title: Gall bladder rupture associated with cholecystitis in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius).
abstract: A six-year-old neutered female albino ferret was presented with an acute episode of lethargy and anorexia. Clinical examination revealed marked cranial abdominal pain. A severe neutrophilic leukocytosis was present. Abdominal ultrasound was consistent with a diffuse peritonitis and severe bile duct inflammation. Cytology of the abdominal effusion revealed bile peritonitis. An exploratory laparotomy was performed and the gall bladder appeared inflamed with multiple perforations. A cholecystectomy was performed. The ferret recovered without complication. Bacteriological culture of the bile and gall bladder yielded a pure growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Histopathological analysis of the gall bladder and liver was consistent with a marked cholecystitis and cholangiohepatitis. On the basis of sensitivity testing, the ferret was treated with marbofloxacin for one month. No complications or reoccurrence were seen up to 1 year after the diagnosis. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of bile peritonitis secondary to gall bladder rupture in a ferret.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, 94110, Arcueil, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guillaumot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ragetly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000382:microbiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography