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When Environmental Accidents Stress A Pet Bird To The Breaking Point

• Mitch Rezman
• October 16, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments / Caique / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago we talked about “You Are Sick With No Caique Caregiver – Now What?“

In this follow-up thread we learn that “yes, it can always be worse.”

Hello Catherine,

I had written to you several weeks ago pertaining to the safety of microwaveable popcorn.

Two weeks ago, this coming Monday, I had kidney surgery and returned to my apartment door being busted into (door locks forcibly opened). 

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How To Keep Budgies Warm And Plump For Winter

• Mitch Rezman
• September 27, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Enviornments / Birds & Lighting / Budgies / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

Wintertime in NSW Australia

G’day from Down Under,

Here in Tamworth, we are just about to go into winter.

Editors note: that’s early June Endnote

The temperature can occasionally get as low as -10c (14f), usually about 0 to -2c.

I was hoping you can advise me on what to do to look after my two little budgies and green cheeked conure through the worst of it. (more…)

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Can A Macaw Parrot Get Cataracts?

• Mitch Rezman
• September 27, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Lighting / Birds & Lighting / Hybrid Macaws / Large macaws / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

Can you do anything for this?

I have a Catalina macaw she is 30.

Her right eye seems to be not as clear as her left. It’s like a very lite graying.

Sometimes she bumps into things.

Her diet consists of seeds and pellets she also gets prime vitamins in her water

Also a little treat from our dinner plates at night.

Thanks

Steven

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Do Dowel Perches Harm Budgies Feet – Avian Diabetes – Shoes – Avocados

• Mitch Rezman
• September 12, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Budgies / Cockatiels / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

Notably absent from the prior answers (on Quora) are the words “and I inspect my bird’s feet by flipping him over and examining his feet under a magnifying glass on a regular basis.”

 

As a vendor of bird cages and accessories for over 25 years, we advise people to take the dowel rod perches out of the cage immediately upon assembly.

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More CBD For Pet Birds – Mythbusting

• Mitch Rezman
• September 5, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Birds & Lighting / Veterinarian Related
• 0 Comments

Although I firmly believe that correlation does not necessarily imply causation I’m very concerned with the fact that 60% of pet birds die of malnutrition according to necropsies (animal autopsies) performed by veterinarians.

I can’t help feel the explosion of feeding “chop” to pet birds has fueled that statistic.

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What Our Readers Think About Pet Birds And CBD Oil

• Mitch Rezman
• August 22, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Cockatoo / Veterinarian Related
• 1 Comment

These comments are in response to last weeks post CBD Oil – Miracle Cure For Birds Or Just The New Snake Oil

 

From Taryn Palo

 

Regarding CBD oil.

 

My avian vet sells it. 

 

He’s taken care of my Umbrella cockatoo for 23 years now so I pretty much trust him. 

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Does Styptic Powder On Blood Feathers Hurt My Bird?

• Mitch Rezman
• July 29, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Lighting / Bird Rescue / Biting Birds / Hormonal issues in birds / Large macaws
• 0 Comments

Sarah writes:

Hi Mitch,

 

I’m a 25-year parrot rescue and parrot care specialist. 

 

In reading your blog about “Should a blind person care for a parrot,”. 

 

I was reading the blind woman’s response and her description about putting styptic powder on a blood feather. 

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Mickey And Her Senegals

• Mitch Rezman
• July 19, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Senegal parrots
• 0 Comments

Hi…I am a long-time friend of Nora…haven’t been able to contact her…so I am turning to you guys.

I will try to make a very long story short.

I adopted Kirby a 6-year-old Senegal, male, about 6 years ago. He is now about 15, not sure, don’t remember what year I got him…

Can’t get near him to read a band.

Anyway….he is a BEAST.

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How Do I Pet My African Grey Parrot Without Getting Bit

• Mitch Rezman
• May 31, 2019
• African grey / Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird Behavior / Bird Enviornments
• 0 Comments

It’s a bird, not a dog and doesn’t necessarily want to get pet.

Birds want to be preened.

 

Re: “Larry’s was more direct”.

 

He let himself get bitten.

 

He made a fist to lessen the amount of skin the bird could get in his mouth and just let him bite.

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How Can I Help My Cockatiel’s Broken Wing Heal?

• Mitch Rezman
• February 15, 2019
• Bathing and Health / Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Supplies Info / Cockatiels
• 0 Comments

How Can I Help My Cockatiel’s Broken Wing Heal? Will it ever heal so he can fly again?

NOTE:  We do not advocate being your own avian vet except for emergencies when you cannot get the care you need.

If you can see the break you can use 2 very small cable ties and a coffee stir stick or cocktail straw as a splint to restrain the wing then introduce the sock (below).

If it’s a fracture go straight to the sock.

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