Exotics
Parrot handling and restraint techniques are required for most medical procedures. Use video or text with still images to review manual restraint techniques.
Tube feeding, an avian critical care technique, uses a catheter or feeding needle (gavage tube) to deliver enteral nutrition directly into the bird crop.
Parrot handling and restraint techniques are required for most medical procedures. Use video or text with still images to review manual restraint techniques.
The figure-of-eight bandage or wing wrap is the standard method for stabilizing the bird wing short-term. See the NEW & improved wing wrap placement video.
Intramuscular injections in birds are given into the pectoral muscle mass, which consists of superficial and deep pectoral muscles with a prominent fascial plane in between.
Fluid therapy is indicated in critical care of the avian patient. This video or text with still images reviews intraosseous catheter placement in the bird.
This article and video describe subcutaneous fluids in birds, a supportive care technique used to provide maintenance fluids or to correct mild dehydration.