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Cockatiel
Is this a normal appearance? |
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Cockatiel
THIS is a normal appearance. The cervical air sac was deflated through an implanted stent. |
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Baby macaw
I got to hand feed this baby a couple of times. |
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Cindy and macaw
It was good to handle a big bird like this, as I rarely have the opportunity. |
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The eclectus hen
She had a salpingohysterectomy (oviduct removed). We also found a persistent right oviduct! |
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Eclectus hen
The hen in position for abdominal surgery. |
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Another view
The incision will be made transversely (vs. midline). |
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Salpingohysterectomy
The surgeon has the oviduct partially out of the bird. |
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Close up
You can see the oviduct clearly here - it's huge! |
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Results of the surgery
Two egg yolks and an oviduct removed from the eclectus hen. |
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Microsurgery
A high power head lamp and magnification are essential for abdominal surgery in birds. |
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The Amazon's normal eye
A red lored Amazon presented with a punctured left eye. This is the normal eye. |
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The abnormal eye
This is the eye just before the corrective surgery was done. |
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Cutting out the cornea
I watched the surgery on a TV monitor since it was all done under a microscope. |
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Working on the iris
They had to cut part of the iris. |
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The operating microscope
The bird under the knife...under a microscope. |
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Suturing in the graft
A corneal transplant, using a fresh kitten's cornea, was done on this parrot. |
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Removing the sutures from the eyelid
Just over a week after the eye surgery, the third eyelid sutures were removed, allowing us to see the eye. |
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Close up
Here is what the eye looks like after surgery and a week of treatment. |
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One of the smaller patients
An 11 year old gouldian finch being anaesthetised for radiographs. |
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Neurology case
A parrot that got caught in a rat trap. |
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Orthopaedics case, a nanday conure
Fracture in the middle of the tibiotarsus - I saw the surgery to place an intramedullary pin. It was pretty cool! |
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Conure, Queen of Bavaria
These guys lived at the practice - and are kind of rare in aviculture. So I had to take a photo. |
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Budgie for radiotherapy
This is a budgerigar (budgie, parakeet) ready for strontium-90 therapy (radioactive substance) on its uropygial (preen/oil) gland carcinoma. |
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Strontium probe
The anaesthetised budgie with the probe applied. |
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The entire strontium setup
We stood back from the strontium probe, as much as possible, while it did its work (about 6 minutes per each of two spots). |
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Close up
Strontium-90 probes are hard to come by - they are no longer produced. This procedure was done at a diagnostic imaging facility. |
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Cockatiel
Preparation for abdominal surgery on a cockatiel. |
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Cockatiel
A salpingohysterectomy was performed on this egg-bound bird. |
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Oviduct and egg
The parts removed from the cockatiel. |
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Cockatiel
The bird presented with paresis and would probably be this way for several weeks after discharge (nerve damage takes a while to heal). |
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Swainson's toucan
The vet added some dental composite to the lower beak of this pet toucan. |
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Toucan bill
The lower beak is damaged due to overgrooming on a cement perch and requires repair every few months. |
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