Avian & Exotic

A clinic or veterinary facility planning to see critical exotic animal cases needs to do some homework.

As avian practitioners, it is our ethical obligation to reduce and treat pain and stress in our avian patients.

As stated in the accompanying lecture, Introduction to Backyard Poultry, bio security is an essential part of any poultry health management program.

The vast majority of companion birds have not been surgically or chemically altered and are fully capable of experiencing natural hormonal influences on the reproductive tract and the body as a whole.

Respiratory disease is relatively common in companion birds.

Raising backyard poultry can be rewarding not only for the production of consumable eggs and meat, but also for companionship and personal enjoyment.

Atherosclerosis is a devastating disease common in older birds and often associated with sudden clinical decline and unexpected death.

These gentle birds are a great way to start with avian species.

Take a peek at how this turkey with a tennis-ball sized tumor was successfully treated.

Heres what I wish everyone at veterinary practices knew about exotics veterinarians.

Often even routine medical procedures on large carnivores require that the animal be anesthetized. Here, Ryan DeVoe, DVM, MSpVM, DACZM, DABVP, clinical veterinarian with Disneys Animal Kingdom, tells a tale of his staff staying chilled out while attending to a polar bear.

Special report from CVC Kansas City.

Dont assume you know how to handle every exotic case that falls in your lap.

Dr. Stephen Divers discusses anesthesia in chelonians using a drug that is on its way to being approved for use in the United States.

A contrast enema study helped clinicians detect an intestinal stricture in this exotic pet. See how this diagnostic step can help your reptile patients with similar signs.

Follow this advice to expand your expertise in this area of avian medicine.

Look no further than a backyard for a few of the most popular exotic pets these days.

Organizers hope conference will encourage translational medical programs

Correct answer: Image Quiz: A Chihuahua with traumatic bite wounds

Dr. Lori Corriveau shares the common mistakes veterinary practitioners make when dealing with exotic pets.

Devoicing and debeaking are complex veterinary surgical procedures performed on roosters to keep them from making noise and fighting. Dr. Eric Klaphake offers his views on these techniques and how to explain them to clients.

A practitioner's quick reference to parasiticides in dogs and cats (PDF)

Ingested fur proved too large to remove by scope.

A way to make sure your stethoscope stays out of the way during anesthetic monitoring.