Exotic Medicine
Ferret Distemper: What You Need to Know
Distemper is an acute viral infectious disease with reported mortality rates in ferrets of 100%.
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Dr. Kondert served as a Zoo and Exotic Medicine intern at the University of Georgia. Dr. Kondert received her DVM from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria and successfully completed the ECVFG exam. She also completed one year of training in Zoological Pathology at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology and worked three years with small animals in private practice. Her research interests include small mammal medicine and surgery.
Distemper is an acute viral infectious disease with reported mortality rates in ferrets of 100%.
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