Nutritional issues – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
can/do nutritional issues affecting feathers include both low and high vitamin levels/ protein levels?
Location – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
Dr. Lamb, where are you based out of in Arizona?
Eclectus plucking – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
“My female eclectus picks her feathers on her neck. She is a perch potato. Doesn’t exercise. What can I do to exercise. She is 21 year old”
Parrotlet feathers – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
Our parrolet has had terrible looking feathers since we got her. She begins to grow normal feathers but then they become jagged and just fall off. She also has a lot of down feathers at times . She is on conditioning food as an additive to her normal food and daily vitamins but nothing seems […]
Feather Structure – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
IS THERE ANY IMPORTANCE TO THE ANGLE THE BARB MAKES WITH THE SHAFT? dOES THIS ANGLE VARY AMONG DIFFERENT BIRDS AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SAME BIRD…..WING FEATHER, TAIL FEATHER OR BODY FEATHER? i HAVE DONE SOME MEASUREMENTS ON FEATHERS FROM OUR AMAZON AND DID NOT FIND ANY FEATHER WITH AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES.
Avian Vet – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
Can you refer me to an certified avian vet in the Los Angeles area?
ABV – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
How does Avian Bornavirus Ganglioneuritis affect feather destruction? Is it a specific pattern or more generalized? What underlying mechanism causes the bird to pick/pluck ie. pain
Feather barbs – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
What does it mean when the part of barbs (and/or barbules?) closest to the shaft are thinner than the outer parts (about 1 mm on each side all along the shaft)?
ABV/AGN – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
more information on borna and ganglio
Psittacosis – Dr. Lamb Webinar Feb 10
Can psittacosis or the treatment for psittacosis cause plucking?
My birds poo is black and sticky
Hi. I have budgie and his poo is black and he is eating a lot of seed. His feathers are very ruffled and he is acting sick I don’t know what’s wrong with him
Female finches laying unfertilized eggs
Hi there, I have 2 female finches and one of them has been laying eggs since the last week and has laid about 7- 8 eggs so far. She sits mostly in the nest I’ve provided in the cage and not coming out much. To feed or drink water. She is groaning quite a bit […]
Bathing
Why does our kakariki flap wings when taking a bath
Sibling budgies in same cage
Can I keep budgie siblings in the same cage? They are more than 1 years old. Would breeding between them have any issues?
Bird dropping
So my bird I believe pooped black? It was really dried tho and I only just came back from school. But after I saw him poop green I’m not sure if my bird has to drop more black in order to tell if there’s something wrong with him. Also does bird poop when RESLLY dry […]
crop stichted but leaking
my african grey parrot got stiches few days back i make him wear collar after stiches but still minor leakage from crop i’m applying antibiotics creams and powder to it for healing the stitches and cover the little leakage wound am i doing it right because i have no other way my african grey went […]
My cockatoo is just sitting on the bottom of his cage
I have a 8 year old male umbrella cockatoo and he just started sitting on the bottom of his cage. He is eating and drinking. Could he be nesting? And what can I do for him
Ringneck lost its tail
My 12-13 year old female Indian ringneck has lost her tail for over months now, and it wont grow back. She doesnt show any signs of illnesses, has a healthy appetite and no significant behavioural changes except shes shouts when none of the family members are in visible sight of her. I may have seen […]
CBD for cocktails with arthritis
My 21 year old cockatiel has pretty bad arthritis. Our vet put him on meloxicam about a year ago. She wants us to add CBD. How ever she doesn’t know much about it. Can you help at all?
Color change
My bird used to be all green, bow he’s turning brown
Underweight cockatiel
I have an 8 week old cockatiel that parents are not (and have not been) feeding. I’m giving Higgins Intune formula 3x Daily and he has a good blend of seed and pellet mix, but he’s not really picking at. He only weighs 72gm and I can’t get him to gain any weight. I took […]
Canary
My canaryhas been doing this today. She doesn’t make any noise but this makes me think if hiccups or some kind of pulse
Flying
He was fling very well but yesterday he was hit in cupbord and he is so quit and not flying
Finch Chicks Death
My finch chicks die between 10 and 20 days old. All of them are very healthy at first, then gradually begin to weaken and then die. I foster my Gauldian, Shaftail and Owl finch Chicks under Bengalease. What would be the reason? Plz Guide me.
Sun conure care
Hi Brenda. Thank you for your reply. I have couple of questions if you could help me with. 1) Even before my female conure had laid eggs, a small patch of fur from her abdomen where her crop is has gone. I am concerned if she has any disease. She is a very happy conure […]
cockatiel growth
Hi, i have two baby cockatiels both born together except one of them is one day older. Today would be their 20th day old, and one of them hasnt grown much tiny feathers but its eyes and wings hasn’t developed and the other one has feathers grown and eyes are open. now if you tell […]
Air purifier
So I bought an air purifier with an ionizer and a Uv setting. Am I right to assume it is safe as long as I do not use the ionizer setting?
CH A R L E Y
My Sun Conure named Charley just finished laying her 4th egg for the 4th time over her 7 yr life. She has never had a partner nor bred. Is this normal for her to go into laying eggs once a year even if there’s no male bird?
Conure identification
Hi, I live in Canada and had a question about 2 conures that I got from a person who couldn’t take care of them. It’s about their tags. I don’t know their sexes but upon reading on the internet, they wrote that if the tag is on either left or right leg, it will tell […]
Bald spot on a lorikeet
My 3 month old rescued rainbow lorikeet developed a little bald spot just above her beak, should I be worried?
bald spot
My Cockatiel is around 7 month old and have bald spots under its beak and neck but couldn’t really tell because its feathers coving it but as I was petting it and I have notice it. Is my Cockatiel depressed? and is it normal for them to groom themselves too much? What can I do […]
Paralyzed dove
Four days ago we have found a paralyzed dove its feets are not working he cannot stand but there is no physical ingury we have showed a veternerian he prescribed medicines but still my dove is not moving its legs and cannot walk he is trying to move with his wings and beak please help […]
My Cockatiel Won’t Grow Tail Feathers
My 7 months old cockatiel hasn’t ever grown his tail long enough, and when they do get a little long they break or fall off. While he preens his body regularly I haven’t ever seen him preen his tail feathers which causes them to become messy and dirty. Are the two related?
Pin Feather Casing
Hello, I have a green cheek conure. She is feed zupreem fruit blend pellets. She is showered 2 x per week. She has dry yellowish debris around her oil gland. Her tail feathers are covered in a thick casing that she needs help to preen. What could be the cause.
My budgie has swollen belly around vent
My budgie suddenly has swelling around vent area and red inflammation on the left side of her belly behind her leg with loose stool and yellowish urine the vet said it’s bacterial infection and gave her antibiotics and vitamins but l don’t think it’s only infection because her stomach has been big for a while […]
Bonded male cockatiels
I have 2 male cockatiels in which the 3 of us are bonded. They have a yeast infection and need to be separated for 30 days as I give them medication. How should I go about this in the least stressful way since they are not caged animals. Thank you. Jamie
vet question
hello – i have a double yellow headed parrot and i’m guessing he is around 35yrs old.. he / well she i should say laid an egg years ago but i’ve never ever been able to find a vet that treats birds i take very good care of my bird – i bathe him once […]
Zebra finch getting weaker
My zebra finch loosing his weight and become so weak
Is there any way to help my bird fly again?
I have a budgie named Sunny due to her yellow feathers. She was sick in November; we do not know what made her sick. She was not singing anymore; she was having a tough time moving around her perches and vomiting. Sunny is ok now, but I noticed that she is not able to fly. […]
Alexandrine Foot Problem – 2
Hi, I literally have no idea how this foot problem started. I want to show him to an avian vet but there’s none in my area. All I can do right now is apply a mixture of mustard oil and turmeric on his foot for treatment, until I find someone who excels in this field.
Alexandrine Foot Problem
Hi, From the past month, my bird’s left foot (it’s also the foot he grabs food with) has been having some problems. He has no problems with gripping or closing his foot, but when he tries to open it fully, he can’t do it. All in all, his foot is not flat, like his right […]
Undigested seeds in cockatiel poop.
I have left my cockatiel in my family’s care and am at abroad right now and they tell me that my bird has been pooping undigested seeds. They have sent me a picture and it looks yellow in colour and contains undigested seeds. They tell me it’s because of the bird seed that I brought […]
Baby Cockatiel Not Eating
I have a baby cockatiel about 1 month old It’s parents have stopped feeding it since last night Today i tried handfeeding it, but it spits out more food than it eats And also its legs have some problem, due to which it cannot walk like normal baby cockatiels This is a little different from […]
Budgie medication
What dosage of antibiotics to give a budgie amoxcilan
Cockatiel health
avain vet said my male cockatiel lost 20 grams from 2019 he weighted 90 grams. his chest bone is very sharp. how do i put his weight back on him
Vitamins – Ask the Vet Nov 18
I know you have provided this information before but could you please advise the name of the best overall vitamin again. Also for an African Gray that shreds her tail and wind feathers. Also she does not like change, does not like when I put new things in her cage. I have to hang a […]
Amazon health – Ask the Vet Nov 18
can a blue front amazon display lethargy, sleepiness for 2 days and then return to normal active behavior. can their immune system overcome an illness.this parrot is 5 years old
Male Cockatiel Changes in Behavior
Hello, A male cockatiel came to live with me about 8 years ago. We have a very predictable routine and his behavior is generally well-adjusted and attached to me with some fear of hands, although he steps up and comes to me for head and neck scratches. He has recently become enamored of a sock […]
Started vomiting after I gave it toast
Today I gave my green cheek conure a piece of toast and right after it started vomiting solid big pieces of vomit . It stopped after I didn’t let it eat any more toast . I had given it toast before , but it had never done this . What can be the problem?
Eclectus Poop
My eclectus parrots poop has blood. Should i be worried? What is it exactly?
Ask the Vet November 18 – Lineolated parakeet
In a male 7 yr old Lineolated Parakeet, CBC showed the plasma color being slightly icteric, all other things in the CBC were within normal limits, would you be concerned about liver issues and do further testing? This particular bird had a bad stress reaction to having the blood taken, he was very lethargic and […]
Ask the Vet November 18 – Pionus Health
“My female (DNA-tested) pionus had a short stint in a hospital after biting into a Naproxen liquid capsule. After that, some (<50%) her poops include increased urine, a lot of urates and pretty much not any feces. Her latest CBC and chemistry taken 3 weeks after hospital discharge show a perfect picture of health (only […]
Ask the Vet Nov 18 – Grey missing feathers
Arnie a 7month grey has still not grown back his feathers on his bald patch on his head. You thought they would grow back in six weeks. We thought it was done by a corner in the cage, but not sure now. Do you have any ideas why this 7 month old male grey has […]
Cockatiel laying unfertile eggs
My female cockatiel has been laying eggs even thouwe just got a male earlier this year but he just turned 11 months…I don’t have a nesting box but she continues to lay eggs I wait until she loses interest in them then I take them away from her and throw them outside and they disappear […]
Unarranged Budgie
Hi! Thanks for this question platform. I am constantly worrying about my budgie. He’s a male of age about half-year. I kept him with a female budgie and I hand feed them daily. The problem is that my male budgie have scattered body hairs (Wings). He isn’t interested in arranging them and I noticed that […]
Pet dove hesitant to fly after I accidentally sat on left side of him.
He flapps his wing once and awhile but I don’t think it’s broke. But I don’t know why he does this
Egg laying cockatiel
My non stop laying 3 yr. old cockatiel currently gets lupron about every 4 weeks even though she gets hormonal after 3 weeks. Eggs always come before shot. I’ve tried everything to stop her behavior. Any chance she ‘ll stop laying on her own? Lupron is expensive and it’s hard to run to vet in […]
Cocktail bird lay eggs without a mate
Hello, Sorry to be annoying again but I have a question related to cocktail bird . I take care of my friends birds she have two female cocktail. two months ago , one of them make strange movements sit on the bottom of the cage in one corner and raising their tail and make different […]
Vomit?
I have 4 budgie and our biggest one has been occasionally shaking its head and spitting out seeds.. it closes its eyes after and when I call out to it it opens then closes then again. Breathing is normal same as others and they eat throughout the day. It’s been a week with thr budgies […]
Little pooping
My bird is a Conyers about three years old name Zazu and he acts like he’s going to poop but nothings been coming out what do we do?
