Medical/Veterinary Information

Here is a collection of articles on swan-related diseases and injuries and their treatment by The Swan Sanctuary’s veterinary surgeon Mrs Sally L. Goulden BVetMed, MRCVS:

• Diseases in the Mute Swan
• Commonly used drugs
• Swan anaesthesia
• Botulism in swans and other water birds
• Fishing hook injuries
• Lead poisoning in swans

For those requiring anatomical or ocular information, the following pictures and report should prove useful:

• X-ray interpretation of swan’s head and neck

• X-ray interpretation of swan’s body

• Monocular and binocular visual range of a swan

• Vision of swans and their collision with overhead wires, bridges and structures page 1

• Vision of swans and their collision with overhead wires, bridges and structures page 2

• Vision of swans and their collision with overhead wires, bridges and structures page 3

• Vision of swans and their collision with overhead wires, bridges and structures page 4

Finally, if you want to make a swan wrap or funnel bag to transport swans with, the following pictures explain how to do it:

• How to make a swan wrap

• How to make a swan funnel bag

The operating theatre in action

A shot injury