Pet ferret (Mustela putorius furo) — diet & nutrition / nutritional physiology — representative studies (Europe PMC)
Source: Europe PMC REST search (curated), 2026-07-22. 3 representative studies on pet ferret nutrition / nutritional physiology (filtered to exclude ferret-as-model-organism virology/neuro papers).
- PMID 37625942 — An Update on Key Nutritional Factors in Ferret Nutrition. (The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice, 2024). Abstract (opening): It is understood that ferrets are obligate carnivores. Constraints of manufacturing and cost make it difficult to align a single commercial diet to meet all physiological needs of
- PMID 37958109 — Characterization and Description of the Fecal Microbiomes of Pet Domestic Ferrets ( (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023). Abstract (opening): The domestic ferret (
- PMID 38828210 — Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Domestic Ferret Suffering from Chronic Diarrhea and Maldigestion-Fecal Microbiota and Clinical Outcome: A Case Report. (Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024). Abstract (opening): This case report describes the effects of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) administered via enema in a 4-year-old spayed, champagne Domestic Ferret (
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Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_exotic_ferret_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).