Avian Notes (10/09) Flashcards
When restraining what must the bird be able to move to keep breathing?
sternum
How long should birds be retrained for at most?
1-4 minutes
The following are signs of what in birds: panting, eye closing, weakness, changes from normal?
stress
When holding the bird it is acceptable to grasp it how?
around neck
along jawline
What is the radiograph setting for birds?
500 mAs, 50 kVp, 1/120 sec.
No more than what percent of body weight can be collected in blood?
1%
What is the total blood volume in relation to the bird’s body weight?
10%
Which jugular vein is bigger?
right
The right jugular vein is how much bigger than the left?
2/3
What veins can be used for avian venipuncture?
cutaneous ulnar
medical tarsal
jugular
Parental injection can be given in which half of the body?
cranial
What system shunts blood from the caudal body through the kidneys before the heart?
renal portal system
IV injections can be one in which vein?
medial metatarsal vein
IO injections of fluid administration can be done in which bones?
ulna
tibiotarsus
SQ injections can be done where?
inguinal region
leg
wig web
When doing a nasal flush how should the head be held to prevent aspiration of fluids?
head down
What analgesic is commonly used in bird surgery?
butorphanol
What dosage is used for butorphanol for birds?
1-2 mg/kg
How is analgesics administered to birds?
IM
When doing the surgical pre should you scrub or pat
pat
Are birds shaved or plucked for anesthesia?
plucked
What radiosurgical tip is used in sx for birds?
harrison tip
What kind of ET tube is used for birds?
non-cuffed
Anesthesia and surgery preferably does not exceed how long?
1 hr.
What is the fluid rate for the first hour of surgery?
10 mL/kg/hr.
What is the fluid rate after the first hour of surgery?
5 mL/kg/hr.
What gas is used for anesthesia?
Isoflurane
What dewormer can be used in birds?
Pyrantel
What dewormer should never be used in cockatiels?
fenbendazole
Can birds get giardia?
yes
What species cayses cancers and frounce in birds?
Trichomonas
What kind of organism is Synagmus trachea?
nematode
What is the common name for the Synagmus trachea?
gapeworm
What is the common name for Knemidokoptes pilae?
scaily leg mite
What kind of organism is Knemidokoptes pilae?
mite
What organism causes birds to experience pitting and scaling of keratin of skin and beak or legs and feet?
scaily leg mite
What is the term for avain chlamydiosis?
psitticosis
What does Chamydophila psittaci cause in birds?
avian chamydiosis
Bollinger bodies appear in what bird disease?
canary pox
What are intra-cytoplasmic inclusion bodies of skin and muscosal cells?
Bollinger bodies
What kind of virus is the polyomavirus?
non-enveloped virus
What is the mortality rate for the polyomavirus?
28-41%
What disease is due to a virus of unknown type and causes the bird to starve to death?
proventricular dilatation disease
How is proventricular dilatation disease treated?
celecoxib
What kind of drug is celecoxib?
NSAID
PBFD
Psittacine beak and feather disease
What birds are commonly affected by PBFD?
lovebirds
cockatoos
What viruses cause wart-like GI lesions?
papillomatosis
herpesvirus
Papillomatosis and herpesvirus is commonly seen in what birds?
amazon parrots
macaws
What is the virus that causes West Nile Virus?
flavivirus
In what disease do birds lose their voice?
Aspergillosis
Aspegillosis is common in what species?
African Grey
Macaws
Raptors
Hypovitaminosis A is caused by deficiency in what vitamin?
vitamin A
Hypocalcemis of African Grey Parrots occurs due to what kind of diets?
seed diets
Egg binding is caused by a deficiency in what?
Ca
A hole in a crop during crop burn occurs how many days after the burn?
10 days
