A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo
A two-week-old white-tailed eagle presented with an inability to stand and flex its limbs. Despite hatching naturally and owing to lack of parental attention, the bird was raised indoors by zookeepers with no access to sunlight. Palpation and radiographic examination of the bilateral tibiotarsus and...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10209469 2023-06-11T04:12:25+02:00 A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo KIM, Hee-Jong KIM, Kyoo-Tae 2023-03-17 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10209469/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36927695 https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0516 en eng The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10209469/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36927695 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0516 ©2023 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0516 2023-05-28T01:08:05Z A two-week-old white-tailed eagle presented with an inability to stand and flex its limbs. Despite hatching naturally and owing to lack of parental attention, the bird was raised indoors by zookeepers with no access to sunlight. Palpation and radiographic examination of the bilateral tibiotarsus and femur bone revealed pronounced deformation and curvature, and bilateral decreased bone densities, respectively. The reduced calcium concentration in the blood was treated with calcium gluconate injections and calcium-supplemented feeds. Chopped mouse tails were fed directly, and whole pink-skinned nude mice were fed weekly. The zookeeper also gently massaged the bird and dressed it with a bandage. Sunlight exposure was provided daily. Saliva containing chicken feed was obtained from the mother. The bird could stand properly after four weeks of treatment, and the blood calcium concentration was restored to normal levels. Text Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed eagle PubMed Central (PMC) Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 85 5 584 586 |
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A two-week-old white-tailed eagle presented with an inability to stand and flex its limbs. Despite hatching naturally and owing to lack of parental attention, the bird was raised indoors by zookeepers with no access to sunlight. Palpation and radiographic examination of the bilateral tibiotarsus and femur bone revealed pronounced deformation and curvature, and bilateral decreased bone densities, respectively. The reduced calcium concentration in the blood was treated with calcium gluconate injections and calcium-supplemented feeds. Chopped mouse tails were fed directly, and whole pink-skinned nude mice were fed weekly. The zookeeper also gently massaged the bird and dressed it with a bandage. Sunlight exposure was provided daily. Saliva containing chicken feed was obtained from the mother. The bird could stand properly after four weeks of treatment, and the blood calcium concentration was restored to normal levels. |
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A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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A case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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case of rickets in an artificially raised white-tailed eagle (haliaeetus albicilla) chick at a zoo |
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