2.3 Health

Question 1

The best time to find a competent veterinarian who has experience with birds of prey is…
A. When the hawk is clearly sick
B. After your first hawk dies
C. Before you get your first hawk
D. Before your hawk gets sick

Answer 1

C. Before you get your first hawk

Question 2

A good way to judge a raptor’s condition and health is …
A. ManitIn daily weight records.
B. Examine the mutes
C. Note alertness of the hawk
D. All of theses

Answer 2

D. All of theses

Question 3

Your hawk becomes suddenly tame and well mannered, even at times you would expect her to act wild. She refuses to eat a good crop and reluctant to extract herself physically. Baiting is weak and causes heavy breathing and general exhaustion. She has extreme thirst and tends to bend forward as if due to a painful abdomen. She mostly suffers from…
A. Coccidiosis
B. Frounce(trichomonassis)
C. aspergillosis
D. Cramp

Answer 3

C. aspergillosis

Question 4

The best weapon against aspergillosis is …
A. Ancroban(generic: flacytosine)
B. Amphotericn B (fogging or oral)
C. Clotrimazole
D. Prevention

Answer 4

D. Prevention

Question 5

Aspergillosis is most frequently seen in…
A. Peregrine, Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks
B. Red-tails, goshawks and gyrfalcons
C. Harris hawks, and kestrels
D. “b” and “C” but not “A”

Answer 5

B. Red-tails, goshawks and gyrfalcons

Question 6

Hawks which have some symptoms of aspergillosis may also have concurrent…
A. Coccidiosis
B. Trounce
C. Pneumonia
D. Tapeworm

Answer 6

C. Pneumonia

Question 7

Chances for recovery from aspergillosis are excellent
T/F

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Flecks of red appear in your hawk’s mutes. A few days later, the mutes turn watery and black, and the castings are slimy, dark brown an foul smelling. The hawk does not otherwise appear very ill, but may appear lethargic.
A. Coccidiosis
B. Flounce
C. Aspergillosis
D. Pneumonia

Answer 8

A. Coccidiosis

Question 9

Coccidiosis is transmitted by…
A. By direct contact with an infected hawk
B. Through droppings of a sick hawk
C. Through contaminated soil in areas where poultry has been allowed to run
D. All the above

Answer 9

D. All the above

Question 10

Since coccidiosis is well known in poultry, treatment should be entrusted to the advice of a veterinarian
T/F

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Your hawk has a flat, cheesy, yellowish growth in it mouth and throat, especially under the tongue and on the roof of its mouth. The mutes are greenish to bright green, and the hawk has difficulty feeding. Your bird most likely has …
A tapeworm
B. Frounce
C. Aspergillosis
D. Coccidiosis

Answer 11

B. Frounce

Question 12

A raptor disease caused by eating infected pigeons is …
A. Frounce
B. Bumblefoot
C. Cramp
D. Myasis

Answer 12

A. Frounce

Question 13

Untreated, Frounce is usually fatal within____ days from the time symptoms manifests
A. One
B. Two
C. Ten
D. Thirty

Answer 13

C. Ten

Question 14

The most practical weapon against Frounce is…
A. Enheptin
B. Thiamine
C. Flagyl
D. Prevention

Answer 14

D. Prevention

Question 15

Your hawk develops a small corn on The bottom of the foot. It then progresses to a small, localized swelling. The swelling feels warm to the touch and appears red. The condition becomes extremely painful for the hawk, who begins to lie down frequently to take pressure doff the ball of the foot. The best diagnosis is …
A. Frounce
B. Myiasis
C. Bumblefoot
D. Apoplexy

Answer 15

C. Bumblefoot

Question 16

Foot swelling in longwings is often likened to …
A. High humidity
B. Using perches of poor design
C. Direct wind in cold weather
D. A diet of lean beef and /or generally poor husbandry
E. “B” and “D”

Answer 16

E. “B” and “D”

Question 17

Bumblefoot is caused by…
A. Any injury to the sole of the foot
B. Standing in irritating substances such as excrement or cleaners that have not been rinsed from a block or perch
C. inappropriately shaped or padded perches
D. All then above

Answer 17

D. All then above

Question 18

The best way to prevent bumblefoot is to…
A. Keep a clean perch
B. Feed a whole animal diet such as adult quail or mice regularly and supplement with a vitamin product made for raptors.
C. Provide the hawk with a properly shaped and coved perch surface(such as long blade Astrtoturf) based on the type of raptor
D. All of the above

Answer 18

D. All of the above

Question 19

Your hawk appears dull, the feathers are puffed out and the crop is still distended from the previous day’s feeding. The crop may have beeen vomited. The breath(or vomit) has putrid, sour odor. The hawk is increasingly thirsty, but has no appetite. Best diagnosis?
A. Sour crop
B. Myiasis
C. Frounce
D. Aspergillosis

Answer 19

A. Sour crop

Question 20

Sour crop can be caused by …
A. Our hawk eating rotten meat
B. A parasitic infection such as capillariosis or coccidiosis and the associated inflammatory changes in the digestive tract.
C. Ingestion of poisonous substances such as petroleum products
D. Over feeding a weak hawk
E. All the above

Answer 20

E. All the above

Question 21

The preferred treatment for an early, mild case(foul breath, failure to put them crop over, or slight dullness) of sour crop is…
A. Pedialyte
B. Ancoban
C. Zovirax ointment
D. Ampicillin

Answer 21

A. Pedialyte

Question 22

During the initial handling of a freshly trapped sharp-shinned hawk, the hawk shows an uncontrolled jerking or twitching of the shoulders and wings. The best diagnosis is …
A. Aspergillosis
B. Frounce
C. Apoplexy
D. Coccidiosis

Answer 22

C. Apoplexy

Question 23

The hawk most susceptible to apoplectic fits is …
A. Kestrel
B. Cooper’s hawk
C. Merlin
D. Goshawk

Answer 23

B. Cooper’s hawk

Question 24

The preferred treatment for apoplectic seizures is …
A. Ancoban (generic:fucytosine)
B. Enpheptin
C. Flagyl (generic: metronidazole)
D. sugar water

Answer 24

D. sugar water

Question 25

The preferred treatment for “stargazing syndrome” is … A. Sunlight and vitamin D B. Calcium/ phosphorus supplement C. Sugar water D. Vitamin B

Answer 25

A. Sunlight and vitamin D

Question 26

Internal parasites… A. Are common in captive raptors B. Are easily treated C. Can cause death or debilitation D. All of the above

Answer 26

D. All of the above

Question 27

Bird lice can weaken or kill a raptor. T/F

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Hippoboscidea are deadly to hawks T/F

Answer 28

False

Question 29

A raptor with a broken leg or wing should be put down(killed) in as humane a manner as possible since these bones cannot be set or cast with degree of success. T/F

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Poisoning due to ingestion of lead shot, I.e. shogun pellets, in their food… A. Does not occur in raptors B. Occurs only in owls which have no crop C. Is cured easily by the use of antibiotics D. Can kill any raptor fed prey items killed with lead shot

Answer 30

D. Can kill any raptor fed prey items killed with lead shot

Question 31

The chief danger of transporting a hawk in a sock is overheating due to respiratory distress(gasping for breath) T/F

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Your female intermwed passage re-tail strikes and binds to a wild immature red-tail. After you separate them and the immature escapes, you see a small bleeding puncture wound on her tarsus that was by the Wild hawk. You should … A. Ignore the wound as such thing are natural B. Treat the wound immediately with local antibiotics like Neosporin. C. Take her to the veterinarian D. “B” followed by “C”

Answer 32

D. “B” followed by “C”

Question 33

The most common cause of sudden death in Falconry hawks is … A. Being shot by a game hunter B. Electrocution C. Leather attack by other, larger raptors D. Impacting wire

Answer 33

B. Electrocution

Question 34

West Nile disease is spread by mosquitoes T/F

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Which is the most dangerous to the health of a hunting kestrel? A. Copper’s Hawks B. Sour crop C. Sloppy weight control D. All the above

Answer 35

D. All the above

Question 36

During trapping you inadvertently injure a male red-tailed hawk. You must… A. Retain the hawk. Report it in the normal process and have the hawk treated immediately by a veterinarian. This hawk lives on your license. B. Immediately give the hawk to veterinarian or permitted wildlife rehabilitator. Trap another hawk, taking greater care. C. Release the injured raptor and trap another, taking greater care.

Answer 36

B. Immediately give the hawk to veterinarian or permitted wildlife rehabilitator. Trap another hawk, taking greater care.