Denise
The Blue Mountains WIRES manual would support your
assumption, re. danger of placing on side.
They suggest.
"Not to tie the legs, as it cuts off the blood
circulation. But keep them pointed away from you.
Covering the head with a sack, to calm the bird.
Note. Once rescued make sure to keep upright,
and NOT on it's side or leaning on its chest
or the bird will suffocate and die.
Chasing and undue stress should also be avoided
as they are also prone to capture myopathy."
cheers
Timothy Hyde
Blue Mountains
Goodfellow wrote:
>
> Hello All
> A friend's emu died a few weeks ago. He was to be moved, and a couple of
> park rangers and a vet turned up to do the job. My friend thought the
> plan was to sedate him,
but the vet decided that wasn't necessary, that
> they'd simply grab him, and while sitting on his back, tie a bag on his
> head, tape his legs and that would be that.
>
> But the bird was thrown on his side. He was then sat on while a thick
> bag was placed over his head and taped into place. M. was then asked to
> hold his head, whereupon she discovered it was 'floppy'. She says she
> tried to tell the vet but she disregarded her and kept taping his legs.
> Unfortunately by the time they took M. seriously the bird was dead.
>
> The vet said 'stress' killed the bird. M thinks he suffocated.
> Recounting this tale to another vet later she was told that his usual
> procedure was to place the bird's head in a trouser leg or coat sleeve,
> so it could breathe, but not see. She was also told that leg taping was
> not necessary.
>
> It seems to me that sitting on the bird's side would have compromised the
> ability of the air sacs to expand, and that along with the bag could have
> played a part in the bird's demise. Does anyone have any thoughts on
> this?
>
> Thanks
> Denise
>
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