It is a clinical challenge when veterinarians have to administer therapeutic procedures to pet avian patients. It is the thoughtful use of therapeutic procedures on a debilitated patient that is often correlated to the success or failure of treatinga patient. The initial phase of evaluating a patient's health is through a rapid external physical examination. If the patient appears to be severely debilitated or getting worse the bird should be "put down" and placed in a critical care unit. Any antibiotic, chelation agent or fluid therapy should be initiated prior to the patient's placement into the incubator.
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