Vet Prep Power Pages Pet Birds

Question 1

Chlamydophila psittaci aka Clamydia psittaci aka Parrot Fever is one of the most common diseases of companion birds. What is the transmission?

Answer 1

bacteria is shed in feces and resp. discharge

Reportable in some states
Tx abx (doxy)

Question 2

In birds
— What bacteria is an obligate intracellular organism causing nasal and ocular discharge with the gold standard diagnosis being culture? How is it trans?

Answer 2

Avian Chlamydiosis AKA parrot fever; transmitted via bacteria in respiratory secretions or feces

Question 3

What is this disease in house birds that is zoonosis in the way it
causes unapparent illness to severe pneumonia with inhalation being the primary route

Answer 3

Avian chlamydiosis aka C. psittaci

Question 4

Most states require a vet and lab to report and positive cases of ….

Answer 4

Avian chlamydiosis aka C. psittaci which is aka parrot fever caused by bacteria in resp secretions or feces

Question 5

what is the TOC for Avian chlamydiosis aka C. psittaci

Answer 5

Doxycycline (avoid giving with any calcium supplements because it will inhibit the absorption)

Question 6

Vaccines are not available for what bird disease?

Answer 6

Avian chlamydiosis aka C. psittaci

Question 7

What types of birds are prone to Essential amino acid deficiency

Answer 7

Cockatoo species are particularly susceptible, common CS include anemia and decreased muscle mass

Question 8

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD)

Answer 8

transmission is common by contact with contaminated feathers but feces and oral secretions are also reported, virus is stable in environment highly contagious

CS- feather loss and beak defects, immunosuppressive

Diagnosis is PCR or histo showing inclusion bodies in the skin and feathers

Prevention is vaccine and supportive care is the only tx

Question 9

Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)

Answer 9

Avian borna virus

macaw, cockatoos, and conure are most susceptible
CS are regurg, passage of undigested food, abdominal and crop distension, ataxia and tremors

Question 10

Pacheco’s Disease

Answer 10

Herpesvirus, highly contagious and is most common in bird homes, transmission is direct contact and birds can be asymm. carriers of it

CS are green urates which indicate liver damage or no CS if asymm carrier

Virus isolation with hepatic inclusion bodies

Consider Pacheco’s disease in any psittacine that dies suddenly with no previous signs of illness

Question 11

Polyomavirus

Answer 11

seen mostly in psittacine birds, delayed crop emptying and regurg, feather abn and petechia

diagnosis is Histopathology with viral intranuclear inclusion bodies in the liver, kidney, spleen,
heart and feather follicles

Question 12

Birds can get avocado toxicity, what are the CS?

Answer 12

heart failure and respiratory compromise

Budgerigars are susceptible specifically