Avian Medicine

Question 1

Columbiformes

Answer 1

Pigeons and doves
Restrain by holding wings down 
Grainivorous- need grit
Pet
Racing
Show
Research
Wild

Question 2

Falconiformes/accipitriformes

Answer 2

Hawks Eagles Falcons
Restrain by holding legs and controlling talons
Carnivores-
Falconry, exhibition, educational programs, wild

Question 3

Galliforms

Answer 3

Fowl (turkey and chickens)
Restrain by holding wings 
Grainivorous-need grit 
Pet
Show
Research
Commercial
Wild

Question 4

Passeriformes

Answer 4

Songbirds-canaries and finches
Restrain by holding with towel around wings
Herbivores,grainivores, fructivores
Pet
Wild

Question 5

Strigiformes

Answer 5

Owls
Restrain by holding feet and controlling talons 
Carnivores - rodents
Exhibition 
Educational programs 
Wild

Question 6

Psittaciformes

Answer 6

Parrots 
Cockatoos, parakeets 
Restrain by holding around the neck with a towel and control head 
DONT USE GLOVE OR BARE HANDS
pet
Commercial exhibit

Question 7

Parrot enclosures

Answer 7

BIG
Fresh air
Sunshine 
Perches 
Toys
Wire

Question 8

Lead or Zinc Toxicity

Answer 8

Lead: fishing weights, paint, champagne wrappers, costume jewelry, hardware cloth

Zinc: monopoly game pieces,

Question 9

Lead or zinc toxicity: diagnosis

Answer 9

Lethargy and nurological 
Regurgitating and vomiting 
Blood level above .2 ppm
Serum zinc level above .2 ppm
Radiograph shows metal particle

Question 10

Lead or zinc toxicity: treatment

Answer 10

Christina agent to bind to metal and urinate it out of the body
Physically remove metal by surgery
Lubricate to encourage metal out of gizzard

Question 11

Housing

Answer 11

Protection from weather
Good ventilation
Strong perches
Netting or wire

Question 12

Substrate

Answer 12

Newspaper
Pelletier litter
Aspen shavings and walnut 
NO CEDAR or PINE SHAVINGS 
NO CORN COB/WHEAT SHAVINGS

Question 13

Aspergillosis-diagnosis

Answer 13

High WBC count
X-ray or ct scan (fungus seen)
Endoscopy (fungus seen)
Fungus seen under microscope

Months of antifungal drugs can cause liver and kidney damage
Possible surgery
Poor prognosis

Question 14

Husbandry

Answer 14

Temperature–comfortable in a shirt
Should have indoor and outdoor areas
Humidity–30-50%
Weekly or month baths
Lighting–10-12hrs of light –>stimulates egg laying
Housing–female cockatoo needs to get away from male

Question 15

Diet

Answer 15

Appropriate ration for age and use 
Cracked corn
Greens
Bugs 
household scraps 
Graze yard

Question 16

Hypovitaminosis A (most common in birds)

Answer 16

Poor feature quality
Change in epithelial cells to squamous cells leads to…
Salivary glands
Kidney tobules
Bacterial and fungal infections in mouth and RT

Question 17

Low body calcium

Answer 17

Bone fractures
Unshelled eggs and egg binding-egg gets stuck

Can give calcium injections, implode egg, and surgically remove egg

Question 18

Feather Picking

Answer 18

BACTERIAL

Poor social skills, bored, repro frustration, obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 19

Chlamydophila

Answer 19

BACTERIA
ZOONOTIC DISEASE
clinical-respiratory 
Diagnosis-tests are available 
Treatment-doxycycline
REPORT TO STATE VET IF POSITIVE TEST

Question 20

Ulcerative Pododermatitis

Answer 20

“Bumble foot”–plantar surface of foot
Varying degrees
Treatment–soak foot, correct husbandry

Question 21

Anseriformes

Answer 21

Waterfowl (ducks and geese)
Restrain by holding wings back 
Omnivores-need grit 
Pet
Wild
Commercial