Posts Tagged ‘Bird Disease’
The Importance of Quarantine and Screening Tests For New Birds
A family went to a pet store and bought a bird. A cute little parrot that instantaneously became part of their family. A few weeks later, it was at an avian vet, in intensive care. The family was heartbroken when it couldn’t be saved. Turns out the bird had been hiding an illness the whole…
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My Blue and Gold Macaw named Fid joined my flock back in February this year. He went through the standard ‘new bird’ vet consultation and was diagnosed with psittacosis and an assortment of other much more minor problems. When I last wrote about him, Fid’s was health was steadily improving and I’d finally solved the…
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