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Health Flashcards

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Uncontrollable jerking or contraction of the muscles, typically caused by hypoglycemia, vitamin B/calcium/D3 deficiency.

Most common in freshly trapped accipiters

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Apoplexy

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Apoplexy treatment

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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

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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

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Aspergillosis
-Aspergillus fumigates

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Asper treatment

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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

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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

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Asper

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Small roundworms typically picked up from other birds. Depression, weakness, anemia, weight loss, diarrhea, coughing, salivation, bad breath.

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Capillaria

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Small roundworms typically picked up from other birds. Depression, weakness, anemia, weight loss, diarrhea, coughing, salivation, bad breath.

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Capillaria

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Capillaria tx

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Ivermectin, panacur, q

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“Parrot fever”
Caused by a bacteria.

Sometimes just causes sudden death. Eye inflammation (conjunctiva and cornea) inflammation of Nasal membranes, shortness of breath.

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Avian chlamydia

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Protozoan that attacks digestive system

May cause reddish or spotty diarrhea. Energy loss, diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, pickiness, foul casts,

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Coccidia

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Coccidia tx

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Hydration, albon. Flagyl

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Bacterial infection. Face swelling, eye/nares discharge, green mutes

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Coryza

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Coryza tx

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Sulfathiazole, spectinomyzin

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Affects nestling raptors that get chilled. Intestinal gut flora dies and digestion begins to fail
Muscle contractions and spasms.

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Cramp

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Parasite. Typical and usually not an issue in small infestation.

High level- ivermectin or praziquintel tx

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Fluke - flat worms

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Bacterial disease

Anorexia, fever, mucal diarrhea, murky green diarrhea, mucal discharge from mouth. Ruffled appearance. Raspy breathing, torticollis

Antibiotics tx

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Avian cholera

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Bacterial disease

Anorexia, fever, mucal diarrhea, murky green diarrhea, mucal discharge from mouth. Ruffled appearance. Raspy breathing, torticollis

Antibiotics tx

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Avian cholera

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Abnormal feathers, abnormal molting

Causes: nutrition, depressed immune system, west Nile virus

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French moult

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Frostbite tx

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Soak in cool/lukewarm water. Fluids and good food. Vaseline

Prevention

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Protozoan typically found in pigeons. Cheesy looking white plaques in the mouth.

Head bowing. Difficulty breathing, vomiting.

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Frounce /trichomoniasis

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Frounce / trich tx

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Flagyl, spartrix, metronidazole, carnidazole,

Common in kestrels

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Caused by kidney problems that leave excess uric acid in the system.

Swelling of foot joints

Not curable

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Gout

23
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Blood infection cause by flat flies.

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Haemaproteus

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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

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Avian herpes

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Avian herpes tx

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Poor prognosis, but acyclovir may work

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Swallowing foreign objects or touch casting material, causing a stop in the digestive system.

Loss of appetite, vomiting, crop infection,

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Impaction

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Nervous system damage, digestive system problems,

Shaking, weakness, neurological issues, green urates,

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Lead poisoning

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Lead poisoning tx

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Calcium EDtA chelating

29
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Blood infection transmitted by black flies.

Anemia, breathlessness, listlessness, green mutes. Sometimes quick death.

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Leucocytozoonosis

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Leucocytozoonosis tx

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Sulfadimethoxine

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Feather lice tx

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Pyrethrin spray. Biospot

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Protozoa transmitted by mosquitos

Listless with puffy almonds eyes, balance difficulty, anemia, vomiting, fever, dull green urates.

Bird typically die soon after showing symptoms

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Avian malaria

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Preventable through proper nutrition. In young growing birds not receiving enough calcium or vitamin D3. Their bones are not calcifying and they bend and break very easily

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Metabolic bone disease

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Pneumonia tx

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Antibiotics, stress reduction, good food. Baytril

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Viral disease.
Transmitted via Phomites, mosquitos, etc.

Warty bumps on toes or cere that erupt and become large open sores. Can cause secondary I section and necrosis

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Avian pox

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Avian pox tx

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Quarantine
Antibiotics. Betaine swabs on infected areas

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Primarily seen in young birds growing bone Mass. Deficiency in vitamin D3, calcium, or phosphorus.

Young birds walk with stiff legs, grow slowly, and have enlargement at the ends of long boned.

Broken bones, seizures, heart disorders, sometimes paralysis

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Rickets

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Rickets prevention

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Adequate amount of sunlight, proper diet

39
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Parasitic nematode. Very common
Malaise during hunting, delayed molt

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Round worms

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Round worms tx

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Ivermectin, panacur, nemex

41
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Brain inflammation typically from nutritional deficiencies (Vitamin B1 or D3), metabolic problems, or poor management.

Causes muscles on the sides of the neck to twitch and contract, causing a twisting and pulling of the head directly backward

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Stargazing (twirling, ataxia)

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Granuloma can infect the GI tract, liver, spleen. Elevated WBC or increased liver enzymes.

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Avian tuberculosis

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Avian tuberculosis tx

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Banacol, though tx is generally not successful

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