Tail bobbing is a sign of respiratory distress, true or false?
Which of the following are used to take blood from in a bird?
Basilic
Left Jugular
Right jugular
medial metatarsal
lateral metatarsal
metacarpal
how much blood is ok to take from a healthy bird?
0.2% of the birds body weight
0.5% of the birds blood volume
1% of the birds body weight
3% of the birds blood volume
10% of the birds body weight
Whats maintenance fluid rates for birds?
40ml/kg/day
45ml/kg/day
50ml/kg/day
55ml/kg/day
Which are acceptable to administer fluid through?
Tibia
humerus
tibiotarsal
which are signs of vitamin A deficiency?
squamous metaplasia
impaired immune system
feather loss (not plucked)
feather plucking
blunting of the choanal papilla
which birds are particular susceptible to calcium deficiency?
love birds
paraketes
african grey parrots
perigean falcons
which birds tend to get iodine deficiency?
parakeets
budgerigars
whats the most common cause of a birds voice changing pitch and squeaking?
Hypovitaminos A
crop blockage
stricture
iodine deficiency
