Successful Transvenous Extraction of Adult Parasites from a Naturally Infected Domestic Ferret ().

Heartworm disease caused by is a serious and underdiagnosed cardiovascular condition in domestic ferrets. Hemodynamic changes caused by parasitization in ferrets cause a potentially fatal syndrome, but its clinical findings and treatment have not yet been standardized. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical case of a successful surgical extraction in a ferret infected by .