Diseases

Below are a list of sites with information regarding parrot illnesses as well as zoonotic diseases. If you have a concern about your birds health the best route is to go to your avian vet. Attempted self diagnosis can end in tragedy! We do infectious disease testing for you upon request.

Multiple Illness sites and information

http://www.avianweb.com/diseases.htm

http://www.parrottalk.com/parrot-diseases.htm

http://www.avianbiotech.com/diseasecenter.htm

PBFD(psittacine beak and feather disease)

http://www.secondchancebirds.com/pbfd.html

http://www.theparrotsocietyuk.org/index.php/Veterinary_Advice/8

PDD-Proventricular Dilatation Disease

http://pddtreatment.org/html/what_is_pdd_.html

http://www.critterology.com/proventricular_dilatation_disease_pdd-238.html

http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/index.php?news=87

Polyoma Virus

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/polyoma.htm

http://www.blackstone-aviaries.com/polyom.html

E. Coli

http://www.pricelessparrots.com/e-coli.htm

http://www.birdsupplynh.com/vetafarm/EcoliMythsandMisunderstandings.pdf

Pacheco’s Disease

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1829&aid=2339

Psitticosis

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/psittico.htm

Nutritional Deficiencies

http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2002&PID=2575

Zoonotic Dieases(bird transmitted to human)

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww23eiii.htm