Identification of the environmental source of infection for a domestic ferret with cryptococcosis.

Cryptococcosis, caused by the species complexes, is an environmentally acquired mycosis affecting a broad range of host species. Among 9 communally housed ferrets, a 5-y-old castrated male ferret domiciled in an outdoor enclosure in Sydney, Australia was diagnosed with sinonasal cryptococcosis. Clinical signs resolved during 18 mo of itraconazole therapy, but the ferret was eventually euthanized because of splenic hemangiosarcoma.

Acute adrenal haemorrhage in two cats with aldosterone-secreting adenocarcinomas.

Case Summary: Two 13-year-old domestic shorthair cats were diagnosed with unilateral right adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) and primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA). Both had polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss, and developed severe anaemia from an episode of acute adrenal haemorrhage. In one case, this occurred during hospitalisation and treatment of severe muscle weakness with cervical ventroflexion, while the other cat had acute collapse at home.