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Publications and source records attributed to W J Rosskopf.
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.
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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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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Two cases of tuberculosis in psittacine birds were reported and the literature reviewed. One case was in a parakeet and this species was reported to be resistant to mycobacterial infection. No other case of parakeet tuberculosis was found in the literature. The other case was in a parrot. Historically, tuberculosis in parrots was common in European aviary collections, but case reports in the United States were few. The disease in parrots is of zoonotic interest, as they are unique among birds in being susceptible to mammalian strains of mycobacteria. The tuberculomatous aspect of the intestinal lesion in the parrot case described was unusual.