Fluidoterapia em aves da ordem Psittaciformes

Abstract

Water is around 60-70% of the total body weight composition of birds, being an essential component for the proper functioning of the organism. The popularization of several species of the order Psittaciformes, kept as pets, exposed in zoos and the need to conserve specimens, resulted in a great advance in medicine and management related to these animals. Dehydration and hypovolemic shock are present in the clinical routine of birds, so it is essential that the veterinarian is able to identify and treat the cause of these conditions, since the anatomy and physiology of birds are different from other classes. One of the procedures performed in avian medicine to treat these conditions is fluid therapy, which is a supportive treatment to correct dehydration, hypovolemic shock and/or electrolyte imbalances. This treatment proves to be of vital importance, since there is the popularization of several species of this order kept as pets, in addition to the growing concern with their conservation, the objective of the work was to elucidate fluid therapy in birds of this order, providing practical and quick access to students and veterinarians, seeking to describe the main fluids and the main routes used in clinical routine.