livingart

:roll: hope she recovers

thanks Jen, are pins removed or left in place?

thats it phoenix the process is like a wall being built, bricks one layer at a time so bones heal in a similar manner. Layer upon layer of new cells are laid until the broken bone ends are fused together.

there is quite a gap between those bones, like our forarm i think from memory if healing is successful the pins are cut off and remain jennifer may be able to further enlighten us

yes iggies was mt pleasant, one of th points put forward to erma was that this strain was not known in nz before the iggies were tested, am american strain 3 months after iggies were determined to be a new organism and destroyed new info came to light that mt pleasant salmonella was already here years before go figure

The post operative radiographs taken today (see attached) show that the pins placed in the left radius and ulna are in good position and the ends of the broken bones are now well aligned. The pins were slightly too long and so were trimmed back slighty. The infection that is present under the skin in the area is slightly reduced and we are still keeping the wing bandaged to keep that covered and to help keep the fracture stable in the short term. The bird is receiving pain relief and antibiotics and is still eating well. The plan is to hold him until the fractures are stable enough that the pins can be removed. This may take 3-4 weeks, possibly longer to the massey wildlife team

can't get your mind off it?

that is a possibility, Insect vectors are also thought to be able to spread the RCD virus in rabbits also humans handling infected animals and spreading it any new diseases would more likely come from smuggled animals than ones that have been through a quarantine and testing process

done recently by one of our more learned forum members some of our reptile members chose to take part in the study

who knows? there has only been one study done on salmonella in exotic reps in nz

that wildlife massey is a good site

SNAP

nets used in the home fish tank not sterilised then used to catch tadpoles in the pond

Chytrid fungus might have been introduced into the pond by commercial collectors who had unknowingly come into contact with it from imported stock

spread the load with a flat base instead of 4 points of contact

did you read the articles properly?

how did chytrid fungus get into some native frogs? http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/frogs/5 also from here http://wildlife.massey.ac.nz/research/c ... rticle.pdf

already started writing it my dear tried hairspray on them but it doesn't wear off

not the biggest fry and can't train them to stretch right out

yes hopefully it will come back about 3 - 4 months recovery then released back to where it came from or Tuhoa

the kaka and i have an understanding if it doesn't bite me, i won't bite it used to work on the baboons

update from yesterday The surgery went well today, and the kaka recovered well. We placed a pin in the radius and another in the ulna. There did appear to be infection under the skin around the fracture, even though there was no obvious wound over the fracture so we've increased the amount of antibiotics the bird is on. Tomorrow we plan to do some repeat radiographs to check the alignment of everything now that the pins are in - we'll keep you posted!

so by that statement the recent whites frogs were in all "likelyhood" smuggled in it is easier to come down on reptiles as there are less of them around and they aren't cute and cuddly