Ideally, bird owners should take their pet birds to the vet at least once a year for checkup. In some cases, emergency vet visits may be necessary. In this video, Dr. Laurie Hess talks about some common bird behaviors or actions that may require a veterinarian’s attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8upVvk5ufO0 Watch When To Take Your Pet Bird …
Are birds good pets with children? Can kids and pet birds get along? We hear questions like these all the time. The short answer is “Sometimes.” Dr. Laurie and her caique, Elmo, talks about how she raised her kids with pet birds in the video below. Follow along for tips including… Introducing your pet bird …
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What do I do if my bird is plucking out feathers? Is over-preening a sign that my bird is sick or unhappy? Preening feathers is a normal bird behavior. Molting is normal. However, aggressively picking feathers to the point that the bird has bare spots or uneven plumage is cause for concern. Our avian expert, …
Can you bring a pet bird into a house with other pets? Absolutely. Should you approach introducing a bird to your other pets with caution? Yes. Dogs and cats are natural predators, and your bird would be prey in the wild. If approached properly, your pet bird and dog and cat can get along just …
Just like any other pet, your pet bird may need special accommodations as it ages, from changes in diet to more accessible perches in their cage. In this video, avian expert Dr. Laurie Hess shares the changes she has made to keep her 24-year-old blue-headed pionus happy and healthy: https://youtu.be/gWnE0ZjuWds VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m Dr. …
In the midst of this health crisis, our lives have been turned inside out, and we are all just trying to maintain normalcy. Given the craziness we are all experiencing right now, our pets are a source of comfort for us, but we fear for their health, as well as for our own. I am …
By Dr. Laurie Hess, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Avian Practice) In veterinary school, most students receive very little training in the field of bird care. Therefore, most new graduate veterinarians are ill-equipped to care for this unique species. To truly understand how to provide medical and surgical treatment to birds, veterinarians must complete, at minimum, a …
By Dr. Laurie Hess, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Avian Practice) “My bird has never been sick before, so I’ve never needed to bring him to the vet.” This is what I often hear from bird owners when I ask them whether their pets have ever been treated by a veterinarian. In fact, all birds should have …
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ZuNation Ep 1 – Introduction Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zunation-introduction-podcast/id1440602681?i=1000422851434 ZuNation Ep 2 – Question and Answer with Dr. Laurie Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zunation-ep-2-q-a-with-dr-laurie/id1440602681?i=1000440088598 ZuNation Ep 3 – Converting Your Bird From Seed to Pellets Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zunation-ep-3-converting-your-bird-to-pellets/id1440602681?i=1000440088529 ZuNation Ep 4 – Bonding With Your Bird Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zunation-ep-4-bonding-with-your-bird/id1440602681?i=1000440088533 ZuNation Ep 5 – Taking Your Bird to the Vet Part I Listen …
