Category: Veterinarian Related - Page 14

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How Can I Stop My Parrot From Plucking Its Feathers?

Mitch Rezman
October 25, 2019
Bird Behavior / Bird Nutrition / Birds & Lighting / Feather Plucking / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment / Habitats for caged birds / Veterinarian Related
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From a Facebook fan last night

I’ve got a Catalina macaw that has a problem of plucking, I took her to the vet, she has a clean bill of health, now if anyone can help with the feather plucking problem, I would appreciate it, Thanks

From a customer on the West Coast during a phone call this week

“My 14-year-old lovebird began to pluck for no reason at all.

We have him on the best foods we can provide like Harrison’s pellets but we had to put a collar on her to stop the feather loss.

Nothing has changed in her life and she is fully flighted”

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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
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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
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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
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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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14 Scientific Papers For Bird And Parrot Care

Mitch Rezman
September 16, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Veterinarian Related
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If you want richer, robust, and more granular content than Facebook bird groups and Google searches for information about pet bird care, it’s best to navigate towards expert sources (which is why you’re here 😉

We spend a lot of time fact-finding and this list (below) is just one of our sources.

All papers were written by veterinarians, ornithologists, zoologists, and other accredited professionals.

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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
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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
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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
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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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CBD Oil – Miracle Cure For Birds Or Just The New Snake Oil

Mitch Rezman
August 13, 2019
Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Plucking/Screaming / Veterinarian Related
2 Comments

On June 2, 2018 I responded to the question:

I, for the most part, pleaded ignorance and suggested that he not give his African Grey CBD oil based on my “spidey sense.”

Now I’m seeing more conversations about the use of CBD oil on all sorts of animals but obviously, my concern is the effects of CBD oil on our pet birds.

Let’s take a deep dive into the subject, shall we?

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