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Describes the most common preventable avian disease, hypovitaminosis A, which particularly affects pet birds that eat only seeds.
http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/vitamina.htm
Find useful links to giardia, bird droppings, nutrition, first aid kit, medications, pregnancy, heat related problems, and the top ten bird killers.
http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/index.html
Contains photographs of how to tend to this condition in baby birds of this species.
http://www.parrotparrot.com/splay/
Reasons why a parrot develops fatty liver disease and what can be done to prevent it. From Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine.
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww61eiii.htm
An enlargement of the thyroid observed in many species of birds, including pigeons, canaries, budgerigars, and wild birds.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM029
Describes the differences between vomiting and regurgitation which owners sometimes confuse. Covers diagnostic procedures, obstructions, disease of the upper alimentary tract, proventricular, and ventricular disease.
http://www.theveterinarian.com.a...clinicalreviewcve/article300.asp
Health concern plaguing caged birds, which is brought on by the build up of uric acid.
http://www.lorikeets.com/gout.htm
Monitoring bird droppings can help identify illness in a bird. By Birds n Ways.
http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/efmar1.htm
Discusses signs of hypothyroidism in birds and current testing methods.
http://www.exoticpetvet.net/dvms/thyroid.html
Signs of health and disease in poultry, disease diagnosis, parasites, and nutritional deficiencies. From Virginia State University.
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/poultry/factsheets/31.html
Offers testing for many avian diseases affecting all kinds of birds. Including DNA sexing.
http://www.avianbiotech.com/DiseaseCenter.htm
A life-threatening complication usually seen in baby birds where the crop stops emptying and becomes distended with fermenting food and fluids. Includes questions and answers.
http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/vet/vet_005.htm
Describes this condition, dietary recommendations, and medications to control it.
http://www.2ndchance.info/gout.htm
Describes this condition, its causes, and the importance of early intervention.
http://www.2ndchance.info/spraddle.htm
Learn about beaks, their functions, parts, diseases, and disorders.
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww53eiv.htm
Contains questions and answers to this common avian problem, how it's diagnosed and treated.
http://www.pethealthcare.net/html/body_respiratory_disease.html
Discusses sneezing, nasal discharge, coughing, loss or change of voice, and heavy breathing.
http://www.netpets.com/birds/ref...ber/11/respiratory_problems.html
Find avian health and disease articles on anatomy, immune, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Includes sections on special needs birds, behavior, stress management, and healing herbs.
http://www.holisticbirds.com/