BrokenWing ChroniclesAvian Necropsy Techniques/Warning Graphic ContentWhat Is A Necropsy?The loss of a bird can be more than an emotionally devastating experience---it can be a financial blow with a loss of thousands of dollars, and the realization of dreams shattered. When a bird is lost due to death, it is of utmost importance to attempt to find out the cause. The best way to do this is to request a necropsy.
A necropsy is an avian (or animal) autopsy. This procedure, when done thoroughly and including all tests that avian science can provide, gives concrete proof of the cause of a bird's death. A necropsy should be performed anytime there is uncertainty regarding the reason a bird has died. Regardless of whether you have 10 birds or 100, a necropsy is the most valuable procedure available to protect your remaining flock.
http://www.quakerville.com/qic/qnecrops.asp
Avian Necropsy Techniques 1A necropsy (postmortem examination) is performed to determine the cause of disease by gross and microscopic examination of tissues and by conducting appropriate serologic and microbiologic examinations. A postmortem examination is indicated whenever there is a decrease in production, there are overt signs of illness, or there is an increase in mortality.
Necropsy will not reveal all causes of disease because a high percentage of disease problems are related to management, including poor nutrition, feed and/or water deprivation, improper ventilation, poor sanitation, chilling or overheating of birds, and overcrowding. Such conditions often require an on-site investigation to determine the cause of the problem. Necropsy is most likely to identify infectious disease processes, nutritional deficiencies, toxicities, parasitic disease, and tumors.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM009Atherosclerosis in a ParrotHISTORY: CC - seizures for the last two years. Has been treated HPI for chlamydia at about six months of age and again 16 months later (injectable Vibramycin senes). Seizures were described as an episode of panting followed by the parrot closing his eyes and losing his balance. One leg would slide off of perch, get rigid and move slightly. He never fell off perch. He regurgitated when seizures would start. Tests for Chlamydia never came back positive, he was treated based on signs (yellow feces, lethargic, not playing). Seizures lasted 15 minutes (says owner). The parrot lived with another bird and we would like results as soon as possible to reassure owner her other bird is not in danger. We are not convinced that he had seizures, we are leaning more towards congenital heart disease.
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/acvp/parrot_atherosclerosis/parrot_atherosclerosis.htm
Avian Necropsy Manual PDF http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/necropsy_manuals/Avian_Necropsy_Manual-English.pdfSeminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ysaep/search/quick?search_area=journal&search_text1=technique&restrictName.ysaep=ysaep
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association PDF http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.2004.225.1850AVIAN NECROPSY PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTIONNecropsy examination of the fowl present special problems. First, diseased or dead birds submitted for necropsy examination most often come from a large flock. Thus, there are no guarantees that the bird sample submitted represent the true picture of the health status of the flock. Isolated cases of diseases are therefore possible, and information gained following necropsy may thus be difficult to interpret for the rest of the flock. The basic question that must be answered is whether necropsy examination will shed light on the disease process affecting a significant proportion of the flock. Therefore, for necropsy examination to be meaningful, careful sampling of the flock is essential, and that samples submitted for necropsy should be those representing a wide spectrum of clinical signs observed on the flock. It is best to submit birds that are showing the earliest signs of the disease in question, at its worse state, and include also those dead birds that succumbed from the disease in question.
http://www2.mozcom.com/~emcdvm/necro06.htmlWild birds http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=60290&gateway=vetgateI pray you never need to venture into the world of Necropsy.
Sometimes when one of our little ones fall silent we need to know why, we demand to know why.
I hope this thread did not offend you as that was not the intention, this thread was started for one reason (your need to know).
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