Medical 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 (Cygnus olor)

• Commonly used drugs

• Swan anaesthesia

• Botulism in water birds

• Fishing hook injuries

• Lead poisoning in swans

For those requiring anatomical information, the following pictures should prove useful:

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

• X-ray interpretation of swan's body

The operating theatre in action