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
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
Avian Bornavirus (ABV) aka Proventricular Dilatation Disease, (PDD), Macaw Wasting Disease Ron Hines DVM PhD What Is This Disease With Many Names? In the early 1970s, changes in USDA regulations allowed a tremendous upsurge in the importation of wild parrots. Exportation of these birds in mass from tropical countries to developed countries soon followed and … Read more
Not all of these problems are easy to correct. Read about Marshmallow the chicken here Correcting Spraddle or Splay Leg in Baby Birds Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles What Is Spraddle Leg? Spraddle-leg or splay-leg is a distorted leg problem that only affects birds that are still … Read more
Salmonella In Your Dog, Cat Or Other Pet And How To Avoid It Ron Hines DVM PhD Raw Pet Diets And Salmonella You read a lot about salmonella. Its one of the most common contaminants of the food we eat. Salmonella were discovered in 1885 by the assistant to the first US-trained veterinarian, Daniel Salmon, … Read more
What To Do For Birds That Can’t Or Won’t Eat Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles There will be times when people bring a wildlife rehabilitator like you, or an avian veterinarian, a bird that is reluctant to eat. Its underlying health issue(s) might be apparent or they might … Read more
Gout In Parrots And Other Birds – Avian Kidney Disease Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles Tell Me About Gout In Birds Gout in birds occurs when too much uric acid is present in its bloodstream. All birds produce uric acid and uric acid salts (urates) as … Read more