| Question | Answer |
| Chlamydiosis | Bacterial
Dyspnea, green urates, anorexia, lethargy
Testing inconclusive
Treat with doxycycline
Zoonotic |
| Clostridiosis | Bacterial
Gram Positive |
| Viral Psittacine Hepatitis | Viral |
| Pacheco's Disease | Viral
Herpesvirus
Sudden death, enlarged dark liver
Tx None |
| Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease | Viral
cirocirus
Feather dystrophy, beak necrosis
Dx serology and feather follicle biopsy
Tx None |
| Polyoma | Viral
Anorexia, lethargy, SQ hemorrhage
Tx None
Dx DNA probe of feces or necropsy tissues |
| Proventricular Dilatation Disease | Viral
Weight loss despite good appetite, whole food passed in feces
Dx crop biopsy, enlarged proventriculus on Xray
Tx None |
| Cloacal Papillomas | Viral
Herpes Virus
Wart-like lesions on cloaca, in mouth or GI
DX Hx and PE
Tx removal is not curative |
| Aspergillosis | Fungal
Sudden death, dyspnea, wasting and voice change
Dx bloodwork, CBC, Xray, endoscopy |
| Candidiasis | Fungal
Usually occurs in neonates treated with antibiotics
Delayed crop emptying or sour crop, diarrhea, regurgitation
Dx crop/fecal gram stain
Tx Nystatin or Ketaconazole |
| Hypovitaminosis A | Nutritional - Vit A |
| Hypocalcemia | Nutritional - Calcium |
| Goiter | Nutritional - Iodine |
| Stemostoma tracheacolum | External Parasite - Mite
Tracheal/air sac mite |
| Knemidokiptes spp | External Parasite - Mite
scaley face/leg mite |
| Giardia | Parasitic - Protozoan
Diarrhea
Dx fecal direct smear or ELISA test |
| Trichomonas gallinae | Parasitic - Protozoan
White plaque or necrotic masses in mouth and esophagus
Dx cytology of an oral swab |
| Atoxoplasma spp | Parasitic - Coccidian |
| Sarcocystis falcatula | Parasitic - Coccidian |
| Hemoproteus spp | Blood Parasite |
| Plasmodium spp | Blood Parasite |
| Leukocytozoon spp | Blood Parasite |
| Capillaria spp | Internal Parasite - Nematode |
| Syngamus trachea | Internal Parasite - Nematode |
| Theobromine Toxicity | Poisoning - Chocolate |
| Avian Pox | Viral |
| Colibacillosis | Bacteria |
| Bumblefoot | Inflammatory or degenerative condition |
| Avian Cholera | Bacterial |
| Botulism "Limberneck" | Bacterial |
| Newcastle Disease | Viral |
| Paramyxovirus | Viral |
| Mycobacteriosis | Bacterial |
| Gout | Metabolic |
| Diabetes Mellitis | Metabolic |