It's been a busy time this year helping out numerous vets around the country with their viability queries for numerous bird injuries.

As I have often said; "knowledge is best when shared", and none moreso than with knowing the viability of repair options when faced with a broken wing or leg.

I thought on this report I would share the chart I use (freely viewable on Wikipedia), which assists both vets and the various rescue centres to identify different bones in the wing, as some are easily fixable, and some sadly cannot be reconstructed.

Previously a rescue would contact me to say their vets had identified such a bone was broken, whereas the x-ray I requested would show a different bone. With us all now using the same reference picture, plus assisting the rescues on a 1-2-1 basis, we can greatly simplify diagnosis with an improved level of success.

I will share with you the next set of x-rays that come in, so you can see how the chart helps us.

Nigel