Clinical value of fructosamine measurements and fructosamine - albumin ratio in hypoglycemic ferrets (mustela putorius furo)

The objective of this preliminary study was to establish a reference range for plasma fructosamine concentration and fructosamine - albumin ratio in healthy ferrets and to compare these reference intervals to values obtained from hypoglycemic ferrets. Fructosamine concentration has been shown to reflect blood glucose concentration over the previous 1 –2 weeks in other animal species, and may be a useful indicator of chronic hypoglycemia in ferrets diagnosed with insulinoma. Plasma fructosamine was measured with an automated colorimetric assay using nitroblue tetrazolium.

Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - February 8, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Alexis Duhamelle, Frederic Vlaemynck, Elodie Loeuillet, Sylvain Larrat Source Type: research