Environmental Toxicology: Considerations for Exotic Pets

Murphy, Lisa

doi:10.1053/j.jepm.2015.08.003

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“…Enclosures and relevant facilities should be disinfected with appropriate materials as necessary and always between different batches of animals. Disinfectant should be appropriate for the contaminants likely to be encountered as well as safe for the relevant species, which may involve other invertebrates being at risk of exposure to incidental insecticides ( 51 ). Staff should pay particularly close attention to hand cleansing between animal enclosures, to prevent cross contamination both of animals and cages, as well as the wider environment.…”

Section: Establishment and Management Protocolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for Inspection of Companion and Commercial Animal Establishments

Warwick¹,

Jessop

Arena

et al. 2018

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Various establishments exist in which animals are held for a variety of reasons. Historically, the management and inspection of animals in commerce and in private keeping have involved a considerable degree of arbitrary evaluation based on the personal experience of the vendor, keeper, advisor, or inspector. Accordingly, relevant protocols and standards are subject to considerable variation. Relatedly, diversity of traded and privately kept species generates significant challenges for those responsible for facility management and inspection alike. Animal welfare and public health and safety are constant and major concerns that require objective methodologies to monitor and control. This report focuses on establishments concerned with the boarding, breeding, storage, vending or handover of animals intended for human “companions” or “pets”, and aims to provide universal objective information for essential husbandry, inspection protocols and an allied inspection assessment tool for scoring establishments.

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Section: Establishment and Management Protocolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for Inspection of Companion and Commercial Animal Establishments

Warwick¹,

Jessop

Arena

et al. 2018

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…Toxicoses are relatively common in bird pets. Indeed, a number of cases are reported in literature concerning both heavy metal intoxications and toxic plants ingestion [1][2][3]. Birds are smart and curious animals, therefore the accidental risk of toxic substances ingestion is relatively high.…”

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Acute tea tree oil intoxication in a pet cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus): a case report

Vetere¹,

Bertocchi

Pelizzone

et al. 2020

BMC Vet Res

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Background: Phytotherapy is becoming a more and more common practice, not only for personal care but also for pet care. Nevertheless, we often have to deal with substances on which, in most cases, very little literature is available, even more so if the species of interest are the exotic ones. In particular, the essential oil from the Melaleuca leaves, because of its antinflammatory and antibacterial properties, is widely used and very little is known about its potential toxicity on pet birds. The present paper describes the first case of Tea tree oil intoxication in a pet bird. Case presentation: A one-year-old, 80 g male cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was presented for clinical examination due to a serious despondency episode after the application of 3 drops of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifoglia) directly on the cutis of its right wing. The subject was urgently hospitalized and blood tests were performed.Serum biochemical values showed severe liver damage and slight renal involvement, complete blood count (CBC) parameters indicated a moderate neutrophilia a moderate neutropenia. Warm subcutaneous fluids and vitamin (VIT) B12 were administered, and after 8 h of fluid therapy the clinical condition of the patient improved. The subject was discharged after 48 h of hospitalization, in stable conditions. Conclusions: Toxicosis are relatively common in bird pets and a number of cases are reported in literature, concerning heavy metals intoxications and toxic plants ingestion. However, in literature there are no described cases regarding Melaleuca oil intoxication in pet birds, but it has been reported in humans (mainly by ingestion) as well as in dogs, cats and rats. We hope that this first case report can be an initial aid in the knowledge of this potential toxicosis and therefore in the clinical veterinary practice of pet birds.

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“…Este producto se caracteriza por ser de amplio espectro cuyo uso como antiparasitario externo en animales domésticos, se ha incrementado desde los años noventa (Eaton y Gallagher, 2010). El fipronil fue sintetizado para controlar pulgas (Murphy, 2015), garrapatas y ácaros (Harcourt-Brown, 2002), de perros y gatos. El uso en cuyes es discutible; mientras Maguire y Hawk (2012), sugieren aplicación sólo externa; Hoppmann y Barron (2007), no lo recomiendan.…”

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Uso del fipronil durante la etapa de gestación y cría de cuyes en Ayacucho, 2019

Quispe

2020

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Objetivo: evaluar la dosis mínima de aplicación externa de fipronil en cuyes durante la etapa de gestación y cría para el control de ectoparásitos en Ayacucho, 2,019. Material y métodos: se evaluó el efecto antiparasitario en nueve cuyes hembras desde el momento del empadre al someterlas a una dosis reducida de fipronil cuyo efecto se observó a través de la carga parasitaria y el incremento de peso vivo. Se aplicó un diseño en Bloque Completamente Ramdomizado con tres tratamientos y tres repeticiones. Resultados: No se encontró diferencias estadísticas en el incremento de ácaros ni en el incremento de peso vivo. La población de ácaros disminuyó de 16.8 ± 2.8 a 3.1 ± 2.3 ácaros por animal durante la primera gestación. Al reducir las condiciones de desinfección del alojamiento, la población de ácaros disminuyó de 99.6 ± 22.4 a 32.8 ± 8.2 ácaros por animal durante la segunda gestación. Esta cantidad no fue importante para influir en la producción del animal. El peso vivo se incrementó en 228.4 ± 67.1 en promedio. Los costos de sanidad fueron ligeramente superiores al 2% siendo los más convenientes cuando se usó el fipronil. Conclusión: Existe evidencia que al reducirse el uso del fipronil en un 50%, se puede controlar el número de ácaros en cuyes durante la gestación y cría; sin embargo, es necesario evaluar la efectividad del insecticida, así como el manejo de las condiciones del alojamiento en crianza de los animales.

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Environmental Toxicology: Considerations for Exotic Pets

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Guidelines for Inspection of Companion and Commercial Animal Establishments

Guidelines for Inspection of Companion and Commercial Animal Establishments

Acute tea tree oil intoxication in a pet cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus): a case report

Uso del fipronil durante la etapa de gestación y cría de cuyes en Ayacucho, 2019

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