Evaluation of the Agreement Between 2 Point-Of-Care Glucometers and a Laboratory Automated Analyzer in North American Raptors.

Blood glucose abnormalities are commonly observed in veterinary medicine. Point-of-care (POC) glucometers provide rapid results, are inexpensive, and require very small sample volumes to measure blood glucose concentrations. Although POC glucometers are used frequently in dogs and cats, there have been few studies evaluating POC glucometers in avian species, none of which include raptors.

Osteosarcoma in an American robin (Turdus migratorius).

An osteosarcoma arising from the left hemimandible was diagnosed in an adult American robin (Turdus migratorius). Neoplastic spindle cells were observed extending away from foci of trabecular bone in dense sheets, occasionally within osteoid tissue. The variably pleomorphic spindle cells contained fibrillar, lightly basophilic cytoplasm, irregular, round to ovoid nuclei, and single or multiple small nucleoli.

Rehabilitation of native reptiles and amphibians in DuPage County, Illinois.

Between 1980 and 1994, 586 individuals of 20 native reptile and amphibian species were evaluated at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in DuPage County, Illinois (USA). On examination, 48% of reptiles and 52% of amphibians were injured, and 2% of each class were diseased; remaining animals were uninjured. The most frequent causes of injury to reptiles were automobile collisions (55%), ingestion of fishing tackle (19%), and domestic animal attacks (8%).