Podcast Summary:
In this episode, I speak to Dr Bob Doneley about How to Approach Avian Skin and Feather Diseases including feather damaging behaviour, superficial chronic ulcerative dermatitis and psittacine beak and feather disease.
Dr Bob Doneley is a registered specialist and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Avian Medicine. He is currently the Head of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service and a Professor at the University of Queensland. He teaches exotic medicine and surgery to both the veterinary and veterinary technology students there. Dr Doneley is also the author of the book, Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice, now in its second edition, and an Editor of the book, Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice.
Podcast Notes:
4.13 The Unique Features of Avian Skin and the Clinical Implications
15.01 History taking
26.28 Examination tips
35.09 Feather Damaging Behaviour
47.36 Superficial Chronic Ulcerative Disease
55.45 Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease
Links & Resources:
- Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice: Companion and Aviary Birds, Second Edition – Dr Bob Doneley
- Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice – Dr Bob Doneley, Dr Deborah Monks, Dr Robert Johnson, Dr Brendan Carmel
- Diagnosis, treatment, and control of common parasites in companion and aviary birds (Journal publication)
- Duoderm extra thin wound dressing
- PDS suture
- A comparison of haemagglutination, haemagglutination inhibition and PCR for the detection of psittacine beak and feather disease virus infection and a comparison of isolates obtained from loriids (Journal publication)
- Vaccination strategies for PBFD (Journal publication)
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medical Authority
- The Broken years – Bill Gammage
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