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INTERESTING CASES
Cockatiel with Chlamydia at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Sinusitis/conjunctivitis in a cockatiel with Chlamydia
Purulent discharge from the sinus of an Eclectus with a sinus infection
Purulent discharge from the sinus of an Eclectus with a sinus infection
Feather barbering cockatiel at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Feather barbering in a cockatiel
Caique with constricted toe syndrome at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Caique with constricted toe syndrome
Circo virus infection in a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Circo virus infection in a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo
Red Pricess Parrot due to liver disease at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
‘Red’ princess parrot due to established liver disease
Rainbow Lorikeet with Vitamin A deficiency at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
The pale beak and loss of tongue processes in a Rainbow Lorikeet with vitamin A deficiency
Eclectus with fret marks at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Eclectus with stress or ‘fret’ marks on her feathers
Duck attacked by a dog being treated at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
Dog attack. Complete loss of skin on ducks neck
Crimson Rosella with Circo at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Circo virus in a Crimson rosella
Cockatiel with folliculitis at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Folliculitis in a cockatiel
Surgical correction of a wry beak in a young Blue and Gold Macaw
Budgerigar with sinusitis at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Budgerigar with sinusitis
IPD in a budgerigar seen at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
IPD in a budgerigar
Surgical removal of a mesenteric lipoma performed at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Surgical removal of a mesenteric lipoma
Inflamation of the feather follicle in a parrot infected with Circo virus
Post surgical photo. Two external fixaters in a Magpie with two broken tibiotarsi
Lutino Turquoise parrot with articular gout presented at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
Lutino Turquoise parrot with articular gout
Autopsy done at the Melbourne Bird Vet of a Red Rump parrot found a large round worm burden
Autopsy specimen. Round worm infection in a Red Rump parrot
Popcorn droppings in a bird with a malabsorption or a maldigestion problem
‘Popcorn’ droppings in a bird with a malabsorption or a maldigestion problem
Jugular engorgement in a anaethetised Galah with right sided heart failure
Cockatiel post surgery at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
Post surgical photo of cockatiel following speying due to an advanced oviduct infection
Sinus infection in a cockatiel at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Severe sinus infection in a cockatiel
Green urates associated with liver disease
Green urine from a bird with liver disease
Chicken spey at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Post operative photo following ‘speying’ of a chicken with a severe oviduct infection
Pigeon post-op at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Post surgical photo of a racing pigeon following removal of a mesenteric lipoma
Circo virus infection in a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Circo virus infection in a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo
Ulcers in the Proventriculous caused by Macrorhabdus (megabacteria)
Proventriculus ulcers associated with Macrorhabdus (megabacteria) infection
Gold cockatiel moulting back to normal colour at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Recovering ‘gold’ cockatiel moulting back to a normal colour after successful treatment for liver disease
Recovering duck at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Recovering bird from previous photo
SC Cockatoo with Circo at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Dystrophic powder down feathers in a SC Cockatoo with Circo virus infection
Gold cockatiel with liver disease at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
‘Gold’ cockatiel with liver disease
Hooded parrot at the Melbourne Bird Vet
One of Australias magnificent but rare parrots, a male Hooded parrot
Eclectus with heavy metal poisoning recovering at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Recovering eclectus with heavy metal poisoning listenting to iPod recording of the owners voice while hospitalised
Section of congenitally deformed trachea surgically removed from a dyspnoec Blue and Gold Macaw. The bird made a full recovery
Puddles the rock eating Duck at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
‘Puddles’ the rock eating duck. Puddles had two ventriculotomies (opening of the stomach) to remove 7 and later 5 large rocks
Turq parrot with articular gout seen at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Close up of the foot of the previous bird
Round worm infection in a Red Rump parrot found at autopsy at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Autopsy specimen. Round worm infection in a Red Rump parrot
Not diarrhoea! Polyuria – excess urine production
Not diarrhoea! Polyuria – excess urine production
Jugular engorgement in a anaethetised Galah with right sided heart failure
Infected oviduct removed from a cockatiel at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
Surgical specimen from the previous bird, infected oviduct
Abnormal Gold cockatiel at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Abnormal ‘gold’ lutino cockatiel with liver disease on left compared to a normal lutino
Budgie with an overgrown beak at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Overgrown beak in a budgie with liver disease
Budgie with bleeding into the claws associated with liver disease
Bleeding into the claws of a budgie with liver disease
Cockatoo with a hernia at the Melbourne Bird Vet Clinic
Large abdominal hernia in a Sulfur crested white cockatoo
Polydypsia/Polyuria in a diabetic bird
Polydypsia/Polyurea in a diabetic bird
Feather colour change in a Eclectus at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Green to yellow feather colour change in an Eclectus Parrot associated with liver disease
Red to yellow feather colour change in an Eclectus Parrot at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Red to yellow feather colour change in an Eclectus Parrot
Recovering duck at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Duck recovering from a ‘degloving’ injury at MBVC
Sulfur Crested Cockatoo with Circo virus at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Showing typical damaged powder down feathers on the hip
Squamous cell carcinoma of the uropygial or preen gland in a SC Cockatoo
Squamous cell carcinoma of the uropygial or ‘preen’ gland in a SC Cockatoo
Cryptococis infection of the beak in an Eastern Long Billed Corella
Feather dystrophy in a budgerigar probably due to Polyoma or Circo virus infection
A budgie spey at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Post surgical photo. Speying of a budgerigar due to an established oviduct infection and retained eggs
Post-surgical x-rays of a magpie at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
X-rays of the previous bird after surgery
Turquoise parrot with articular gout presented at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
Close up of the foot of the previous bird
Massive round worm burden discovered at autopsy at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
Autopsy specimen. Round worm infection in a Red Rump parrot
Varied lorikeet with articular gout seen at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Varied lorikeet with articular gout
Chicken spey performed at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
Post surgical photo of chicken following speying due to an advanced oviduct infection
Obese budgie presented at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
Obese budgerigar
Budgie with a bleed into the beak at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Bleeding into the rhinotheca (upper beak) associated with liver disease
Feather plucking Indian ringneck at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Feather destructive behaviour in an Indian Ringneck Parrot
Budgie with bleeding into the beak associated with liver disease at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Bleeding into the rhinotheca (upper beak) associated with liver disease
Cockatiel with airsaculitis at autopsy
Autopsy specimen mucopurulent airsaculitis in a cockatiel
Diabetic Lory at the Melbourne Bird Vet
Diabetic Lory
‘Scaley face’ Cnemidocoptes infection in a budige at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
‘Scaley face’ Cnemidocoptes infection in a budige
Live lice and lice eggs on the feathers of a chicken
Live lice and lice eggs on the feathers of a chicken
Bourke Parrot with Chlamydia at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Mutation Bourke Parrot with conjunctivitis due to Chlamydia infection
Persistent feather sheaths in powder down feathers in a cockatiel unable to groom itself
Persistent feather sheaths in powder down feathers in a cockatiel unable to groom itself
Circo virus in a SC Cockatoo, Rainbow Lorikeet and Crimson Rosella
Peregrine falcon presented for examination at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
Peregrine falcon presented for examination
Diarrhoea caused by gas producing bacteria in a bird
Gas in a birds droppings is never normal. Here diarrhoea is caused by gas producing bacteria
Racing pigeon with liver cancer at autopsy seen at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Liver cancer in a racing pigeon. Prompt veterinary attention and accurate diagnosis is more likely to result in a positive outcome with any medical condition
Juvenile Masked Lapwing
Blood transfusion in a racing pigeon at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic
Blood transfusion in a racing pigeon
Post surgery – proventricular foreign body removal at the Melbourne Bird Vet Hospital
Post surgical photo. Proventricular foreign body removal
Circo virus infection in an Eclectus parrot seen at the Melbourne Bird Clinic
Circo virus infection in an Eclectus parrot
Autopsy specimen. Round worm infection in a Red Rump parrot
Gold cockatiel with liver disease presented at the Melbourne Bird Veterinary Hospital
‘Gold’ cockatiel with liver disease
