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Could we get the sample?
Did the vet survive?
๐๐ฆ Bloody Birds ! ๐ฆ๐
We love the skill and expertise of our brilliant avian nurses and bird vets, enabling them to routinely draw blood from large parrots or cockatoos without sedating or anaesthetizing the bird! ๐ฒ๐
Not only do our vet nurses and avian vets take blood from large parrots, but they are trained to do it gently and relatively stress-freeโof course without being bitten! ๐ฆ๐ This procedure requires experience in bird handling and a feeling for parrot behaviour. Routine blood draws in parrots without Sedation or anaesthesia is some of the qualities that make the Melbourne-based Bird Veterinary Avian Hospital different and exceptional.
Here our avian-veterinarian makes the delicate blood draw procedure look easy! ๐ฉบ๐
#AvianVet #BirdCare #ParrotCare #BloodDraw
๐๐ฆBeak Attack! Our Brilliant Avian Vets! ๐ฆ๐
We often don't appreciate the incredible skill and patience of our amazing avian veterinarians, who routinely work wonders on large cockatoo beaks! ๐ฆโจ The Bird-vets can trim, file down, and shape a large parrot's beak back to its normal form and shape without sedation or anaesthesia. ๐ฒ๐
Not only do the Melboure-based bird veterinarians perform the delicate beak procedure gently and without causing undue stress to the bird, but they also seem to manage it without being bittenโ now that takes years of experience and a good understanding of bird behaviour! ๐ช๐
Itโs truly a rare talent to find bird vets experienced enough to handle large parrots so expertly, and we are fortunate to have such an experienced avian vet team at Bird-vet Melbourne. They make sure our feathered friends are treated with the utmost care. ๐
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BIRD EXPO SUNDAY!!!!!! We're getting ready for the Bird Lover's Expo Tomorrow!!! Who is Excited? 9-4pm Sunday 17th November. Come find us at The Hungarian Community Centre, 760 Boronia Rd, Wantirna. #birdlovers #birdloversexpo
๐ Relieving fluid buildup in a swollen chicken.๐
The video below explains the procedure and causes.
This is a very common presentation in egg laying birds. ๐
๐ฆ๐ฉธA simple blood draw in a bird. Almost no stress for the patient and bird Vet involved. Why are so many birds given general anaesthesia for this ! ?๐ค
MICROCHIP YOUR BIRDS! Ever wondered what happens when you bring a lost bird to a bird vet? We bring them straight out the back and check them for a microchip. The below is security camera footage of an eclectus parrot that was handed in as a lost bird late last Monday, being checked by our staff for a microchip. We use a universal chip reader that picks up all types/brands of microchips. When we don't find a chip on the first scan, we reset the machine and try again. We had three eclectus parrots handed in last week and the only one that had a microchip was the one that came in on Friday (whose owner was notified and then picked up same day). Birds without a microchip have a much slower reunite process where we match them with owners using identifying features such as microchips, obvious health issues or physical traits (the only time we like missing toes!), vocabulary and physical location found. If we can't locate an owner quickly, they are screened and sent to a bird rescue who continue to try to reunite the owners. After 8 days they can be legally adopted out. The rescues we work with tend to give birds a longer period for owners to find them, the period varies depending on the rescue.
A microchip is the only way you can 100% definitely prove a bird is yours. It is a safeguard that will help you get your bird back if you lose it, they escape or are stolen.
We microchip birds every day. We usually do it under anaesthetic for safety reasons, particularly with smaller birds. We microchip birds that are 65g or over.
Birds live for a very long time, much longer than many other types of pets. They are highly intelligent and have a higher ability to escape than most other pets. You may think it may never happen to you, but considering their lifespan can you guarantee you will never ever make a mistake in that timeframe? Microchipping is a safeguard that you are going to be grateful for if the worst happens.
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Meet โThirdโ the young cockatiel who presented to our Avian Veterinary clinic in Melbourne. Third had been vomiting and passing droppings with bubbles. On physical examination, it was noted that Third had a firm mass in his crop. A crop mass is easy to feel. Dr Phil an experienced avian vet immediately diagnosed a crop mass
Third had frayed rope toys in his cage!!
As it was A Friday afternoon the crop-surgery was delayed until after the weekend. Most fibre obstruction masses in birds are not "avian emergencies". Avian crop surgeries are routine and usually take less than 15 minutes from the start of the anaesthetic to recovery.
As Third's owner was a student on a budget-no additional testing was done. No X-ray was taken to rule out if any foreign material in the lower gastrointestinal tract, which is surprisingly uncommon.
A Bird Crop surgery or "Avian ingluvotomy" surgery was recommended as the best option For third.
Under General anaesthesia the bird-vet surgically cut into the crop. The massive rope-toy-mass that was intertwined, was gently removed as a unit-(See the video) The surgical wound was closed with 5/0 Pds a fine absorbable suture, and the bird surgery was a success
Third went home the next day with antibiotics and pain relief. Such a relief for our little cockatiel patient. Such a large mass in the little bird.
Graveyard Gala
Having fun at the Cenvet Graveyard Gala tonight! All in the name of promoting mental health awareness in veterinary staff. It's great that so many vet clinics' staff can all join together for an event like this. Thanks to Cenvet and other veterinary sponsors for hosting.
Become a vet nurse they said. Animals are cute they said...
Blood ๐ฉธ collection in large bird, with a powerful beak. No anaesthesia. The vets fingers and patients wellbeing and dignity remaining intact.
Who appears more relaxed , the vet or the patient? Answer is the comments below please .
This is an unscripted behind the scenes video, seeing what happens at the back, in a bird vet clinic.
Avian veterinarians are in short supply, making it essential to appreciate their expertise in performing procedures like blood draws on large birds with powerful beaks, such as Macaws, without anesthesia. The patient and Avian vet phlebotomist must remain calm and relaxed to ensure a quality sample.
