VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

INTRA-NASAL ROUTE

Administration of medicines by intra-nasal route

• Intra-nasal route may be of useful in birds but bulk volume of drugs may be difficult to administer during usage of this route.
• This route is used for nasal flushing also as done in case of infra orbital sinus infection in which cases 1-3 ml of chosen drug is used in budgerigars and up to 10-15 ml is used for cockatoo or larger macaw and may be even up to 40 ml in case of falcons.