How to Care for Your Pet Bird: Practical Advice by Dr. Murphy [Hardcover]

Joel Murphy (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Animal & Bird Medical Center; 1st edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964383802
• ISBN-13: 978-0964383807
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,485,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Complete and Educational Book On Pet Birds, September 13, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Care for Your Pet Bird: Practical Advice by Dr. Murphy (Hardcover)

This is the most educational book I have ever read on the care and breeding of psittacine birds (parakeets, cockatiels, macaws etc.). I have heard Dr. Murphy many times in lectures and have always been impressed, but this book gives a pet bird owner so much practical advice in such a easy to read format .. it would take 100 hours of lectures to cover. If you have a pet bird or an experienced bird person ie. breeder, pet store owner or hobbyist this is a must have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars complete and detailed pet bird medical & care information, March 12, 2005

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This review is from: How to Care for Your Pet Bird: Practical Advice by Dr. Murphy (Paperback)

I own many books on pet bird medical care, and this one is by far the most complete and detailed.

Chapters: Pet Bird Misconception, How to Choose a Healthy Bird, Veterinary Exam, Parrot Nutrition, Basic Pet Bird Care, How to Detect Illness in your Pet Bird, Emergency Care & Poison Prevention for Pet Birds, Parrot Beak Disorders, Feather Picking, Introduction to Infectious Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases, Psittacosis (Parrot Fever), Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease, Polyoma Virus, Proventriculus Dilation Syndrome, Pacheco's Disease (Avian Herpers Virus), Fungal Infections, Pet Bird Parasites, Sarcosporidiosis, Parrot Pediatrics, Pediatric Disorders, and Aviary Management (Basic & Advanced).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Care for You Pet Bird: Practical Advice by Dr. Murph, January 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Care for Your Pet Bird: Practical Advice by Dr. Murphy (Hardcover)

The book is great. Dr. Joel Murphy and his wife are my birds' vet. I have learned a great deal about the needs of my birds and how to deal with their personalities as well. It has taught me much about the care of my "babies" and I have used it numerous times for specific situations regarding my birds. Any one who truly cares about their pet birds should own a copy of this wonderful source of information.