The Bird Care Book has helped over 30,000 bird owners keep their pets in good health while saving worry, time, and money. Dr. Gerstenfeld offers helpful instructions on how to care for your bird when it is ill or injured, and his clear explanations of bird anatomy, nutrition, taming, and exercise cannot be matched. This newly revised edition includes up-to-date advice on buying a healthy bird, traveling with your pet, and caring for wild birds, as well as guides to new laboratory techniques and recently discovered diseases. 44 charts to diagnose and treat common ailments Step-by-step first aid with diagrams The essentials of a home pharmacy Plus nutrition, exercise, training, choosing a veterinarian, and much more
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Sheldon L. Gerstenfeld, V.M.D., has practiced veterinary medicine for twenty years and heads the Chestnut Hill Veterinary Hospital/Bird Clinic in Philadelphia. He is also the author of The Dog Care Book and The Cat Care Book, serves as a contributing editor of Parents magazine, and hosts a radio talk show on pets.
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What would be the dearth be like if there were no birds? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psittacosis test, successive stool samples, loose droppings, larger parrots, feather cysts, fluffing feathers, sac mites, avian veterinarian, psittacine beak, feather picking, watery droppings, feather disease, egg binding, avian medicine, breeding cage, crop contents, large parrots, outdoor aviary, preen gland, increased water intake Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Home Physical Exam, Decision Chart, Association of Avian Veterinarians, Gerber's High Protein, John Gould, National Audubon Society New!
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What would be the dearth be like if there were no birds? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psittacosis test, successive stool samples, loose droppings, larger parrots, feather cysts, fluffing feathers, sac mites, avian veterinarian, psittacine beak, feather picking, watery droppings, feather disease, egg binding, avian medicine, breeding cage, crop contents, large parrots, outdoor aviary, preen gland, increased water intake Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Home Physical Exam, Decision Chart, Association of Avian Veterinarians, Gerber's High Protein, John Gould, National Audubon Society New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Diseases of Cage and Aviary Birds by Margaret L. Petrak on page 23, and Back Matter
- Birds of North America (Usborne Spotter's Guides) by Philip Burton in Back Matter
- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson in Back Matter
- Food for Thought by Ruby Williams on page 45
- Walden Pond (NE Landmarks) by Bonnie McGrath on page 5
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