Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Unusual tracheal foreign body in an African grey parrot.
- Journal:
- The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Cannon, Michael James
- Affiliation:
- Cannon and Ball Veterinary Clinic · Australia
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
This case report documents an unusual tracheal foreign body (a moth) in Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus). Gross postmortem signs and histopathology results are presented. A discussion of the peculiar avian anatomy that may have contributed to the aspiration of the moth is provided.
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