Clinical Management of Injured Juvenile Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala) Due to the Impact of Cyclone Fani
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2020
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Cyclone Fani hit the Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India on
29th April, 2019 and inflicted morbidity and mortality in painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala).
The juvenile painted storks perching on the trees fell along with nests and 13 were referred to
Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, South India
in critical stages. On clinical examination two birds were in shock, one had fracture of pelvis and
left femur which was treated by soft bandaging. The remaining 10 birds requiring procedures
were inducted and maintained anaesthesia following pre-oxygenation for 5 minutes, Isoflurane
was administered as inhalant anaesthetic in 100 per cent oxygen (3 L/min) at a concentration of
4 to 5 per cent for induction and 2 per cent for maintenance through a customized face mask
made of plastic intravenous fluid bottle. For the long bone fractures, intramedullary pinning was
performed in 5 cases of tibio-trasal and tarso-metatarsal fractures and Plaster of Paris bandage
was applied in 4 cases of tibio-trasal and tarso-metatarsal fractures including radius-ulna
fracture in one case. Anaesthesia was well tolerated with a mean Standard reflex score of 1.55
±1.23 after induction. Intramedullary pinning and Plaster of Paris bandage were tolerated and
aided in healing of long bone fractures. The birds in shock (2), pelvis fracture (1) and radiusulna
fractures (1) died during the post treatment period in the Rehabilitation centre and the 9
recovered birds were released. The study indicated that isoflurane was a safe and ideal inhalant
anaesthetic in Painted Storks and intramedullary pinning and Plaster of Paris bandage were
well tolerated and they aided in the healing of long bone fractures of pelvic limbs in painted
storks.
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TNV_IJPABS_2020_8(1)97-104
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Veterinary Science