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Questions regarding an injured young parrot

Brian Speer, DVM

Dear Sir, I would be very much obliged if you kindly go through the contents of my letter and advise me the medical course to be followed.

We are three in my family based in Bhopal, MP and about...

Scrape on a Cockatiel cere

Brian Speer, DVM

Hello! I have a female cockatiel who is about 8 years old. Today I noticed that she has an injury near her ceres. It looks like a cut or a scrape. I am concerned that a kitten I am fostering may...

Cockatiel Car Motion Sickness

Brian Speer, DVM

Hello, My question is, I have a 19 year old cockatiel. He is very tame and I sometimes take him with me in the car. Today when I had him in the car he looked a bit unsteady and then started to...

Diet for a weaning African Grey parrot

Brian Speer, DVM

I am from Bucharest/Romania and we don’t have well prepared avian vet. i have a baby african grey. he is 17-18 weeks. i bought him about one month and he is not weaned.now i am trying to wean him....

Polyuria and polydypsia in parrots

Brian Speer, DVM

I have an African Grey (3 years old) who I rescued in February of this year. He/She was kept in a plastic box with no toys and no available food. The family were feeding him on pizza, chips and...

Cockatiel with sinus problems

Brian Speer, DVM

Thank you for the information regarding my cockatiel with sinus problems. I notice when I`m in the bird shelter there is some dust and small particles floating through the air from their feathers....