CHARLIE BIT MY LIP! Painful Macaw bite and his reaction after the bite
Channel: Carolin von Petzholdt
Date: 2023-03-28

DEAR CVP's! 
TODAY I got bitten my my 15 year old Rescue Blue and Gold Macaw Charlie. 
I got him Dec 2022. 
This is the first time he bit me. Exotic pet injury.

Macaw or Bird bites are really serious. What to do if a bird bites you?

CHARLIE BITE MY LIP! Painful Macaw bite and his reaction after the bite 

Bites from exotic pets, like parrots, have resulted in thousands of injuries and hospitalizations. Bird owners are just as responsible for taking precautions to prevent attacks as dog and cat owners are in protecting others from injuries. You may be eligible for compensation from a negligent pet owner, so this information should not replace the advice of a lawyer.

Injuries from exotic pets present a novel challenge to health services. Between 2004 and2010, the National Health Service in England alone saw 760 consultations, 709 admissions and 2,121 hospital days as a result of exotic pet injuries [4]. Parrots, with colourful plumes and charming vocal abilities, are desirable pets. Such birds however can carry a wide spectrum of zoonoses which can be transmitted to humans. These illnesses may manifest with flu-like or respiratory symptoms (i.e. psittacosis), gastrointestinal symptoms (i.e. salmonellosis) or cutaneous symptoms (i.e. pasteurellosis), but not all are caused by bites that penetrate the skin. Unrelated skin trauma may also provide a route for nonbite-transmitted zoonoses if animals have been handled or hand hygiene is poor. The ability of an organism to cause illness depends on factors, including the route and level of exposure to the organism, the virulence of the strain and its ability to initiate the host’s immune response.

The transmission of saliva and other wound detritus of parrots through broken skin can cause significant illness if left untreated. Psittacosis—known also as chlamydiosis, parrot fever and ornithosis—is caused by Clamydophilia psittaci which has an incidence of 40 % in all birds [2]. Found in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of parrots, transmission is most common through bites. Humans present with an atypical pneumonia with systemic malaise, and long-term sequalae include myocarditis and meningoencephalitis. Tetracyclines are the mainstay of treatment for both parrots and humans, but chloramphenicol or erythromycin are valid alternatives where tetracyclines are contraindicated. Pasteurella multocida, isolated from the nasopharynx of parrots, causes pasteurellosis and can be transmitted through bites or respiratory droplets. Systemic malaise may ensure if untreated and antibiotic treatment options include amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, doxycycline, amoxicillin or quinolones. Nontuberculous mycobacteriosis, resulting from Mycobacterium avium, is transmitted through talons, beaks and claws [1]. Most infections are asymptomatic but treatment includes macrolides, ethambutol and rifambutin. Other zoonoses, including Cryptococcus, erysipeloid and Newcastle disease are found in soil contaminated with infectious faeces. In the presence of broken skin, these can cause localized and systemic infections. Treatment for erysipeloid is with penicillin or erythromycin; for Cryptococcus, fluconazole is first-line.



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