Parrots are among the few animal groups which are kept more in private than in zoo aviaries. Zoos therefore have a central role in presenting their parrots to the public, especially due to a biological based parrot husbandry and suitable exhibit labels. With regard to the main systematic groups of ...

Diagnosis and treatment of viral and fungal diseases, and parasites, as well as diseases of different organs, surgical operations and suitable drugs are described for different animals. Animals include rabbits, guineapigs, hamsters, rats, mice, gerbils, Chinchillas, Octodon degus, squirrels,...

Summaries of 50 papers presented at this meeting of the German Veterinary Association (DVG) are published here. Most of them are in German, and they are arranged alphabetically by the name of the senior author, so that it is difficult to see whether there is a predominant theme. The papers are...

Objective: The prevalence of resistant bacteria in pet birds, zoo birds and falconry birds is still largely unknown. Therefore, antibiograms of rapidly-growing aerobic bacteria obtained from these birds were retrospectively evaluated. Material and methods: Between 2007 and 2016 a total of 1036...

The diagnosis of kidney diseases in tortoises is only possible to a very limited extent on the basis of the general examination due to the development of unspecific disease symptoms. Extensive additional examinations are required to confirm the diagnosis. In addition to blood and urine tests,...

The availability of GnRH agonist implants offers the possibility of a reversible, temporary downregulation of endocrine and germinative testicular function in male dogs and hobs. This review provides an overview of the registered indication, the induction of temporary infertility in healthy,...

The problems associated with diagnosing and extracting non-metallic feeding tubes (e.g. silicon, plastic or rubber) from the proventriculi of juvenile parrots are described in three different cases: two Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) and one Military Macaw (Ara militaris). All three...

A 15-month-old Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca iberica) with a bodyweight of 66 g, was presented after the referring veterinarian had detected a urolith. Regarding the results of the physical and radiographic examinations, surgical removal of the urolith via the left prefemoral fossa was...

This paper discusses the different handling techniques during emergencies and in cases of illnes in various pets such as rabbits, guineapigs, rodents, hamsters, ferrets, ornamental fishes, doves/pigeons, lizards, and reptiles.