Avian CPR

[Lady Jane]

You never know when you will need it.

CPR: Save A Bird's Life - Petcha

 

[greys4u]

Thanks!

 

[Birdbabe]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Crow lover]

This video is on youtube and called:

A bird performing CPR

It is amazing!

 

[Milo]

What this article doesn't say is the likelihood of a crashing avian patient recovering without intubation and intervention by emergency drugs is less than 10%, and there is a good chance that an owner could break a rib or rupture an air sac during compressions. Unfortunately CPR for most exotic species is much more complex and unsuccessful than it is for cat/dog patients. Even in larger birds like cockatoos and macaws.

I think it's okay information for people to have for their birds, I don't think that the article fully explains the risks and most likely outcome involved with avian CPR.

 

[JLcribber]

What this article doesn't say is the likelihood of a crashing avian patient recovering without intubation and intervention by emergency drugs is less than 10%, and there is a good chance that an owner could break a rib or rupture an air sac during compressions. Unfortunately CPR for most exotic species is much more complex and unsuccessful than it is for cat/dog patients. Even in larger birds like cockatoos and macaws.

I think it's okay information for people to have for their birds, I don't think that the article fully explains the risks and most likely outcome involved with avian CPR.

Yea. It's great info but if one is in a situation where the average person needs to perform CPR on a bird, the chances of actually saving its life aren't very good.

 

[Hankmacaw]

That is a bit higher than in humans who are given CPR as a lifesaving measure. But if there is nothing else to do - go ahead.

My vet actually opened the chest of an Amazon and performed cardiac massage and saved the bird for awhile. The bird finally died in a week or so, but that was quite a feat in my estimation. My vet does not give up easily.

 

[Milo]

That is a bit higher than in humans who are given CPR as a lifesaving measure. But if there is nothing else to do - go ahead.

My vet actually opened the chest of an Amazon and performed cardiac massage and saved the bird for awhile. The bird finally died in a week or so, but that was quite a feat in my estimation. My vet does not give up easily.

The week that it bought that bird was one full of pain and did no good for him/her. At that point the prognosis is so poor I can't even fathom opening up a bird's chest. In my opinion it's irresponsible to consider that unless you're already in there for a procedure.