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Cockatiel sinus infections
Brian Speer, DVM
One of my cockatiels was getting a lot of sinus infections which didn`t clear up properly after repeated medication. My vet advised I could put the medicine on his food, as it was difficult to...
Cockatiel with respiratory signs
Brian Speer, DVM
My question, I am worried about my older cockatiel who is 20 years old. His breathing movement seems to be more noticeable than my 9 year old cockatiel. Is this normal as the bird gets older? He is...
Young Quaker parrot, feather damaging behavior
Brian Speer, DVM
My Question:
I have an eight month old Quaker named Oscar. I named her Oscar because it suited her personality - I had her DNA'd and it turns out Oscar is a girl. There are a series of things which...
Ear infections / shattered thighbone
Brian Speer, DVM
My Question:
I’m sort of at my wit’s end on this problem. Can you help? I have a parrot (Patagonian Conure) who has frequent ear infections and sinusitis. The last time he had a problem, my avian...
Sick Amazon
Brian Speer, DVM
My vet is on holiday. Cybil an Orange-winged Amazon is 5 years old and untame. She has been here 2 months. She is a re-homed bird and has come with negative test for psittacosis, beak and feather...
Do birds and parrots have a different blood type?
Brian Speer, DVM
Do parrots have blood types? In fact do birds in general have blood types? Is a chicken’s blood different from a parrot’s or sparrow’s blood? Just wondering.
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