Parrot Medicine Flashcards
Avian History
Breed
Breed should not be used
* use “species” instead
Trimming Wings
Cut enough to allow gliding to ground
* only trim primary feathers
* reduces but does not limit flight ability
Calculating Blood Collection
Amount in Birds
If healthy, can take 10% of blood volume or 1% of body weight
* weight in kg
* convert % to decimal (1% = 0.01)
* multiply, answer is in L
* convert L to mL
Avian Chlamydiosis
Zoonotic Disease
* called psittacosis when in humans
Common Gram-Negative Bacteria
- E. coli
- Klebsiella
- Enterobacter
- Pseudomonas
Canary Pox
- Virus
- Causes cutaneous and mucosal papular lesions
Polyomavirus
Can infect young immature birds
* mortality rate 27-41%
* vaccine: Psittamune
PDD
Proventricular Dilation Disease
* very good appetite
* infected eventually starve to death
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease
Also called Circovirus
* can be asymptomatic
* develop poor feather structure / abnormal beak growth
Papillomatosis
Herpesvirus
* causes wart-like GI lesions
West Nile Virus
Also called Flavivirus
* spread via mosquitoes
Aspergillosis
Fungal infection
* infects respiratory tract
* see with African Greys, Macaws, and Raptors
Candidiasis
Yeast Infection, causing
* regurgitation
* “sour crop”
* white plaque in oral cavity
Heavy Metal Toxicosis
Treatment
Use of binding agents
* CaEDTA
Hypovitaminosis A
- Caused by poor diet
- Choanal papillae appear blunt or smooth
- May develop bumble foot
