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Figure 15.2 Positioning for a standard ventrodorsal view radiograph in a bird. Positive contrast techniques Barium This is routinely used to highlight foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract, and to…

Physiological route for fluid intake Less risk of tissue trauma Home therapy possible Rapid administration Stressful with inexperienced handler No use in cases of digestive tract disease May damage stomach…

Suborder Serpentes (i.e., the snakes) suborder Lacertilia (i.e., the lizards) suborder Amphisbaenia (the worm-lizards) More recently the order Squamata has been divided into the: Suborder Iguania (containing the Agamids, Iguanids,…

The family Anatidae, subfamily Anatinae, for example the mallard duck, shoveller, eider ducks and shelducks The family Anatidae, subfamily Anserinae, Tribe Anserini (swan and true geese), for example the mute,…

Leporacarus (Listrophorus) gibbus is a non-pathogenic fur mite of rabbits. It is an oval mite with short legs, and so may be distinguished from the above two mites on clinical…

1. Ectoparasites 2. Endoparasites 3. Skin infections (bacterial, viral and fungal) 4. Iatrogenic (e.g. poor wing clip) 5. Behavioural 6. Organopathy 7. Heavy metal poisoning (lead, zinc) 8. Psittacosis 9….

More aggressive iguanas may need to be pinned down first. The use of a thick towel to control the tail and claws is useful. Gauntlets may be necessary for particularly…

The towel technique is also better than gloves alone because the towel presents a larger surface area for the bird to try to evade. The bird is then less likely…

4. Pass either a specifically designed air-sac tube (see Figure 16.2) through the body wall or a short length of 2–3.5 gauge endotracheal tubing is grasped with a pair of…

Even if surgery is relatively bloodless, there are inevitable losses via the respiratory route because of the drying nature of the gases used to deliver the anaesthetics commonly used in…