Exotic Pet Cases
Some of the pets we have treated during 2011
Lydon the Indian eagle owl was presented by falconer John Dowling after he noticed Lydon, his 13-week-old hand-reared owl, was off form during a birds of prey display at a summer show in Stonehouse. During the examination that followed a hard swelling on the bird's abdomen was felt which was feared to be a growth or tumor.
Lydon was operated on and to everyones suprise the cause of the hard swelling was found to be a sock which Lydon had used as a toy since birth!
Noodle the rabbit was presented as an emergency to Great Western Exotic Vets, at the beginning of April with back trauma, a common problem with rabbits. She had jumped from her owner’s arms and she was not able to use her back legs.
The images from an MRI scan showed that there was rather severe damage affecting her spine but it was not possible to predict whether those changes could have been reversible with time.
Vlad a young Hyacinth Macaw chick was presented to us some months ago, with splay leg, having been reared as a single chick in a smooth bottomed container.
Phoebe a 5-year old female Netherland Dwarf rescue rabbit with an uncertain history prior to adoption. The owners were told however, that she had been neutered. They had been unsure about it as lately, Phoebe had been showing signs of false pregnancy – nesting, digging, pulling fur from her dewlap and was noticed not to be eating as much as usual. Concerned for her wellbeing, she was given a physical examination, during which an egg-sized caudal abdominal mass was palpated. She had also started to produce bloody urine. Uterine Adenocarcinoma was diagnosed.
