Bird Healthcare: Bird Diseases / Common Health Problems: A – C

If you are looking for information on bird health, such as bird diseases, their causes, and treatment, here you will find all information about bird health.

Symptoms and Potential Causes … Bird Species and Diseases They are Most Susceptible to

Bird Health / Bird Welfare Articles by Jeannine Miesle, M.A., M.Ed

• Avian Pain Assessment & Management

Caring for a Handicapped Bird

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease: An Overview

The Beak: Conditions, Diseases, and Care

Dr. Dahlhausen’s 2017 Lecture on Feather Picking & Self-mutilation in Birds – Notes

Pododermatitis (Bumblefoot): Diagnosis, treatment, and resolution

• Appendix A – Bumblefoot in Raptors, Poultry, and Waterfowl
• Appendices B & C – Technique: Laser Treatments / Bumblefoot

Nutritional Requirements for Psittacines(Parrots)

Feeding Pet Birds for Good Health

Overview of Avian Geriatric Disorders with Emphasis on Psittacines. January, 2022

• Lifespan and Longevity / Species of Parrots/ Psittacines
• Appendix A. Aging in Macaws
• Appendix B. Carly, an aged macaw

Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis (PDD) – Latest insights into Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) / Avian Borna Virus (ABV) for Aviculturists and Veterinary Professionals

• Caring for the Bird with Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis (PDD)

Resolution of Xanthomatosis Without surgical Intervention

Demystifying the Avian CBC: The Complete Blood Count

Viral Structure

Medications Used in Avian and Exotic Medicine and Pharmaceutical Terms …. Prefixes and Suffixes

• How to administer oral medications to a bird

The Miracle that is Marcie – The story of a rescued cockatiel with multiple serious health problems, including xanthomas, lesions, malnutrition, Clostridium, Giardia and an atrophied uropygial gland

Acquiring Animals—Benevolent Caregiver or Hoarder / Animals Hoarding: What Can We Do?

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Bird Healthcare / Diseases

Index of Bird Diseases / Health Problems and Research

Avian Pain Assessment & Management

The Different Bird Species and Their Respective Syndromes

Symptoms and Possible Diseases

Bird Nutrition – the Key To Avian Health

Glossary of Avian Medical Terms

Identifying a Potentially Sick Bird / Testing for Diseases and Infections:

First Signs / Symptoms of a Sick Bird Weight Gain or Weight Loss – Primary Indicators of Health or Disease … Do-It-Yourself Disease / Sex Testing, Do-It-Yourself Bacterial Testing/ Microbiology, Lab and Veterinary Resources … New Bird and Well Bird Exams

Caring for a Sick Bird

Bird Emergency Care

Probiotics: Very important for molting, stressed or sickly birds, chicks or elderly pets, as well as those who have undergone antibiotic treatments. Antibiotics destroy “friendly” bacteria in the gut, allowing harmful pathogens to grow unchecked. Probiotics suppress the growth of potentially harmful organisms and boost the immune system. Acidophillus also helps to restore the microbial balance within the digestive tract. The probiotic strains acidophilus and bifidum release anti-fungal enzymes and alkalinize the body, so pathogens, such as candida (a big problem with chicks and stressed birds), can’t flourish.

Pros and Cons of Pet Insurance

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NOTE: Any information provided on the AvianWeb and linked pages are for your information only — to be discussed with your vet. The information is not meant to replace qualified veterinary care, but the goal is to provide you options to discuss with a qualified veterinary professional.

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Bird Diseases / Alphabetic Listing:

• A – C (this page)
• D – M
• N – R
• S – Z

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Bird Diseases: A – C Below

Air Sack Mites … Air Sack Rupture …. Anatomy (Avian) … Angel Wing … Arthritis … Aspergillosis

Avian Flu (Green and Healthy Website)

Avian Goiter (Thyroid Hyperplasia or Dysplasia) … Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) … Avian Gout

Avian influenza: Eradication from commercial poultry … Avian Influenza (Green and Healthy Website)

Avian Pox … Avian Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium)

Bacterial Infections … Baldness … Beak and Feather Disease … Beak Problems / Deformities

Bird Fancier’s / Breeders Lungs (Allergic Alvolitis) (Green and Healthy Website)

Bird Flu (Green and Healthy Website)

Bird Mites … Biting Bugs / Mites … Bleeding

Blepharitis (Green and Healthy Website)

Blindness … Blocked Gizzard … … Borrowing Mites …

Metabolic Bone Disease:

Occurs as two forms:

rickets which is found in growing birds – caused by an inadequate dietary intake of calcium, phosphorous and vitamin D3 or improper calcium to phosphorous ratio.

osteomalacia (osteodystrophy) occurs in mature birds.

Botulism … Breeding-related Problems … Broken Beaks … Broken Blood Feathers / Bleeding from Feathers … Broken Legs / Toes … Bronchitis … Bumble Foot … Burns (Green & Healthy Website)

Canary Pox Virus … Candida / Candidiasis … Cancer … Canker (Trichomoniasis, more commonly known as “pigeon canker) … Cataracts … Changes in Voice

Chick Deformities … Chlamydia / Chlamydiosis … Chronic Egg Laying … Crooked Beaks… Cryptosporidium / Coccidia … Coccidiosis … Conjunctivitis … Constricted Toe Syndrome … Conure Bleeding Syndrome (CBS) … Crooked Toes … Crop Mycosis, Thrush

Jeannine Miesle

Jeannine Miesle, M.A., M.Ed, Allied Member, Association of Avian Veterinarians is an important contributor to Beauty of Birds. Jeannine has done considerable writing, proofreading and editing for journals and newsletters over the years. She had taught English and music in the schools and presently is an organist at Bethany Church in West Chester, Ohio. She also administrates a Facebook group, The Science of Avian Health.

Jeannine takes in rescued cockatiels and presently has twelve birds. When they come to her they remain as part of her flock.