Authored by vets with experience in all aspects of avian care, this manual is an essential tool for those in general practice who do not often see birds. Subjects including anatomy and physiology, husbandry, behaviour, examination, surgical techniques are covered in detail; common presentations are also dealt with in individual chapters.
- Includes Quick Reference Guides
- Informative and detailed appendices
- Clinical signs-based section, exploring particular conditions in detail
Table of Contents:
List of quick reference guides v CD contents vi
List of contributors vii
Foreword ix
Preface x
1 Species guide 1
Stacey Gelis
2 Anatomy and physiology 14
Peter Sandmeier
3 Husbandry 35
Alan Dones
4 Reproduction 54
Boo Doneley
5 Behaviour 68
Deborah Monks
6 Nutrition 80
Brian Stockdale
7 The bird-friendly practice 98
Aidan Raftery
8 Reception guide for the general practice 105
Alistair Lawrie
9 Handling and transporting birds 116
Kevin Eatwell
10 History taking and examination 125
Craig Hunt
11 Hospitalization and basic critical care 156
Alex Rosenwax
12 Sample taking and basic clinical pathology 172
John Chitty
13 Euthanasia: grief and bereavement 187
James M. Harris
14 Post-mortem examination 191
Mike Cannon
15 Basic techniques 215
Andres Montesinos
16 Basic anaesthesia 232
Brian L. Speer
17 Basic surgery 242
M. Scott Echols
18 Basic radiography 269
Lorenzo Crosta, Alessandro Melillo, Petra Schnitzer
19 Infectious diseases 286
Petra Zsivanovits
20 Upper respiratory tract disease 299
Yvonne van Zeeland
21 An approach to the swollen avian eye 317
David Williams
22 Lower respiratory tract disease 324
John Chitty, Deborah Monks
23 The sick bird 334
Richard Jones
24 Abnormal or loose droppings 339
Jean-Michel Hatt
25 Egg retention 350
Stefka Curd
26 Cloacal, uterine and rectal prolapse 358
Angela Lennox, Amber Lee
27 Vomiting and regurgitating bird 366
Thomas N. Tully, Jr.
28 The Thin bird 366
Elisa Wust, Michael Lierz
29 Wing and leg trauma 389
Brett Gartrell
30 Feather loss 397
John Chitty
31 The sick baby bird 409
Deborah Monks
32 Weakness and seizures 418
Michael Pees
Appendix 1 Common and scientific species names 425
Appendix 2 Sex identification of selected species 428
Appendix 3 Haematology and biochemistry 430
Appendix 4 Droppings 436
Appendix 5 Falconry terminology 438
Appendix 6 Formulary 439
Index 445
