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Pet Birds!! Flashcards

1
Q

What is the medical TX for chronic egg laying?

When will the owner see improvements?

A
  • Lupron
  • May take months
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How should a bird be placed for a Salpingohysterectomy?

A

Right lateral recumbency

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How do you prepare the surgical site in a bird?

A
  • Pluck feathers on and around the incision site
  • Moisten and move others from the field
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4
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Where should you make your incision when performing a salpinghysterectomy

A

Behind the last rib w/ blade aimed DORSALLY & away from the body

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5
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How do you enlarge your incision during a salpinghysterectomy?

A

Using bipolar forceps

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6
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What should never be used on a bird under anesthesia?

A

Electrocautery

(big bag of O2 + electrocautery = BOOM)

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7
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What bands do you use on a Lone Star retractor to appropriately expose the area during a salpinghysterectomy?

A

2+ bands

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What is your landmark for locating the ovaries in a bird?

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Ovaries sit under the proventriculus

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Which segment of the Uterine ligament should you cut first when performing a salpinghysterectomy?

A

Cut ventral segments 1st

(less vascular)

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How do you located the jxn. of the cloaca & the uterus?

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By manipulating the Cadual Suspensory Ligament

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11
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Where do you apply ligations during a salpinghysterectomy?

A

at the cloacal & ovarian ends of the oviduct

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12
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How is the 1st layer closed during a salpinghysterectomy?

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Absorbable sutures are used to appose the mm’s & ribs

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13
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Why are they ovaries typically not removed during a salpinghysterectomy?

A

No usually done due to the risk of adrenal damage & ovarian regrowth.

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14
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What my initiate reactivation of ovarain tissues?

A

“Spoiling”

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What is the medical treatment for egg binding?

What should you check first?

A
  • Oxytoxin or PGF2a + Ca2+ & fluids
    • Oxytoxin causes vasoconstriction
  • Check free Ca2+ levels first
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16
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When is it appropriate to give a Ca2+ injection to a bird experiencing egg binding?

A
  • Eggs are soft OR
  • Ionized Ca2+ levels are low
17
Q

Crop burns are ___________ a surgical emergency.

A

NEVER

18
Q

What are the C/S of FB ingestion in birds?

A
  • Often asymptomatic
  • Anorexic
  • Regurgitation
  • Depression
  • Secondary infections
19
Q

What is the name of the procedure to remove a FB in a bird?

A

Ingluviotomy

20
Q

How do you prep for an Ingluviotomy?

A
  • NPO 6 h.
  • Palpate crop to ensure that it’s empty
  • Dorsal recumbency w/ cranial body elevated
  • Enter the LEFT LAT. crop
    • less pressure from crop contents at this location
21
Q

What size should your incision into the crop be?

Why?

A
  • Smaller than the FB
  • B/c the crop is highly distensible
22
Q

What do crop burns often create?

A

Fistulas

23
Q

What should be done after closing the crop w/ a simple continous or interrupted, inverting pattern?

A

Inject saline into the crop to check for leaks

24
Q

How do you close the skin in birds?

Why?

A
  • W/ non-absorbable suture material
  • Birds lack the proper enzymes in their skin to break down absorbable suture
25
Q

How does Oro-pharyngeal trauma typically occur?

C/S?

A
  • Aggressive hand feeding
  • Food accumulated in SQ is mistaken for a full crop
26
Q

How do you TX oro-pharyngeal trauma in birds?

A
  • Patient awake & standing upright
  • Quick stab incision @ higher location in the crop
    • allow for bypass w/ tube feedings
  • CTA placed through oral cavity & passed through exit incision
  • Grasp tip w/ forceps & pass back through oral cavity
  • Drain is tied in a circle through the oral cavity & incision to allow for drainage & flushing of the area
27
Q

Post op instructions for birds w/ Oro-pharyngeal trauma?

A
  • ABXs
  • Anti-fungals
  • Remove drain in 3 d. → allow granulation to close

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