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How to Approach Avian Emergencies

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A parrot comes in with a fractured radius. Choose the appropriate acute pain relief:
Butorphanol
Meloxicam
Tramadol
Methadone
 
What is the recommended frontline antibiotic in parrots?
Enrofloxacin
Amoxicillin-clavulonic acid
Doxycycline
Clindamycin
 
An obese parrot is hospitalised for inappetence. What food should be offered?
Low-fat seed mix
Fresh veggies
Species-specific pellets
It’s favourite foods
 
An owner bring in a parrot for being “fluffed up” and wants it treated. What do you tell them?
Being fluffed up is a symptom, not a disease
It is in pain
It has an infection
It is being fed the wrong diet
 
What is a common predisposing cause of “egg binding”?
Being underweight
Having an uterine infection
Hypocalcaemia
Being a chicken
 
When might you recommend a salpingotomy in a bird with dystocia?
Any bird that comes in for dystocia
A first-time egg layer
All birds that lay eggs
When the egg is stuck in the uterus
 
What is the maintenance fluid requirement of parrots?
50ml/kg/24hours
75ml/kg/24hours
80ml/kg/24hours
100ml/kg/24hours
 
When might a crop wash be recommended in a bird?
For regurgitation
For diarrhoea
For any sick bird
It is a routine test for a healthy bird
 
What common heavy metal is ingested by backyard poultry?
Zinc
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
 
What antibiotic is contraindicated for backyard poultry in Australia?
Amoxicillin
Chlortetracycline
Enrofloxacin
Lincomycin