Litter Box Accidents – What To Do When My Cat Won’t Use The Box Ron Hines DVM PhD A Destructive Cat? An Aggressive Cat? An Elderly Cat? A Happy Cat Forsaking their litter box and urinating and/or defecating in inappropriate places is the most common problem that cat owners face. For some cats, … Read more
Four Secrets For Keeping Your Pet Reptile Healthy Ron Hines DVM PhD Temperature, humidity, adequate natural sunshine and proper diet are the four great factors in success in keeping reptiles as pets. Problems I encounter pretty much come in the door in that order. When temperature drops below 85F, snakes lizards and turtles do not … Read more
Metabolic Bone Disease In Your Iguana = MBD, = Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism When an animal is feed a diet too low in calcium, too high in phosphorus or when natural sunlight or a full-spectrum substitute light source is not provided, ALL reptiles (and mammals) are susceptible to nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism and the treatment for all … Read more
Ron Hines DVM PhD Elura® Cat Owner Feedback Page Tell me about your cat’s experience with Elura® Mirataz® appetite stimulant? Back to parent Dog Entyce® article Dog Owners Experiences With Entyce® In October 2020, Elanco, the owners of Aratana, received FDA approval to market a second capromorelin product, Elura®, containing the same medication as in … Read more
American Robin Chicks – Daily Photos From Hatching Until They Leave Their Nest Ron Hines DVM PhD This page relates to another article on raising orphan baby birds These photos were sent to me by a reader some years ago. I have forgotten who sent them. If it was you, please email me so I … Read more
Caring for Your Green Iguana Ron Hines DVM PhD Green Iguanas come from the forests of Central and South America. Because they like warmth and sunshine, they live in the trees at the edge of the jungle and in clearings. Iguanas are active in the day-time and sleep at night. There, they can be … Read more
Bird Wrist and Coracoid Shoulder Injuries In Birds How I Repair Them Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles Try this video too Tour the 2ndChance Hospital Leg & Wing Fractures In Wild Birds & How I Repair Them Wing injuries are the most … Read more
What Are Feather Stress Bars? Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Wildlife Rehab Articles I originally wrote this article for parrot and other aviary birds. But it applies to wild birds of all types as well. During the period that a feather is forming, the follicle that produces that feather relies on … Read more
Collisions, Vision Problems And Eyeworms In Birds Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles If you arrive on this page because you wanted to be more familiar with avian eyes and eye problems in general, ask me for Williams1994, Abrams2002, & Bayon2007 I had a particular bird vision problem … Read more
We will never look or feel this good if you don’t feed us right. Read about that here Dealing With Unwanted Behavior Or Aggression In Your Parrot – How To Tame Your Wild Or Aggressive Parrot Ron Hines DVM PhD Parrot owning clients come to avian veterinarians with more behavioral health issues than physical health issues. … Read more