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Index of Subjects --f46d0408394dd214ce04cff69ee3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi all, it will usually self seal and the air will regress over a period of a few days, as long as it doesnt do that one way valve thing...those ones often die. It's best to keep quiet and seek medical help as if it's got a fracture or a bite wound it needs veterinary care. Popping the air sac ( I would NEVER recommend that but some do it) can only introduce infection and it just comes right back, usually worse. Helene On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > Helene, > > These air sacs have very thin walls...do you glue the rupture together? I > can't think that sewing it would do anything more than introduce more holes. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > > On 3 December 2012 13:39, Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>wrote: > >> We just admitted a female evening grosbeak that likely hit a window. She >> looks "inflated", almost like she is puffed up with air. Birds have air >> sacs as part of their respiratory system, and if they fly into something, >> break a bone, or get a puncture wound these air sacs rupture and inflate >> under the skin. Still looking for a cat bite wound on her too. It is very >> important not to stress birds who have this injury as sometimes the rupture >> acts like a one way valve and they continue to inflate which is painful and >> sometimes fatal. So far so good with this one, the finders kept her nice >> and quiet...just a little FYI :) >> >> Helene >> >> -- >> Helene Van Doninck DVM >> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre >> RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 >> 902-893-0253 >> birdvet@hotmail.com >> www.cwrc.net >> >> > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net --f46d0408394dd214ce04cff69ee3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, it will usually self seal and the air will regress over a period of= a few days, as long as it doesnt do that one way valve thing...those ones = often die. It's best to keep quiet and seek medical help as if it's= got a fracture or a bite wound it needs veterinary care. Popping the air s= ac ( I would NEVER recommend that but some do it) can only introduce infect= ion and it just comes right back, usually worse.=A0<div> <br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 3, 2012= at 1:52 PM, Randy Lauff <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauf= f@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<= br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left= :1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Helene,<div><br></div><div>These air sacs have very thin walls...do you glu= e the rupture together? I can't think that sewing it would do anything = more than introduce more holes.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_extra"> <br clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in t= he boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<div><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 December 2012 13:39, Helene Van Don= inck <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli= d;padding-left:1ex"> <span style=3D"line-height:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;font-fam= ily:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif">We just admitt= ed a female evening grosbeak that likely hit a window. She looks "infl= ated", almost like she is puffed up with air. Birds have air sacs as p= art of their respiratory system, and if they fly into something, break a bo= ne, or get a puncture wound these air sacs rupture and inflate under the sk= in. Still looking for a cat bite wound on her too. It is very important not= to stress birds who have this injury as sometimes the rupture acts like a = one way valve and they continue to inflate which is painful and sometimes f= atal. So far so good with this one, the finders kept her nice and quiet...j= ust a little FYI :)</span><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div> <font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans= -serif"><span style=3D"line-height:17px"><br></span></font></div><div><font= color=3D"#333333" face=3D"lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-seri= f"><span style=3D"line-height:17px">Helene<br clear=3D"all"> </span></font><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wild= life Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br><a href=3D"tel:9= 02-893-0253" value=3D"+19028930253" target=3D"_blank">902-893-0253</a><br><= a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com= </a><br> www.cwrc.net<br><br> </div> </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van D= oninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS= B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D= "_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> www.cwrc.net<br><br> </div> --f46d0408394dd214ce04cff69ee3--
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