Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cockatiel with chronic regurgitation caused by crop hairball
By Fischer, I et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·2006·Small Animal Department·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic regurgitation in a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) with a trichobezoar.
- Species:
- bird
Plain-English summary
A cockatiel was brought in for chronic regurgitation, which is when a bird brings up food or fluid from its crop (the storage pouch in their throat). The vet found that the bird had a trichobezoar, a type of blockage caused by hair and other materials it had ingested. To treat this, the veterinarian performed a surgery called ingluviotomy to remove the blockage. After the procedure, the cockatiel recovered well and was able to eat normally again.
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Abstract
Crop disorders are very common in small psittacine birds. Psittacine birds are very curious and like chewing on different materials. Therefore, they are predisposed to ingest foreign material. In the literature only very few cases have been reported. This case report describes the clinical examination, the diagnostic workup and the ingluviotomy in a cockatiel with a bezoar in the crop.
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