Category: Mustelids

Giant Kidney Worm Giant Kidney Worm Giant Kidney Worm Giant Kidney Worm
Posted in Canids Mustelids Parasitic Urinary

𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 is the largest parasitic 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (roundworm) in our veterinary species. The female worms can measure up to 100cm long! As their name might suggest, they like to sit in and around the kidneys.

Chordoma Chordoma Chordoma Chordoma
Posted in Mustelids Neoplastic Nervous

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are rare tumours that arise from remnants of the 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝, which are primitive cells leftover from embryonic development. These tumours tend to grow in the tail region in most species.