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Adenoviruses 1 Aggression (in Problem Behaviors: Aggression, Biting and Screaming) (244) Airborne Toxins 3 Air Sac Mites 5 Air Sac Rupture 7 Anemia 9 Angel Wing 11 Anorexia 13 Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicosis 15 Arthritis 18 Ascites 21 Aspergillosis 24 Aspiration 27 Atherosclerosis 29 Avian Influenza 33 Avocado Toxins (in Plant and Avocado Toxins) (225) Beak Injuries 36 Beak Malocclusion (Scissors Beak) 38 Bite Wounds 41 Biting (in Problem behaviors: Aggression, Biting and Screaming) (244) Bordetellosis 44 Botulism 46 Brain Tumors (in CNS Tumors, Brain Tumors, Pituitary Tumors) (68) Campylobacteriosis 48 Candidiasis 50 Carbamate Toxicity (in Organophosphate and Carbamate Toxicity) (200) Cardiac Disease 52 Cere and Skin, Color Changes 54 Chlamydiosis 56 Chronic Egg Laying 59 Circoviruses 61 Cloacal Disease 63 Clostridiosis 66 CNS Tumors, Brain Tumors, Pituitary Tumors 68 Coagulation (in Coagulopathies and Coagulation) (71) Coagulopathies and Coagulation 71 Coccidiosis, Intestinal 74 Coccidiosis, Systemic 76 Coelomic Distention 79 Colibacillosis 82 Crop Stasis (in Ingluvial Hypomotility, Crop Stasis and Ileus) (153) Cryptosporidiosis 85 Cystic Ovaries (in Ovarian Cysts, Neoplasia and Cystic Ovaries) (206) Dehydration 87 Dermatitis 89 Diabetes Insipidus 91 Diabetes Mellitus (in Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus) (143) Diarrhea 93 Dyslipidemia/Hyperlipidemia 95 Dystocia and Egg Binding 98 Ectoparasites 101 Egg Binding (in Dystocia and Egg Binding) (98) Egg Yolk and Reproductive Coelomitis 103 Emaciation 105 Enteritis and Gastritis 108 Feather Cyst 111 Feather Damaging Behavior and Self-Injurious Behavior 113 Feather Disorders 117 Fecal Discoloration (in Urate and Fecal Discoloration) (295) Flagellate Enteritis 119 Fractures and Luxations 121 Gastritis (in Enteritis and Gastritis) (108) Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies 124 Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis 126 Heavy Metal Toxicity 129 Hemoparasites 131 Hemorrhage 134 Hepatic Lipidosis 137 Herpesviruses 140 Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus 143 Hyperlipidemia (in Dyslipidemia/Hyperlipidemia) (95) Hyperuricemia 145 Hypocalcemia and Hypomagnesemia 147 Hypomagnesemia (in Hypocalcemia and Hypomagnesemia) (147) Ileus (in Ingluvial Hypomotility, Crop Stasis and Ileus) (153) Infertility 150 Ingluvial Hypomotility, Crop Stasis and Ileus 153 Intestinal Helminthiasis (in Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis) (126) Iron Storage Disease 156 Lameness 158 Lipomas 161 Liver Disease 163 Luxations (in Fractures and Luxations) (121) Lymphoid Leukosis (in Viral Neoplasms: Marek’s Disease, Lymphoid Leukosis and Reticuloendotheliosis) (302) Lymphoid Neoplasia 166 Macrorhabdus Ornithogaster 169 Marek’s Disease (in Viral Neoplasms: Marek’s Disease, Lymphoid Leukosis and Reticuloendotheliosis) (302) Metabolic Bone Disease 171 Mycobacteriosis 174 Mycoplasmosis 177 Mycotoxicosis 179 Neurologic Conditions 182 Nutritional Imbalances 185 Obesity 188 Ocular Lesions 190 Oil Exposure 193 Oral Plaques 197 Organophosphate and Carbamate Toxicity 200 Osteomyelosclerosis and Polyostotic Hyperostosis 202 Otitis 204 Ovarian Cysts, Neoplasia and Cystic Ovaries 206 Ovarian Neoplasia (in Ovarian Cysts, Neoplasia and Cystic Ovaries) (206) Overgrown Beak and Nails 210 Overgrown Nails (in Overgrown Beak and Nails) (210) Oviductal Disease (in Salpingitis, Oviductal Disease and Uterine Disorders) (262) Pancreatic Diseases 213 Papillomas, Cutaneous 216 Paramyxoviruses 218 Pasteurellosis 221 Phallus Prolapse 223 Pituitary Tumors (in CNS Tumors, Brain Tumors, Pituitary Tumors) (68) Plant and Avocado Toxins 225 Pneumonia 228 Pododermatitis 231 Polydipsia 234 Polyomavirus 237 Polyostotic Hyperostosis (in Osteomyelosclerosis and Polyostotic Hyperostosis) (202) Polyuria 239 Poxvirus 241 Problem Behaviors: Aggression, Biting and Screaming 244 Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) 247 Regurgitation and Vomiting 249 Renal Disease 251 Respiratory Distress 254 Reproductive Coelomitis (in Egg Yolk and Reproductive Coelomitis) (103) Reticuloendotheliosis (in Viral Neoplasms: Marek’s Disease, Lymphoid Leukosis and Reticuloendotheliosis) (302) Rhinitis and Sinusitis 257 Salmonellosis 260 Salpingitis, Oviductal Disease and Uterine Disorders 262 Sarcocystis 265 Scissors Beak (in Beak Malocclusion) (38) Screaming (in Problem Behaviors: Aggression, Biting and Screaming) (244) Seizures 267 Self-Injurious Behavior (in Feather Damaging Behavior and Self-Injurious Behavior) (113) Sick Bird Syndrome 270 Sinusitis (in Rhinitis and Sinusitis) (257) Slipped Tendon (in Splay Leg and Slipped Tendon) (272) Splay Leg and Slipped Tendon 272 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 274 Syringeal Disease (in Tracheal Disease and Syringeal Disease) (281) Thyroid Diseases 277 Toxoplasmosis 279 Tracheal Disease and Syringeal Disease 281 Trauma 284 Trichomoniasis 287 Tumors 289 Undigested Food in Droppings 292 Urate and Fecal Discoloration 295 Uropygial Gland Disease 297 Uterine Disorders (in Salpingitis, Oviductal Disease and Uterine Disorders) (262) Viral Disease 299 Viral Neoplasms: Marek’s Disease, Lymphoid Leukosis and Reticuloendotheliosis 302 Vitamin D Toxicosis 305 Vomiting (in Regurgitation and Vomiting) (249) West Nile Virus 307 Xanthomas 310 Appendix 1: Common Dosages for Birds 312 Appendix 2: Avian Hematology Reference Values 318 Appendix 3: Laboratory Testing (USA) 320 Appendix 4: Viral Diseases of Concern 330 Appendix 5: Selected Zoonotic Diseases of Concern and Personal Protection 335 Appendix 6: Common Avian Toxins and their Clinical Signs 337 Appendix 7: Clinical Algorithms 340 Algorithm 1: Sick Bird Syndrome 340 Algorithm 2: Diarrhea 341 Algorithm 3: Regurgitation/Vomiting 342 Algorithm 4: Respiratory Distress 343 Algorithm 5: Coelomic Distention 344 Algorithm 6: Egg Binding 345 Algorithm 7: Anemia 346 Algorithm 8: Oropharyngeal Lesions 347 Algorithm 9: Neurologic Signs 348 Algorithm 10: Polydipsia 349 Algorithm 11: Polyuria 350 Algorithm 12: Feather Damaging Behavior 351 Algorithm 13: Lameness 352 Algorithm 14: Hyperuricemia 353 Algorithm 15: Hepatopathy 354 Index 355