Practical avian therapeutics with dosages of commonly used medications.

This article reviews the practical aspects of medicating individual avian pets in a practice situation. General principles are discussed, and specific doses for the most commonly used medications are given.

Pet avian conditions and syndromes of the most frequently presented species seen in practice.

This article describes the most frequent conditions seen in clinical practice in the United States. The authors' clinical experiences and impressions are emphasized, and the experiences of many other veterinarians are included.

Egg binding in caged and aviary birds.

Egg binding most often affects budgerigars, cockatiels, finches and canaries. Causes include oversized or malpositioned eggs, lack of exercise, nesting too early or late, excessive egg laying, uterine damage or infection, obesity, malnutrition, sudden drops in ambient temperature and genetic factors. Clinical signs are perching unsteadily with ruffled feathers and half-closed eyelids, frequent tail-wagging or straining, swelling over the tail base, and sitting on the cage bottom.

Activity of uredofos, niclosamide, bunamidine hydrochloride, and arecoline hydrobromide against Mesocestoides corti in experimentally infected dogs.

Uredofos, niclosamide, bunamidine hydrochloride, and arecoline hydrobromide were given at various doses to dogs experimentally infected with Mesocestoides corti. The highest efficacies were obtained with bunamidine hydrochloride and uredofos. Variable results were obtained with arecoline hydrobromide and niclosamide.