Dermatomycoses in fur animals: chinchilla, ferret, mink and rabbit
Hagen, K.W.; Gorham, J.R.
Veterinary Medicine-Small Animal Clinician 67(1): 43-48
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4889 PMID: 4257259 Document Number: 47605
Microsporum canis was isolated from inflamed, scaly areas of alopecia in ferrets and domestic mink. These are thought to be the first reports of M. canis causing ringworm in these spp. No symptoms were found in adult animals. In both cases the infection was probably transmitted from cats which had access to stored bedding. M. canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes were found in chinchillas and rabbits. The addition of griseofulvin (25-40 mg/kg body weight) to the feed was effective in preventing and treating infection. Vioform successfully treated chinchillas when added to their dust bath, and hexetidine was valuable in treating rabbits. M. gypseum was not found in naturally occurring infections but produced ringworm in experimentally infected rabbits.