Linda's Links

Autumn 2003

Hello everyone,
This issue I will be reviewing some helpful websites, that I have found. regarding "Metal Toxicity."

My first link can be found at:
http://www.petsvetsandyou.com/pcl/articles/c100017/q10000318.htm
This is the PetsVetsandYou, Inc. site.
Early diagnosis involves blood work, x-rays and measurement of heavy metals in blood samples. Prompt treatment saves many birds lives. If you suspect your bird is sick see a competent avian veterinarian immediately.

My second links can be found at:
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww66eiv.htm
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww14eiii.htm
Winged Wisdom
LEAD TOXICOSIS
Sources, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
by Linda Pesek DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Avian)
THE A - ZINC OF ZINC POISONING
by Carol Highfill

My third link can be found at:
http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/metals.htm
Article by Gillian Willis that describes the toxic effect of heavy metals such as.brass, lead, copper, tin and zinc.

My fourth link can be found at:
http://www.lbah.com/Avian/lead.htm
Long Beach Animal Hospital
Lead Toxicity
Introduction Cause Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention

My fifth link can be found at:
http://www.cockatiel.org/articles/lead_poisoning.html
Lead Poisoning by Robert F. Giddings, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP — Avian Practice This is a case history.

A mature yellow-headed Amazon parrot (Amazona ocrocephala) was admitted to our hospital with a history of rapid onset of anorexia, incoordination so severe that the bird could not sit on its perch, depression, and loose droppings. The droppings contained small amounts of blood.

My sixth link can be found at:
http://www.aviannetwork.com/articles/beauty.htm
Beauty And The Metal Beast
A true story of zinc toxicity, in a male Eclectus parrot.
By Betsy Hayes

My last link can be found at:
http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C15891.html
The Analyst
Heavy Metal Toxicity
Signs, symptoms and indicators | Conditions that suggest it | Contributing risk factors | It can lead to... | Treatment recommendations
This is for humans, but I thought it looked interesting.

Well, that's all for now. I hope you found the links useful, and will join me again, next issue, for more of "Linda's Links."