The Parrot in Health and Illness: An Owner's Guide von Bonnie Munro Doane (Autor), Martha Vogel (Illustrator)

Product Description

The advice Doane dispenses in this volume will apply to all pet birds as well as parrots.

• Doane discusses the parrot's potential health problems with recommended treatments and/or surgery so that the owner may be an "informed partner" with the veterinarian in the care of the pet.

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Holistic Care for Birds ~ Pamela L. Higdon

Product Description

Birds are ideal subjects for holistic care. They are especially sensitive to emotional and physical stresses. Based on what we have learned from wild birds and studies completed in the last 10-20 years, this book will help you provide your bird with a longer, healthier life.

• Each beautifully illustrated chapter is written from two viewpoints, one from the leading holistic avian veterinarian and the other from a bird owner's viewpoint.


• Holistic care is defined and the value of this type of care in relation to conventional western medicine is discussed.


• Other interesting topics include the physical bird, the emotional bird, nutrition and special holistic therapies.

Ratings: 5 out of 5

Super Nutrition for Animals! (Birds Too!): Healthy Advice for Dogs, Cats, Horses and Birds ~ Nina Anderson

Ratings: 5 out of 5

A Guide to a Naturally Healthy Bird: Nutrition, Feeding, and Natural Healing Methods for Parrots ~ Alicia McWatters

Ratings: 5 out of 5

First Aid For Birds: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet - Julie Ann Rach

Product Description

At last, a book for pet owners that focuses on administering first aid to birds. You'll not only learn step-by-step information on emergency situations bird owners might encounter, you'll also learn how to quickly save your bird's life by taking action, and how to prevent emergencies by feeding your bird a balanced diet, regularly trimming his wings and nails and bird-proofing your home.

• First Aid for Birds is written by an expert and includes instructions on monitoring your bird's health by regular veterinary visits and observing your bird daily for signs of illness.


• The book is filled with color photos, info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet bird easy and enjoyable.
  

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Feeding Your Pet Bird (Pet reference books) (Paperback)

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Homeopathic First Aid for Animals: Tales and Techniques from a Country Practitioner

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

The Complete Guide to Successful Sprouting for Parrots: and Everyone Else in the Family (Paperback)

Product Description

This is the most comprehensive guide available describing all aspects of sprouting. It details their nutritional and healthful benefits, while clarifying the personal and global significance of supporting organic agriculture.

• Complete directions teach the reader how to germinate and care for a wide assortment of sproutable foods in a variety of climates.


• New, result-producing methods for successfully introducing sprouts to animals of all types, features the author's effective animal communication techniques.

This book, will help you easily adopt straightforward practices that can have a huge impact on improving the quality of your life, and the life of those you love.

The Healthy Bird Cookbook: A Lifesaving Nutritional Guide and Recipe Collection (Hardcover)

Product Description

• A Lifesaving Nutritional Guide and Recipe Collection is the perfect solution to all of your bird's nutritional needs. It provides 150 creative, healthy, and easy-to-make recipes that are appropriate for almost all species of pet birds.


• The book also offers a thorough, extensive section on avian nutrition that clearly explains the roles of pellets and seeds, the food groups, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in your bird's diet.


• The author is an avian expert who spent ten years consulting with veterinarians and doing hands-on research to compose them.

The Healthy Bird Cookbook features:

• 150 recipes that are easy to make and healthy. Many recipes that are great for people, too!


• Illustrations of many of the delicious dishes included


• A thorough nutritional guide, including sections on special diets, specific nutritional needs, and foods to avoid


• Helpful hints, cooking tips, and safety suggestions throughout

ISBN-10: 0793805384

Natural Health Care for Your Bird: Quick Self-Help Using Homeopathy and Bach Flowers - Petra Stein (Author), Bernard Dorenkamp (Author), P. Stein (Author)

Product Description

• For those who keep or raise birds, this guide tells you what you need to know about your bird's health. Although the book focuses on natural health care, suggestions are given for both standard and homeopathic medications.


• Other helpful features include an extensive table of symptoms and diseases, checklist for care and health maintenance, index of recommended home remedies, and a glossary of natural health care terms.

Birds - Homeopathic Remedies from the Avian Realms (Perfect Paperback)

Product Description

• This book gives a detailed description of 15 bird remedies as well as a complete overview of the avian kingdom from a homeopathic perspective.


• For each bird remedy, the core idea is given as well as a number of outstanding key aspects. Proving information and cases from various practitioners fill out the picture of each bird.


• Homeopaths will find this book indispensable for their practice.


• Birds covered are: Pelican, Macaw, Dove, Hawk, Owl, Heron, Eagle, Raven, Peregrine Falcon, Sacher Falcon, Vulture, Condor, Penguin, Mute and Whooper Swan, and Albatross.

Veterinary Clinics of North America-Clinics Collection: Exotic Animal Practice (The Clinics Collection: Avian Pet Medicine) (Hardcover)

Product Description

The most up-to-date information on internal medicine and behavior of birds from leaders in the field

No longer will you need to sift through articles that don't get right to the heart of the matter!

• Tailored specifically for the avian practitioner or enthusiast, this compilation does the hunting and collating for you.


• Avian Pet Medicine, our first volume dedicated to a specific species, presents 17 avian articles that were published from 1998 to 2003 in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice.


• Each article has been re-typeset and updated when necessary to ensure you have the most up-to-date information on internal medicine and behavior of birds from internationally known experts and leaders in the field.

Essentials of Avian Medicine and Surgery (Paperback) - Brian H. Coles

Product Description

Essentials of Avian Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise quick reference for the busy practitioner and animal nurse. Eminently practical, this classic avian text is prized for its down-to-earth approach.

• new contributions from world renowned experts in avian medicine


• new chapter on the special senses of birds, an understanding of which is crucial when giving advice on avian welfare problems


• fully up-to-date on the latest diagnostic and imaging techniques


• avian zoonotics are highlighted in infectious diseases section

Self-Assessment Colour Review of Avian Medicine (Paperback) - Neil A. Forbes

Product Description

In this Self-Assessment Colour Review, the editors and a group of internationally renowned avian contributors - some in clinical practice, some working in universities - offer practitioners and students an overview of avian medicine and surgery in an easily assimilable form: over 200 cases are presented as integrated questions and colour illustrations followed immediately by detailed explanations designed to educate, not just to test.

• Covering psittacines, pigeons, game birds, ratites, raptors and waterfowl, the cases appear in random order, just as they would in practice, and cover all the more common avian problems facing veterinarians.


• The book will be useful as a revision aid in preparation for exams and as a reference in continuing professional development.

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• It will also be a source of much enjoyment to its readers.

Self-Assessment Picture Tests in Veterinary Medicine: Avian Medicine (Paperback) ~ B. H. Coles

Product Description

• Exam review preparation including 230 case-based questions.


• Discusses anatomy, physiology, behavior, anesthesia, medical-surgical procedures, laboratory medicine, necropsy, and more.


• Color photographs. Trim size: 7.5 x 5.75 inches.

Radiology of Birds: An Atlas of Normal Anatomy and Positioning - Sam Silverman (Author), Lisa Tell (Author), Jerry Silverman (Author)

Product Description

Use this atlas to interpret radiographic images and make accurate diagnoses! Hundreds of high-quality images clearly demonstrate normal avian anatomic and radiographic features in a wide variety of species so that you can recognize abnormal features. This book includes detailed directions for patient positioning along with radiographic exposure guidelines, ensuring that you obtain the highest quality diagnostic images.

• A companion CD includes all of the radiographic images in the book for digital monitor viewing.

• Complete directions for positioning during radiographic examination help you take high-quality radiographs for accurate interpretation.


• Radiographic exposure guidelines are provided for each species and radiographic view, so you can determine optimal settings and technique.


• Line drawings are superimposed on radiographic images, so you can identify anatomic structures accurately.


• Alternative imaging studies - including CT, MRI, ultrasound, GI, urogram, and other contrast media studies -allow advanced diagnostic interpretation.

Comparative Avian Nutrition (Cabi Publishing) ~ Kirk C. Klasing

Product Description

• This unique book covers all aspects of bird nutrition, bringing together research from such diverse fields as ecology, poultry production, zoo biology and biomedical science. It provides in-depth discussions of the physical and biochemical processes of digestion, the metabolic functions of nutrients, and the evolutionary adaptations to accommodate their wide ranging diets.


• The book emphasizes the quantitative nature of nutrition and the practical dietary requirements of captive and wild bird populations throughout their life cycles. It is an invaluable resource for advanced students of animal nutrition and poultry science and for research ornithologists. It will also be useful for practicing nutritionists working with farmed, pet, zoo or wild birds.

Avian Medicine by Jaime Samour MVZ PhD Dip ECAMS (Editor)

Product Description

Broaden your knowledge and improve care for pet birds

Review

With the participaton of some of the world's leading authorities in avian medicine, this book addresses issues ranging from the basic aspects of patient management to the most sophisticated diagnostic techniques.

Avian Medicine combines the practicality of a hands-on manual with the wealth of information of a textbook and the highly illustrated format of an atlas, and will be of great use to general veterinary practitioners and avian specialists alike.
Review by European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians

Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology ~ Phillip Clark

Product Description

Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology provides fundamental information and a practical guide to the hematological characteristics of birds. The book initially describes how to collect and handle blood samples from birds to best preserve the quality of the blood. This rich resource aids interpretation of hematological data, covering both healthy and diseased birds. The Atlas is illustrated throughout with colour photographs, and covers over 100 species of birds.

• Basic and comparative aspects of avian hematology in healthy birds are described, including the variation in hematological characteristics between different Orders.


• Hematological responses to disease are illustrated through brief case reports.


• Identification of hematoparasites is covered.


• Emphasis is placed on the morphology of hematological cells to ensure accurate classification plus identification of pathological changes.

Handbook of Avian Medicine (Hardcover) by Thomas N. Tully Jr. BS DVM MS Diplomate ABVP(Avian) ECAMS (Editor), Gerry M. Dorrestein Prof Dr Dr hc DVM (Editor), Alan K Jones BVet Med MRCVS (Editor)

Product Description

This reference gives the small animal practitioner a complete information source for the basics of avian medicine and surgery. It pulls together the international expertise of the avian veterinary community by incorporating the knowledge of authors world-wide.

The first six chapters cover the basic medical information needed to run a primary care avian practice. The focus here is on introductory level material and the average companion animal practice. If you see between one and five birds a week, this text is for you.

The later chapters are species-specific and help the veterinarian in evaluating, treating, and/or referring various bird species. The new edition builds on the success of the first edition and includes full colour illustrations throughout.

• First 6 chapters: cover basic information needed to run a primary care avian practice


• Later chapters: species-specific helping veterinarians to build up their knowledge in order to evaluate, treat and/or refer


• Multi-author text combining best practice tips and different techniques from avian experts worldwide: the editors are from 3 different countries and the chapter authors from many more


• Provides quick access to crucial information for the non-specialist


• Offers the basics of avian medicine and surgery

Avian Immunology (Hardcover) by Fred Davison (Author, Editor), Bernd Kaspers (Editor), Karel A. Schat (Editor) Key Phrases: avian immunology, Avian Dis, Avian Pathol, Interferon Cytokine Res (more...)

Product Description

The science underpinning avian immunology is crucial to understanding basic immunological principles and the exceptional features of the avian immune system, as different strategies birds have adopted can provide important evolutionary insights.

This book provides the most complete picture of the avian immune system so far. The world-wide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, the threat of an avian influenza pandemic and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks world-wide demonstrates the need to review the important practical lessons in disease control presented here.

• With contributions from 33 of the foremost international experts in the field this book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of avian immunology of the field so far


• Contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system reviewing constitutive barriers, chemical and cellular responses; it includes a comprehensive review of avian Toll-like receptors


• Contains a wide-ranging review of the 'Ecoimmunology' of free-living avian species, assessing the importance of this subject for studying population dynamics and reviewing the methods and resources available for carrying out such research

Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Lewis Stevens

Product Description

The biology of birds is diverse and frequently differs significantly from that of other vertebrates. Many birds migrate or fly at high altitudes, while egg-laying and feather production places high demands on nutrient uptake and storage.

This book is the only comprehensive and up-to-date survey of avian biochemistry and molecular biology available. It emphasises the similarities and differences between birds and other vertebrates, concentrating on new developments.

The first section deals with protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, its hormonal control and the adaptations that occur in birds. The second covers the avian genome, gene expression, and avian immunology. Growth and embryological development are also discussed.

Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be of interest to all those working on birds, especially postgraduate students and researchers.

Laboratory Medicine: Avian and Exotic Pets ~ Alan M. Fudge

Product Description

• Reference text limited to the selection, submission, and interpretation of laboratory diagnostic tests.


• Discusses test methodologies as they relate to sampling considerations, artifacts, and interpretation.


• Does not provide specific bench details required for performing laboratory tests.


• For students and practitioners.

Avian Medicine and Surgery ~ Robert B. Altman

Product Description

• Extensive text on basic and advanced clinical avian medicine and aviculture, for avian practitioners and veterinarians.


• Problem-oriented approach.


• Halftone illustrations, some color plates. 47 contributors, 39 U.S.

Sturkie's Avian Physiology (Hardcover) by G. Causey Whittow (Editor)

Avian Medicine by Doneley (Author)

Avian and Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology - Terry W. Campbell (Author), Christine K. Ellis (Author)

Product Description

This is the long-awaited revision and expansion of Avian Hematology and Cytology, 2nd Edition. This new book builds on the avian foundation of Campbell's earlier work and has grown to include coverage of several other important exotic animal groups including small mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians.

This is the must-have hematologic and cytologic reference for all veterinarians and researchers working with avian and exotic animals.

Handbook of Avian Medicine by Thomas N. Tully Jr. BS DVM MS Diplomate ABVP(Avian) ECAMS (Author), Gerry M. Dorrestein Prof Dr Dr hc DVM (Author), Martin Lawton BVetMed CertVOPhthal CertLAS CBiol MIBiol DZOOMed(Reptilian) FRCVS (Author)

Product Description

• At last: a book on avian medicine aimed at the general veterinary practitioner


• This multi-author text combines best practice tips and different techniques from avian experts worldwide, providing quick access to crucial information for the non-specialist


• Here is a complete information source on the basics of avian medicine and surgery that should be required reading for every veterinary practitioner

Manual of Avian Practice by Agnes E. Rupley DVM ABVP Avian (Author)

Product Description

• With the aid of algorithms, this practical resource guides practitioners through selecting diagnostics, making a diagnosis, and selecting therapeutics.


• Features a complete list of differentials and information useful for making difficult diagnoses.

Small Animal Surgery by Theresa Welch Fossum DVM MS PhD Dipl ACVS (Author), Cheryl S. Hedlund DVM MS (Author), Donald A. Hulse DVM (Author), Ann L. Johnson DVM MS (Author), Howard B. Seim III DVM (Author), Michael D. Willard DVM MS (Author), Gwendolyn Carroll MS DVM (Author)

Product Description

The most widely used surgical text on the market, Small Animal Surgery concisely explains and demonstrates the most common surgical procedures in veterinary practice.

• It offers an overview of general principles of surgery, including asepsis, the surgical environment, preparation of the patient and surgical team, instrumentation, suturing, postoperative care and pain management.


• Five new chapters on endoscopy comprehensively address the basic principles and techniques for this increasingly popular procedure, and new chapters have been added to address surgery of the brain and the peripheral nerves.


• In addition, separate sections are devoted to surgical principles and procedures for soft tissue, orthopedics, and neurology.


• With an authoritative author team, logical organization, unique elements, and full-color presentation, this new edition is an unparalleled resource for both students and practitioners.
  

Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian ~ Signe J. Plunkett

Product Description

The 2nd Edition of this popular reference provides all of the information needed to form a diagnosis quickly and accurately, establish a prognosis, and recommend treatment for a patient suffering an illness, injury or toxic event.

Presents guidance through every emergency procedures with step-by-step outline. Covers almost every emergency encountered in daily practice, including trauma, toxic events, and much more. Practical appendices on commonly used drugs, lab panels, poisonous plants, drugs in pregnancy, and more.

Ratings: 5 out of 5

Diseases of Canaries [Hardcover]

Originally published in 1933. The author was well known as "The Bird Man of Alcatraz." He wrote this book while serving a life sentence. A comprehensive work containing much information on: - Anatomy - Feeding - Feeding Experiments - Insects and Parasites - The Moult - Injuries - Septic Fever - Septicemia - Necrosis - Diarrhoea - Aspergillosis - Bacteriology - Pathogenic Organisms - Drugs etc. Keywords: Pathogenic Organisms Life Sentence Bird Man Aspergillosis Septicemia Bacteriology Diarrhoea Alcatraz Necrosis Parasites Insects Anatomy Fever Drugs

Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Principles and Practice [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

Product Description

• Introduction to unconventional modes of therapy, including practitioners' perspectives on specific therapies.


• It is divided into 9 sections: history, and underlying principles of alternative medicine, nutrition, physical medicine, energetic medicine, botanical medicine, homeopathy, miscellaneous therapies, integration into veterinary practice, and complementary and alternative perspectives.


• Some of the many topics covered are nutritional therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, physical therapy, kinesiology, laser therapy, magnetic field therapy, bioenergetic medicine, herbal therapy, ayurvedic medicine, and homeopathy.

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Avian Medicine & Surgery by B. H. Coles (Author)

Product Description

• This book provides a basic, accessible guide to avian medical or surgical problems.


• The book has been substantially updated; much of the chapter on Aids to Diagnosis has been rewritten and expanded, and the formulary and sections on infectious diseases have been updated.


• An additional chapter on anatomical and physiological diversity has been added to explain the many factors to be taken into account when the clinician is presented with an unfamiliar species.

Ratings: 5 out of 5

Avian Medicine: Principles & Applications (Full & Abridged Version)

Product Description

Abridged Version: The abridged version of Avian Medicine: Principles and Application, designed to be used in conjunction with the original text, provides the details and answers required by the avian practitioner on a regular, quick reference basis. The formulary, a continually evolving tool for the avian clinician, contains some additional data in this version.

Avian Viruses: Function and Control - Branson W. Ritchie (Author)

Product Description

A guide to understanding and controlling viruses that infect companion, aviary and free-ranging birds.

• This work begins with a general explanation of how viruses function and how they can be stopped from adversely affecting individuals as well as populations of birds. Information is also provided on specific viruses affecting avian species, how these viruses function and why certain species of psittacine birds are susceptible to these pathogens.


• The book explores what is available to prevent the spread of viral disease within a flock as well as potential developments in this area.


• For viral diseases that have been documented in poultry but not in other avian species, the author provides perspectives on how a disease process might occur if a related virus was found to infect companion, aviary or free-ranging birds.

Mammalian and Avian Transgenesis: New Approaches (Principles and Practice) by Shirley Pease (Editor), Carlos Lois (Editor)

Product Description

Mammalian and Avian Transgenesis presents a collection of novel methods for the production of a wide range of transgenic animals. The manual focuses largely on mice, but also contains protocols for successful transgenesis in rats, cows, pigs and birds.

The manual provides detailed, step-by-step protocols covering all aspects of the production of transgenic animals, including the use of lentiviral vectors in gene transfer, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, nuclear transfer, large insert transgenesis, conditional gene expression systems, the use of reporter genes in transgenesis and transgenesis in large animals and birds. The text is supplemented by superb color photos. While the focus is on newly established techniques, the fundamental methods of transgenesis are also covered for those new to the field. Thus this manual is perfectly suited for those wishing to adopt new technologies in transgenesis.

Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery: Including Aviculture by Greg J. Harrison (Author), Linda R. Harrison (Author)

Color Atlas of Avian Anatomy by McLelland (Author)

CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor)

Product Description

Body mass, or weight, is the most useful descriptive measure of relative body size in birds. Masses are usually reported in avian studies of comparative ecology, physiology, breeding biology, and zoology. In addition, adult body mass is a vital statistic for studies of allometric relationships, growth and development, flight, and biometrics.

• The data in this handbook was compiled to provide a ready reference source for body masses of most of the world's species of birds. Masses of over 5,800 species are presented, representing about 65% of the known birds.


• Information for each species includes, when available, the mean, standard deviation, range, sample size, collecting locale and season, and original source. Separate means are presented for males and females in sexually dimorphic species.


• This handbook should greatly improve the ability of avian researchers to quickly locate body masses for most bird species and incorporate this data into research.


• Airplane design engineers and airport management professionals can also use these data to calculate the damage done by various species of birds when they hit aircraft.


• Avid birders, members of birding organizations, and bird banders will also find the book useful for their activities.

Basic Avian Techniques: Avian Necropsy and Cytology (Exotic Pet Medicine and Surgery) CD-ROM Vol. 2 (CD-ROM)

Product Description

CD-ROM provides information on basic avian surgery techniques. For veterinarians.

Topics include:

• necropsy techniques
• tissue handling
• feather pulp cytology and culture
• muscle and nerve biopsy
• the sear technique.

ISBN-10: 1591610265