• Quick reference with essential information on 200 diseases and conditions commonly seen in birds in clinical practice

    Covering topics ranging from infectious and non-infectious diseases to diseases per organ system, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian fills a unique niche in providing comprehensive information on common topics in avian medicine in a highly organized and efficient manner, allowing busy practitioners and students to quickly find much needed information. A companion website provides algorithms, procedure guides, and client education handouts, which can be downloaded, edited, and given to clients.

    Written by the leading experts in the field, this newly revised Second Edition offers close to 200 identically formatted topics on avian conditions, with updated and expanded information on non-infectious disease topics like neoplasia, beak malocclusion, diseases of the bursa, nails, and tongue among others and infectious disease topics such as herpesviruses, helminthiasis, arboviruses and backyard poultry infectious diseases. This latest edition features a more than 50% increase in content compared to its predecessor. In addition, numerous subjects have been restructured and expanded. Other sample topics covered in Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian include:

    • Viral diseases including circovirus, bornavirus, orthoavulavirus, avian influenza, west nile virus, usutus virus, polyomavirus, poxvirus, and herpesviruses
    • Bacterial diseases including colibacillosis, campylobacteriosis, chlamydiosis, pasteurellosis, clostridiosis, salmonellosis, coxiellosis, mycobacteriosis, mycoplasmosis, and spirochete infection
    • Fungal diseases including aspergillosis, candidiasis, and macrorhabdosis
    • Parasites including flagellates, coccidia, neural larva migrans, myiasis, ectoparasites and helminths
    • Toxicosis including iatrogenic, ingested, airborne, algal biotoxins, heavy metals, and pesticides
    • Orthopedic and traumatic conditions such as beak injuries, neurologic trauma, fractures, luxations, joint diseases and wounds
    • Neoplasia by organ system
    • Internal medicine topics such as cardiac disease, cloacal diseases, ocular diseases, diabetes insipidus, atherosclerosis and thyroid diseases
    • Critical care topics including hypotension, respiratory distress, seizures, hemorrhage, and pain.

    For veterinary students, busy avian practitioners, practitioners in mixed practice who want quick-to-access information, and emergency clinicians presented with the occasional bird, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian is an invaluable, accessible, and highly practical reference to add to your practice library.

  • A
    Adenoviruses
    Adrenal gland diseases
    Air Sac Mites
    Air Sac Rupture
    Algal biotoxins
    Amyloidosis
    Anemia
    Angel Wing
    Aneurysm
    Angular limb deformity (see also Splay leg)
    Anorexia
    Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicosis (see toxicosis)
    Arboviruses (see also EEE, WNV, WEE)
    Arrhythmias
    Arthritis (see joint diseases)
    Ascites
    Aspergillosis
    Aspiration pneumonia
    Atherosclerosis
    Atoxoplasmosis (see coccidiosis (systemic))
    Avian Influenza
    Avian vacuolar myelinopathy
    Avocado poisoning (see ingested toxins)
    Avulavirus (see paramyxoviruses)

    B
    Baylisascaris (see neural larva migrans)
    Beak Injuries/trauma
    Beak Malocclusion
    Bite Wounds (see wounds)
    Bordetellosis
    Bornaviral disease (psittaciformes)
    Bornaviral disease (aquatic birds)
    Botulism
    Brachial plexus avulsion/trauma
    Bumblefoot (See Pododermatitis)
    Bursa of Fabricius (diseases of)

    C
    Campylobacteriosis
    Candidiasis
    Capture myopathy
    Cardiac Disease (see congestive heart disease, pericardial effusion, arrhythmias, myocardial diseases)
    Cere and Skin, Color Changes
    Chlamydiosis (avian)
    Cholera (see pasteurellosis)
    Chronic Egg Laying
    Circovirus (psittacine)
    Circovirus (pigeon)
    Circovirus (passerines)
    Cloacal Diseases
    Cloacal prolapses (see also cloacal diseases)
    Clostridiosis
    CNS Tumors, Brain Tumors, Pituitary Tumors
    Coagulopathies and Coagulation
    Coccidiosis, Intestinal
    Coccidiosis, Systemic
    Coelomic Distension
    Colibacillosis
    Congestive heart failure
    Conjunctivitis (see ocular lesions)
    Coxiellosis
    Crop burn
    Crop stasis (see ileus)
    Cryptococcosis
    Cryptosporidiosis

    D
    Dehydration (see also hypotension)
    Degenerative joint disease (see joint diseases)
    Dermatitis/dermatomycosis
    Diabetes insipidus
    Diabetes mellitus
    Diarrhea
    Discospondylitis
    Dyslipidemia/Hyperlipidemia
    Dyspnea (see also respiratory distress)
    Dystocia and Egg Binding

    E
    Ectoparasites (mites)
    Ectoparasites (lice)
    Ectoparasites (flies/dipterans)
    Egg abnormalities
    Egg binding (see dystocia)
    Egg Yolk and Reproductive Coelomitis
    Emaciation
    Embryonic death/hatching failure
    Enteritis and Gastritis
    Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE)

    F
    Feather Cyst
    Feather Damaging Behavior and Self-Injurious Behavior
    Feather Disorders
    Flagellate (intestinal)
    Foreign bodies (intestinal)
    Fractures

    G
    Giardiasis (See flagellate (intestinal))
    Goiter (see Thyroid diseases)
    Gout (see renal disease and hyperuricemia)

    H
    Head trauma
    Helminthiasis (gastrointestinal)
    Helminthiasis (respiratory)
    Helminthiasis (body cavities, cardiovascular)
    Helminthiasis (neurological, see neural larva migrans)
    Heat stroke/hyperthermia
    Heart failure (see congestive heart failure)
    Heavy Metal Toxicity (see toxicosis)
    Hemochromatosis (see iron storage disease)
    Hemoparasites/hematozoans
    Hemorrhage
    Hepatic Lipidosis
    Hernia/pseudohernia
    Herpesviruses (Psittacid herpesviruses 1-3)
    Herpesvirus (Columbid herpesvirus 1, in pigeons and raptors)
    Herpesvirus (Duck viral enteritis)
    Herpesvirus (passerine birds)
    Herpesvirus (chicken, see Marek’s disease and infectious laryngotracheitis)
    Histomoniasis
    Horner’s syndrome
    Hypercholesterolemia (see dyslipidemia)
    Hyperglycemia (see Diabetes Mellitus)
    Hyperparathyroidism (See metabolic bone disease)
    Hyperuricemia
    Hypocalcemia (and Hypomagnesemia) (see also nutritional imbalances)
    Hypotension/hypovolemia
    Hypothermia
    Hypothyroidism (see thyroid diseases)
    Hypovitaminosis A (see nutritional imbalances)

    I
    Incubation (disorders of)
    Infertility
    Ileus (functional, crop stasis)
    Infectious bronchitis (see respiratory infection in chickens)
    Infectious laryngotracheitis (see respiratory infection in chickens)
    Internal papillomatosis (see herpesviruses)
    Iron Storage Disease (ISD)

    J
    Joint diseases

    K
    Knemidocoptic mites (see ectoparasites, mites)

    L
    Lameness
    Lead (see toxicosis (heavy metals))
    Leukemia (See Neoplasia)
    Leukocytosis
    Leukopenia
    Lice (see ectoparasites)
    Lipomas (see neoplasia)
    Liver Disease
    Lung diseases (see also pneumonia and toxicosis (airborne))
    Luxations
    Lymphosarcoma (see neoplasia)
    Leukosis virus (avian)

    M
    Macrorhabdosis
    Malaria (see hemoparasites)
    Marek’s disease
    Metabolic Bone Disease (see hyperparathyroidism)
    Microsporidiosis / Encephalitozoon
    Mites (see ectoparasites)
    Myiasis
    Myocardial diseases
    Mycobacteriosis (avian)
    Mycoplasmosis
    Mycotoxicosis

    N
    Nails (diseases of)
    Neoplasia (gastrointestinal and hepatic)
    Neoplasia (integument)
    Neoplasia (lymphoproliferative)
    Neoplasia (neurological)
    Neoplasia (renal)
    Neoplasia (respiratory)
    Neoplasia (reproductive)
    Neural larva migrans
    Neurologic (degenerative conditions)
    Newcastle disease (see paramyxoviruses)
    Nutritional Imbalances (see also hypovitaminosis A)

    O
    Obesity
    Ocular Lesions
    Oil Exposure
    Oral Plaques
    Organophosphate and Carbamate Toxicity (see also Toxicosis (environmental/pesticides))
    Otitis
    Ovarian diseases
    Overgrown Beak (see beak malocclusion)
    Oviductal diseases

    P
    Pacheco’s disease (see herpesviruses)
    Pain
    Pancreatic Diseases
    Papillomas, Cutaneous
    Paramyxoviruses
    Parasites (internal) (see helminthiasis, coccidiosis, neural larva migrans)
    Parasites (external) (see ectoparasites)
    Pasteurellosis
    Patagium diseases
    Pericardial effusion
    Perosis/slipped tendon
    Phallus Prolapse/diseases
    Plant and Avocado Toxins (see toxicosis)
    Pneumonia
    Pododermatitis
    Polydipsia
    Polyfolliculitis
    Polyomavirus
    Polyostotic hyperostosis / osteomyelosclerosis
    Polyuria
    Poxvirus
    Predator attack (see wounds)
    Problem Behaviors: Aggression, Biting and Screaming
    Prolapses (see cloacal prolapses)
    Proventricular Dilatation Disease (see bornaviral diseases)
    Proventricular diseases (see enteritis and gastritis)
    Psittacine beak and feather disease (see circoviruses)
    PTFE toxicosis (see toxicosis)

    R
    Regurgitation and Vomiting
    Renal Diseases
    Reoviruses
    Respiratory Distress (see Dyspnea)
    Respiratory infections in chicken
    Rhinitis and Sinusitis

    S
    Salmonellosis
    Salpingitis (see oviductal diseases)
    Sarcocystosis
    Seizures
    Sepsis
    Sick Bird Syndrome
    Spinal trauma
    Spirochete infection
    Spironucleus (see flagellate (intestinal))
    Splay Leg (see angular limb deformities)
    Spleen (diseases of)
    Squamous Cell Carcinoma (see neoplasia)
    Squamous metaplasia (see hypovitaminosis A)
    Stroke (See Atherosclerosis)
    Syringeal disease (see tracheal diseases)

    T
    Tendon rupture
    Tenosynovitis
    Thymus (diseases of)
    Thyroid Diseases
    Toes (diseases of)
    Tongue (diseases of)
    Toxicosis (airborne)
    Toxicosis (environmental/pesticides)
    Toxicosis (ingested, gastrointestinal)
    Toxicosis (heavy metals)
    Toxicosis (iatrogenic)
    Toxoplasmosis
    Tracheal Disease and Syringeal Disease
    Trauma
    Trichomoniasis
    Tumors (See Neoplasia)

    U
    Undigested Food in Droppings
    Urate and Fecal Discoloration
    Uropygial Gland Diseases

    V
    Viral Disease (see individual viral diseases)Vitamin D Toxicosis

    W
    West Nile Virus (WNV)
    Western Equine Encephalitis virus (WEE)
    Wing droop
    Wounds (including bite wounds, predator attacks)

    X
    Xanthomas/xanthomatosis

    Y
    Yersiniosis
    Yolk sac retention
    Young pigeon syndrome (see circovirus)

    Z
    Zinc (see toxicosis (heavy metals))
    Zygomycosis

    Additional Appendices
    Appendix: Differential diagnosis by system and species
    Appendix: History sheets
    Appendix I Common Dosages for Birds
    Appendix II Avian Hematology Reference Values
    Appendix III Laboratory Testing (USA/Canada/Europe)
    Appendix IV Viral Diseases of Concern
    Appendix V Selected Zoonotic Diseases of Concern and Personal Protection
    Appendix VI Common Avian Toxins and their Clinical Signs
    Appendix VII Clinical Algorithms
    Hematological and serum biochemical reference ranges for select parrots
    List of Illustrations

  • Hugues Beaufrère, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DECZM(Avian), DABVP(Avian),

    Associate Professor of Companion Zoological Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

    Jennifer Graham, DVM, DACZM, DABVP (Avian, Exotic Companion Mammal), Graham Veterinary Consulting, LLC, Madison, AL, USA.

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