Week Two: Avian Nursing Part 2 Flashcards

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What are some things you need to think of when choosing a cage for your avian?

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Size, bar thickness and spacing, separation from feces, perches, toys, location

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Birds are the _____ most common small animal pet

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Third

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What are the two types of avians we have as pets?

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Psittacines and Passeriformes

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What are Psittacines? What are Passeriformes?

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Parrots; Song birds

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Approximately ___% of preseting disease problems in birds result from nutrition and husbandry.

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85%

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What should be taken during a history of a bird?

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Species, gender, age, origin (breeder? rescue? grandma?), environment (what room?), diet, appetite, feces, cage mates, molting cycle, behavior, previous medical history

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What are some things you need to consider when hospitalizing a bird?

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Cages in separate room, visual barriers, disposable perches, cleanliness, temperature control (between 80-90F)

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How should birds be transported?

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Cage, carrier, or plastic animal carrier

Cage should not be cleaned, never unsecured, bring medication, vitamins, and sample of food.

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What do you have to think about when tube feeding a bird?

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Temperature of food, small amounts frequently, weigh bird one or two times per day

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What should parrots diets consist of?

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Primarily pelleted (80% of total diet), fresh dark greens and yellow vegetables (20% of total diet), fruits and seeds as treats

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What do Budgerigars, cockatiels, and passerines diets consist of?

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Up to 50% seed diets

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What do Canaries and finches need in their diets?

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Millet, hemp, sesame, and linseed

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What do rare finch species need to eat?

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Insects and fruit

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What do Lories diets look like?

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Fruits and nectar

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Toucans, mynahs, and lories diets should be low in ____

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Iron

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What are some toxic foods for birds?

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Chocolate, avocados, high salt, sugar, or caffeine, and peanuts

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17
Q

Wing clipping is for flight _____ not _____

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Restriction not prevention

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18
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What do technicians use to trim beaks?

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File or dremel tool, electrocautery in smaller species

19
Q

When dealing with wound management in birds, you should avoid _____

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Topical or parenteral steroids

20
Q

What are some bandage techniques we use for birds?

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Ball or snowshoe bandages for feet and figure-8 bandages for wings

21
Q

How do we anesthetize birds?

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Isoflurane gas with oxygen used in most cases, we use a mask or induction chamber to induce

22
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Where are IM injections best accomplished on birds?

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Pectoral muscle mass

23
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Where is the recommended sight for IV drug treatment in birds?

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Basilic vein (in the wing)

24
Q

Most caged birds have gram-_____ organisms in their digestive tract?

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What are cloacal swabs used for?
To determine bacterial flora of lower GI tract; useful for cytologic evaluations and looking for inflammatory cells Used for: culture and sensitivity, Chlamydia psittaci, viral isolation
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What type of cells are inflammatory cells?
White blood cells
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Where are some venipuncture sites in birds?
Right jugular vein (recommended), basilica vein, medial metatarsal vein (not a good choice for large volumes)
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What are some diagnostic procedures we perform on birds?
Laparoscopy, endoscopy, tracheal or air sac washes, biopsies, cytologic examinations, bone marrow aspirates
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What are some diseases and health concerns in avians?
Chlamydophila psittaci, Polyomavirus, West Nile Virus, Aspergillosis, Candidiasis, Heavy Metal Toxicosis, Hypocalcemia, Non-Stick Cookware Toxicosis, Egg Binding, Crop Burns
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How is Chlamydophila psittaci transmissible?
Respiratory inhalation
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Explain Polyomavirus
Mortality rate up to 41%, 12-48 hours of clinical symptoms (including depression, anorexia, regurgitation,diarrhea, SQ hemorrhage, dyspnea, polyuria), transmitted through secretions and excretions, no treatment available but SQ vaccine can prevent it
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What species are susceptible to West Nile Virus?
Crows, jays, raptors, horses
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Explain Aspergillosis
Most common agents include Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus Hypovitaminosis A is suppressed, found in fungal spores from corn cob, wheat, or pine straw bedding Infection in the trachea Found in African grey parrots, macaws, and raptors
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What is Candidiasis caused by and what are some clinical signs?
Candida albicans | Regurgiation, white plaques in oral cavity, crop contents have a yeasty smell
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Explain Heavy Metal Toxicosis
Ingestion of lead or zing (fishing weights, bullets, paint, jewelry) Clinical signs include depression, weakness, regurgitation, and neurologic signs Treatment includes chelating agent and urination , lactulose
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Explain Non-Stick Cookware Toxicosis
Teflon is not good for birds! Pulmonary hemorrhage and death can occur Bird will need fresh air and emergency steroids
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Explain Egg Binding
Related to low calcium | Muscles are unable to move egg out of tract which causes pressure on kidneys
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Food for birds should be cooler than _____F
105F
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Total blood volume of a bird equals what?
Approx. 10% of body weight in grams
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1,000 g macaw has how much blood? | 100 g cockatiel has how much blood?
100 mL | 10 mL
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A safe blood draw volume of a bird is ___% of body weight in grams
1%
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It is safe to draw ____mL of blood from a 1,000 g macaw. a 100 g cockatiel?
10 mL | 1 mL
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How do we assess dehydration in birds?
Vein refill time | Signs include depression, sunken eyes, cool toes