ringnecks and the vet
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I would love to take mine to the vet once a year, but I just can't afford it. Birds are expensive, and I spend all I have on them, and I don't really care if I don't have anything, as long as the birds are happy! hehe.. but I only take them when they are not looking good or I suspect an illness. Of course when you first bring home a new bird, a vet trip is best, especially if you already have other birds.
Maybe when I get another job I will take them for a check up!
Maybe when I get another job I will take them for a check up!
"Jibby aka Gilbert" Indian Ringneck 13 years "Charlie" Rex Rabbit 1 year
Avian medicine has come a long way in the last few years. There is vaccines out there now for some of your deadly diseases. It's wise if your a breeder or have taken in other birds to have these birds checked and tested for various things. If you breed birds have the babies checked and tested before you sell them. I'm sorry but that's our responsibility as pet owners. It doesnt' matter what kind of bird or how much you paid for it they all deserve good medical care and not just when they are sick. Some of you just don't know what it's like to lose an entire flock from budgies to macaws just because we over looked one sick bird that really did not look or act sick at all.
One bad apple does spoil the whole bunch
Donna
One bad apple does spoil the whole bunch
Donna
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I live in PEI, Canada and we don't have an avian vet here. The closest one is two provinces over. When my starling had cancer, we had to drive him four hours to Halifax to be operated on. Thankfully the rehabber we got Gigi from is very knowledgable, as is another vet that is only an hour away. But unfortunately if there was ever an emergency or something serious, it's off to Halifax we go!
i have had Amazon since he was 7 weeks old, and now he is 18 mths old i still havent been to a vet, i will take him when i feel he needs it.
But then again i go to bird places with him adn they have experts there and they check him over to see how he is when im there, nothing has come up yet.
But then again i go to bird places with him adn they have experts there and they check him over to see how he is when im there, nothing has come up yet.
Sharlene and Amazon