Exotic ICU: Nursing Care For the Avian Patient

It is 10 p.m. in your veterinary emergency hospital and a dreaded call comes in. A panicked owner is in tears because their beloved pet is in crisis. In most cases, your team will quickly gather supplies and move swiftly to prepare for the emergent patient. This patient may strike fear in many veterinary professionals, however, because it is the dreaded avian patient presenting to a general veterinary practice.

Released for National Veterinary Technician Week 2014, Tips and Tricks for the Avian Patient is part of an Exotic ICU series that provides advice on the management of birds in . . .


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Galton PM, Shepherd JD. Experimental analysis of perching in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris: Passeriformes; Passeres), and the automatic perching mechanism of birds. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol 317(4):205-215, 2012.

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Garuccio V. Exotic ICU: Nursing care for the avian patient. January 27, 2014. LafeberVet Web site. Available at https://lafeber.com/vet/exotic-icu-nursing-care-for-the-avian-patient/