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This article describes the most frequent conditions seen in clinical practice in the United States. The authors' clinical experiences and impressions are emphasized, and the experiences of many other veterinarians are included.
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Bird Diseases , Canaries , Parakeets , Parrots , Psittaciformes , Animals , Animals, Domestic , BirdsABSTRACT
This article reviews the practical aspects of medicating individual avian pets in a practice situation. General principles are discussed, and specific doses for the most commonly used medications are given.
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Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Bird Diseases/drug therapy , Pharmaceutical Preparations/administration & dosage , Administration, Inhalation , Administration, Oral , Administration, Topical , Aerosols , Animals , Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage , Birds , Injections/veterinary , OintmentsABSTRACT
Egg binding most often affects budgerigars, cockatiels, finches and canaries. Causes include oversized or malpositioned eggs, lack of exercise, nesting too early or late, excessive egg laying, uterine damage or infection, obesity, malnutrition, sudden drops in ambient temperature and genetic factors. Clinical signs are perching unsteadily with ruffled feathers and half-closed eyelids, frequent tail-wagging or straining, swelling over the tail base, and sitting on the cage bottom. Diagnosis is by physical examination and radiography. Treatment may involve increasing the ambient temperature to 85-90 F, lubricating the vent, IM injections of Ca solution and/or oxytocin, egg aspiration and laparotomy.
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Bird Diseases/therapy , Canaries , Oviposition , Parakeets , Parrots , Psittaciformes , Animals , Animals, Domestic , Bird Diseases/diagnosis , Bird Diseases/etiology , Birds , FemaleSubject(s)
Bacterial Infections/veterinary , Bird Diseases/diagnosis , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/veterinary , Hematologic Tests/veterinary , Mycoses/veterinary , Parasitic Diseases, Animal , Animals , Animals, Domestic , Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Bird Diseases/blood , Birds , Blood Cell Count/veterinary , Blood Chemical Analysis/veterinary , Blood Proteins/analysis , Canaries , Enzymes/blood , Female , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Mycoses/diagnosis , Parasitic Diseases/diagnosis , Psittaciformes , Urine/analysisSubject(s)
Turtles , Wounds and Injuries/veterinary , Animals , Suture Techniques , Wounds and Injuries/therapySubject(s)
Bird Diseases/parasitology , Parasitic Diseases, Animal , Animals , Apicomplexa , Birds , Microfilariae , Protozoan Infections, AnimalSubject(s)
Adrenal Gland Diseases/veterinary , Adrenal Insufficiency/veterinary , Bird Diseases , Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/complications , Psittaciformes , Adrenal Gland Diseases/complications , Adrenal Insufficiency/complications , Animals , Herpesviridae Infections/veterinary , Inclusion Bodies, Viral/ultrastructure , MaleSubject(s)
Bird Diseases/diagnosis , Parakeets , Psittaciformes , Psittacosis/veterinary , Animals , Psittacosis/diagnosisSubject(s)
Naloxone/therapeutic use , Valproic Acid/poisoning , Aminobutyrates/analysis , Humans , Infant , MaleABSTRACT
Uredofos, niclosamide, bunamidine hydrochloride, and arecoline hydrobromide were given at various doses to dogs experimentally infected with Mesocestoides corti. The highest efficacies were obtained with bunamidine hydrochloride and uredofos. Variable results were obtained with arecoline hydrobromide and niclosamide.