Hypocalcemic seizures in an African grey parrot.

In this case report; undetermined of the sex, three years old African grey parrot with seizure complaint referred to the our clinic was evaluated. According to obtained anamnesis the parrot had no health problem up to last three weeks. Since last three weeks, the parrot started to faint a few times a day and suddenly started to shout. In the clinical examination of the parrot; body temperature was 38.5oC, respiration rate was 40 and pulsation was 400 beat/minutes. Serum samples obtained from blood taken from veins under wings were analysed with concern to Calcium concentration which were found to be 1mmol/dl and thought that the fainting observed on the parrot most probably due to hypocalcemic crisis. As a result; with this case report it was aimed to remind that, when clinical symptoms such as fainting, convulsions seen in a parrot, hypocalcaemia should be taken into consideration.