Dr. Anthony Pilny is an associate veterinarian and director of education at Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Pilny completed an internship at Florida Veterinary Specialists in Tampa, Florida and a residency at…
Air sac cannulas are routinely used to ventilate birds by a route other than endotracheal intubation. Air sac tubes are used for oxygenation and anesthesia, especially during surgery of the head or trachea where tracheal intubation would be cumbersome. In addition, air sac cannulas provide a means to medicate air sacs directly, and they are also used to aid dyspneic birds with tracheosyringeal obstruction from foreign bodies, granulomas, or tumors.
