Abstract
Crop rupture is a common ailment in psittacine birds which might be due to accident, chronic irritation and feeding of hot food by owners. A two month old rose -ringed parakeet was presented at TVCC, College of Veterinary Science, Durg (C.G), with a history of oozed out of food materials from the crop region for the past one day. Physical examination revealed, crop was opened and food materials coming out through the opening. The wound was cleaned with Povidone Iodine. Surgery was performed under local anesthesia 2% lignocaine hydrochloride gel. For suturing the crop using vicryl no. 2/0 by lambert’s suture pattern and skin was closed using silk with simple cross mattress pattern. The rose -ringed parakeet showed uneventful recovery after 15 days.
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