Here are a few pics of self-contained Avian Pox in the feet of Alpha, a newly
trapped passage tiercel  Red-Tail hawk belonging to my friend,  Greg Wojtera.  The
lessions on his feet and toes were present upon capture but nothing was thought of
them until they opened up. At first we believed they were most likely small wounds
from hunting.  Once the lessions opened up and presented moist,  red tissue I told
Greg to take the bird into an Avian Vet as I suspected Septicemia.

     Greg had originally  taken Alpha to a vet and I disagreed  with his treatment
regimn so I advised Greg to get a  second opinion.  This time he took Alpha to the
Louisiana  State University School of  Veterinary Medicine.  The previous  medical
regimn was to  give Alpha a weeks worth of oral Baytril (25mg pills)  and to apply
Silver Sulfadiazine  twice daily.  The previous  vet did not culture,  asperate or
biopsy  the lessions.  Instead  he took a  few pics and  emailed them to  Dr.  Pat
Redig's office in Minnessota.

     The new vet where  Greg got the second opinion washed  the lessions with dil-
uted Chlorohexidine  solution and then a fine needle aspirate  was taken of all of
the  lessions for  cytological  evaluation.  Greg was  advised to  apply  Povidone
Iodine to Alpha's feet twice daily for  2 weeks or until the cytology results come
in.















Eddie B. Horvath
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