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Ear problem in a macaw
Brian Speer, DVM
Dear Dr. Speer, I wrote to you here some time back about an ear problem with our Macaw. After your response, we took her to an avian vet in Guadalajara, she was X-rayed and the results showed a...
Overgrown beak - to file or clip?
Phoebe Green Linden
What is the best way to shorten an overgrown Amazon’s beak? file or clip?
Thanks, Diane
Lesions on wild Amazona chicks
Brian Speer, DVM
I am currently studying Amazona barbadensis on island of Bonaire. One of the things we do is regular monitoring of nests throughout the breeding season. A few days ago I came across these lesions...
Possible seizure disorder
Brian Speer, DVM
Between February and March of this year, my Monk parakeet, Freddy, started to show some concerning symptoms, by suddenly falling from his perch, particularly in the evenings. When he tried to fly...
Wing web and axillary dermatitis
Brian Speer, DVM
I have a Noble/Hahn’s macaw who is close to 20. He used to get ulcerations under his wings in the summer, right at the wing/body angle. I thought they were yeast because they exuded a whitish...
Is this plant safe?
EB Cravens
Recently we had a new conservatory built with a glass,self-clean roof. Our birds have been moved into new cages and now live in it. Both my Blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Manitou) and the pair of...
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