Recurrent smoke-induced respiratory infections in a ruby blue-headed pionus parrot (Pionus menstruus rubrigularis).
A 4-year-old female blue-headed pionus parrot (Pionus menstruus rubrigularis) presented repeatedly for acute smoke inhalation. The protracted clinical course and secondary respiratory infections with multiple pathogens represented characteristic sequelae to smoke inhalation and toxicosis seen in other species, but these have not been previously reported in birds.
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Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island, 75 Sunrise Highway, West Islip, NY 11795, USA.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D011563:Psittaciformes; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents