Author/Authors :
VAROL, Kemal Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , ULUSAN, Mehmet Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , KARACA BEKDİK, İlknur Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , EKİNCİ, Gencay Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , GÜNEŞ, Vehbi Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , KELEŞ, İhsan Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY , ONMAZ, Ali Cesur Erciyes University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, TURKEY
Abstract :
In this case report; undetermined of the sex, three years old African grey parrot with seizure complaint referred to the our clinic was evaluated. According to obtained anamnesis the parrot had no health problem up to last three weeks. Since last three weeks, the parrot started to faint a few times a day and suddenly started to shout. In the clinical examination of the parrot; body temperature was 38.5oC, respiration rate was 40 and pulsation was 400 beat/minutes. Serum samples obtainedfrom blood taken from veins under wings were analysed with concern to Calcium concentration which were found to be 1mmol/dl and thought that the fainting observed on the parrot most probably due to hypocalcemic crisis. As a result; with this case report it was aimed to remind that, when clinical symptoms such as fainting, convulsions seen in a parrot, hypocalcaemia should be taken into consideration.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Fainting , Hypocalcaemia , Parrot , Seizure
