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Common Problems of Pet Bird Ownership

Exotic Pet Trade - Release of birds. Hypothesis. Feather plucking in ... Primary research at exotic animal hospital (case reviews) ...and literature review ...

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Common Problems of Pet Bird Ownership

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    Slide 1:Common Problems of Pet Bird Ownership

    Shannon C. Kircher

    Slide 2:Introduction

    Veterinarian’s duty to educate owners about potential problems: - Health problems - Proper care - Exotic Pet Trade - Release of birds

    Slide 3:Hypothesis

    Feather plucking in caged birds Abnormal behavior due to lack of enrichment Beak abnormalities

    Slide 4:Methods

    Primary research at exotic animal hospital (case reviews) …and literature review (reviews, primary research, surveys, discussions)

    Slide 5:Results

    Most common owner-associated reasons for pet deaths Most common health issues affecting pet birds. Most common problems with patients seen at my hospital.

    Slide 6:Owner-associated deaths

    Water deprivation Unclipped wings Toxic fumes Trauma Other animals Toxic food/plants Hand-feeding mishaps Diseases caused by owners Heat exposure Sleeping with birds Sources: Wissman 2006, McKechnie 2008, Veterinary Record 2008

    Slide 7:Common pet health problems

    Feather cysts Baldness Feather plucking Mites Pododermatitis Psittacosis Avian polyoma virus Salmonellosis Pox virus Sources: Smeagal 2008, Faye 2008, Veterinary Record 2008

    Slide 8:Clinic results

    Slide 9:TOP 5

    22 of feather plucking patients = behavioral Giardia found in 10 birds (9 feather pluckers, 1 abnormal stool patient) URI in 10 birds Beak malformations in 6 Mites in 5

    Slide 10:Discussion

    Hypothesis partially correct, but information was difficult to synthesize Clinic results skewed, but showed owner-associated problems were uncommon (vitamin deficiency) Owner-education important!!!

    Slide 11:Thank you…

    Dr. Michael Samuels Jody Lee

    Slide 12:Sources

    Faye, S. 2008. Foods and plants toxic to birds. AvianWeb.com. http://www.avianweb.com. Accessed 30 March 2008. McKechnie, A.E. 2008. Phenotypic flexinility in basal metabolic rate and the changing view of avian physiological diversity: a review. Journal of Comparative Physiology. 178(3): 235-247. Smeagal, L. 2008. Pet bird care: Common diseases and illnesses affecting pet birds. Helium.com. http://www.helium.com. Accessed 25 March 2008. Wissman, M.A. 2006 Top ten bird killers. ExoticPetVet.net. http://www.exoticpetvet.net. Accessed 25 March 2008. Veterinary Record. 2008. Birds. Journal of the British Veterinary Association 162(10): 297.

    Slide 13:Questions?

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