Case Study: Egg Binding & Spay Surgery
My introduction to Seleta was when she sent me this message: “This is by far the coolest website I’ve everContinue Reading
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Case Study: Pica Eating Disorder
It’s fitting that the condition I’ll explore in this post, pica (PYE-kuh) is Latin – not for chicken, but anotherContinue Reading
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Case Study: Groundbreaking Heart Surgery
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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Case Study: Overgrown Leg Band
One of the issues with having a number of chickens is it’s not always easy to keep track of theirContinue Reading
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Case Study: Egg Yolk Peritonitis Surgery
Egg Yolk Peritonitis is an inflammation in the peritoneum (tissue covering the inside of the abdomen and most organs) causedContinue Reading
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Avian Pathology Cases: 1
After 13 years of keeping chickens and many hours scrolling through online poultry sites I’ve seen my share of oddities.Continue Reading
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Case Study: Foreign Body Ingestion
Chickens explore their world beak first and often peck at things that aren’t edible or healthy. I don’t eat myContinue Reading
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Case Study: Chicken Spay Surgery
Egg binding occurs when an egg gets stuck in the reproductive tract causing the hen difficulty in laying it. TheContinue Reading
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Case Study: Avian Encephalomyelitis
I’ve now worked on fifteen case studies: some have had happy endings (i.e. amputated toe, broken leg and survivors ofContinue Reading
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Case Study: Hardware Disease & Metal Toxicity
Several years ago I had a much loved poodle, Simon, who had a penchant for eating things that got stuckContinue Reading
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