Health Flashcards
Uncontrollable jerking or contraction of the muscles, typically caused by hypoglycemia, vitamin B/calcium/D3 deficiency.
Most common in freshly trapped accipiters
Apoplexy
Apoplexy treatment
Place bird in a cool dark place, and give a small amount of sugar-water substance such as: Gatorade, pedialyte, flat cola every 2 hours
A fungal infection that typically attacks the respiratory system , but can be systemic and affect other organs.
This fungus is found in the environment everywhere except frozen arctic regions, and elevated levels can be found in areas with damp organic material
This fungal disease is very lethal
Aspergillosis
-Aspergillus fumigates
Asper treatment
Best treatment is prevention. Good husbandry, and keeping the bird’s living areas free from mute buildup and damp/rotting materials
Fluconizole, voriconazole, ancoban, Flucytosine, Sporanpx, Intracon
Symptoms: slight gurgling behind the breathing, hoarse voice, difficulty breathing, extreme thirst, dehydration, easily over-exerted, lo energy, food flicking or loss of appetite, general ruffled appearance
Asper
Small roundworms typically picked up from other birds. Depression, weakness, anemia, weight loss, diarrhea, coughing, salivation, bad breath.
Capillaria
Small roundworms typically picked up from other birds. Depression, weakness, anemia, weight loss, diarrhea, coughing, salivation, bad breath.
Capillaria
Capillaria tx
Ivermectin, panacur, q
“Parrot fever”
Caused by a bacteria.
Sometimes just causes sudden death. Eye inflammation (conjunctiva and cornea) inflammation of Nasal membranes, shortness of breath.
Avian chlamydia
Protozoan that attacks digestive system
May cause reddish or spotty diarrhea. Energy loss, diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, pickiness, foul casts,
Coccidia
Coccidia tx
Hydration, albon. Flagyl
Bacterial infection. Face swelling, eye/nares discharge, green mutes
Coryza
Coryza tx
Sulfathiazole, spectinomyzin
Affects nestling raptors that get chilled. Intestinal gut flora dies and digestion begins to fail
Muscle contractions and spasms.
Cramp
Parasite. Typical and usually not an issue in small infestation.
High level- ivermectin or praziquintel tx
Fluke - flat worms
Bacterial disease
Anorexia, fever, mucal diarrhea, murky green diarrhea, mucal discharge from mouth. Ruffled appearance. Raspy breathing, torticollis
Antibiotics tx
Avian cholera
Bacterial disease
Anorexia, fever, mucal diarrhea, murky green diarrhea, mucal discharge from mouth. Ruffled appearance. Raspy breathing, torticollis
Antibiotics tx
Avian cholera
Abnormal feathers, abnormal molting
Causes: nutrition, depressed immune system, west Nile virus
French moult
Frostbite tx
Soak in cool/lukewarm water. Fluids and good food. Vaseline
Prevention
Protozoan typically found in pigeons. Cheesy looking white plaques in the mouth.
Head bowing. Difficulty breathing, vomiting.
Frounce /trichomoniasis
Frounce / trich tx
Flagyl, spartrix, metronidazole, carnidazole,
Common in kestrels
Caused by kidney problems that leave excess uric acid in the system.
Swelling of foot joints
Not curable
Gout
Blood infection cause by flat flies.
Haemaproteus
Passed through mutes and dander. Particularly deadly to goshawks, gyrfalcons and peregrines
Inflammation, swelling, bleeding of kidney/liver/spleen, death
Tremors, seizures, swellings, lethargy. Yellow/orange urates
Avian herpes
