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Dentist Helps Broken Beak
Cyrano's beak before the team started work.
A bald eagle from Alaska in the USA has had his beak fixed with a filling from the dentist.
 

Cyrano the eagle was rescued and taken to the Bird Treatment & Learning Center after being found with a missing upper beak, wet and infested with lice.

After close inspection the team believe the bird may have got his upper beak wrapped in fishing line which slowly tightened and cut into the beak. Vets worried that further wear may have caused the beak to completely break off, which would have undoubtedly would have resulted in death in the wild.

After much deliberation, the vets enlisted the help of a dentist, Dr Kirk Johnson. With much development, the team developed a ‘spacer’ to fill the gap in the beak that is made out of the same material used to make temporary crowns for humans.  Unfortunately the beak will never be strong enough to allow the eagle to be released back into the wild, but the team are hopeful that it will become more structurally sound on its own.  

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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BSAVA announces 12th Edition of the Small Animal Formulary

The BSAVA has published an updated edition of its Small Animal Formulary, which includes new drug monographs and emergency drug doses for rabbits, rodents, birds and reptiles.

One of BSAVA's most trusted and widely used clinical resources, this 12th edition of the manual also includes seven new client information leaflets and information on drugs used for the management of urinary incontinence.

Part A of the Formulary, Canine and Feline, sees Fergus Allerton return as Editor-in-Chief, while Part B: Exotic Pets was edited by Joanna Hedley. For more information, visit the BSAVA website.