title: Crop burn in an umbrella cockatoo.
abstract: An 18-week-old umbrella cockatoo presented for continuous vocalization and one episode of regurgitation. The bird had been purchased 3 weeks before presentation and was the first large pet bird owned by this family. The cockatoo was fed a commercial baby bird formula that the owners were heating in the microwave before feeding. The owner had been instructed on formula feeding by the pet store personnel when the bird was purchased.
authors.affiliation: Island Exotic Veterinary Care, Huntington, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hoefer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D046410:Cockatoos; D003426:Crop, Avian / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome