher

• American Animal Hospital Association  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Chylothorax
• Dirofilaria Immitis
• Dirofilariasis
• Female
• Ferrets
• Heart Failure
• Syndrome
• Treatment Outcome

PubMed Central ID

• 20045834

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5326/0460031

start page

• 31

end page

• 35

volume

• 46

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/0460031