Supportive Care for Birds: The Basics

Exotic animal practice is challenging! To approach any exotic animal patient requires a balancing act between the principles of “One Medicine-One Health” and species-specific information. The basic principles of avian medicine are the same as for a human being or a horse or a cat or a dog, and in many instances, veterinary care of birds may be extrapolated from basic medical principles. However this approach can only take one so far and these basic principles must be weighed against species-specific information . . .


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Pollock C. Supportive care for birds: The basics. July 17, 2011. LafeberVet Web site. Available at https://lafeber.com/vet/supportive-care-for-birds-the-basics/