A survey of the causes of 'wet vent' in budgerigars.
'Wet vent', the principal clinical sign of which is diarrhoea, is common in budgerigars. In a survey of 83 cases examined post mortem 21 causes were found. The most common causes were enteritis, mainly of a non-infectious nature (18 cases), 'going light' (15 cases), abnormal gizzard structure (nine cases) and nephrosis (six cases).
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Neston, South Wirral.
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JR
Baker
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010240:Parakeets / Q000382:microbiology*; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000382:microbiology*