Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Valvular endocarditis and septic thrombosis associated with a radial fracture in a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Lemon, Matthew J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Atlantic Veterinary College
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
A free-ranging adult female red-tailed hawk died suddenly after 3 weeks in rehabilitation for a radial fracture. Cause of death was septic thrombosis from a chronic bacterial valvular endocarditis, probably associated with injury at the fracture site. The challenge of clinical diagnosis of sepsis in wild birds is emphasized.
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