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Are you thinking of constrictive pericarditis? It is not so much that the pericardium (sac around the heart) doesn't stretch but that it thickens and thereby constricts the heart. I think it's usually the result of some other condition like an infection or immune response, not a defect the...

I admit I don't know a whole lot about gout, but I don't think it is always caused by consuming too much calcium. It can also occur in birds that have compromised kidneys. Basically, the kidneys aren't able to remove the urates from the blood like they should so they build up in the bird and...

Visceral gout?