Respiratory medicine of cage and aviary birds

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2000 May;3(2):423-52, vi. doi: 10.1016/s1094-9194(17)30080-4.

Abstract

Respiratory diseases are a relatively common cause of illness and death in cage birds. A diagnostic algorithm is provided based on history, physical examination, and ancillary diagnostic findings that assist clinicians in determining the cause of a bird's respiratory disease. Also included are detailed descriptions of the common respiratory diseases of cage birds and their treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Asthma / veterinary
  • Bird Diseases / diagnosis
  • Bird Diseases / etiology
  • Bird Diseases / pathology*
  • Parrots*
  • Radiography, Thoracic / veterinary
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / etiology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / pathology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / veterinary*
  • Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / pathology
  • Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Rheiformes*
  • Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Thyroid Diseases / drug therapy
  • Thyroid Diseases / veterinary
  • Vitamin A Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Vitamin A Deficiency / pathology
  • Vitamin A Deficiency / veterinary
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / pathology
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / veterinary
  • Wounds and Injuries / veterinary