Bird Healthcare: Bird Diseases / Common Health Problems: A - C

Bird Health / Bird Welfare Articles by Jeannine Miesle, M.A., M.Ed   

• Avian Pain Assessment & Management
• Caring for a Handicapped Bird
• Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease: An Overview
• The Beak: Conditions, Diseases, and Care
• Dr. Dahlhausen's 2017 Lecture on Feather Picking & Self-mutilation in Birds - Notes
• Pododermatitis (Bumblefoot): Diagnosis, treatment, and resolution
  • Appendix A - Bumblefoot in Raptors, Poultry, and Waterfowl
  • Appendices B & C - Technique: Laser Treatments / Bumblefoot
• Nutritional Requirements for Psittacines (Parrots)
• Feeding Pet Birds for Good Health
• Overview of Avian Geriatric Disorders with Emphasis on Psittacines. January, 2022
  • Lifespan and Longevity / Species of Parrots/ Psittacines
  • Appendix A. Aging in Macaws
  • Appendix B. Carly, an aged macaw
• Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis (PDD) - Latest insights into Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) / Avian Borna Virus (ABV) for Aviculturists and Veterinary Professionals  
  • Caring for the Bird with Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis (PDD)
• Resolution of Xanthomatosis Without surgical Intervention
• Demystifying the Avian CBC: The Complete Blood Count
• Viral Structure
• Medications Used in Avian and Exotic Medicine and Pharmaceutical Terms .... Prefixes and Suffixes
  • How to administer oral medications to a bird
• The Miracle that is Marcie - The story of a rescued cockatiel with multiple serious health problems, including xanthomas, lesions, malnutrition, Clostridium, Giardia and an atrophied uropygial gland
• Acquiring Animals—Benevolent Caregiver or Hoarder / Animals Hoarding: What Can We Do?

Bird Healthcare / Diseases

Index of Bird Diseases / Health Problems and Research

Avian Pain Assessment & Management

Symptoms and Possible Diseases

Bird Nutrition - the Key To Avian Health

Glossary of Avian Medical Terms

Identifying a Potentially Sick Bird / Testing for Diseases and Infections:

First Signs / Symptoms of a Sick Bird Weight Gain or Weight Loss - Primary Indicators of Health or Disease ... Do-It-Yourself Disease / Sex Testing, Do-It-Yourself Bacterial Testing/ Microbiology, Lab and Veterinary Resources ... New Bird and Well Bird Exams

Caring for a Sick Bird

Bird Emergency Care

Probiotics: Very important for molting, stressed or sickly birds, chicks or elderly pets, as well as those who have undergone antibiotic treatments. Antibiotics destroy "friendly" bacteria in the gut, allowing harmful pathogens to grow unchecked. Probiotics suppress the growth of potentially harmful organisms and boost the immune system. Acidophillus also helps to restore the microbial balance within the digestive tract. The probiotic strains acidophilus and bifidum release anti-fungal enzymes and alkalinize the body, so pathogens, such as candida (a big problem with chicks and stressed birds), can't flourish.

Pros and Cons of Pet Insurance
 

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