Avian Vet Insider 29: A Bird’s Eye View of a Vet Visit

A Lafeber Pet Birds Webinar series hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine with special guest, Dr. Stephanie Lamb, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) and President of the Association of Avian Veterinarians. In this episode, Dr. Lamb takes a unique and informative look at how your pet bird might perceive a visit to the Vet. Presented from the bird’s point of view, this webinar will help owners understand what their bird may be experiencing. A bird’s experience will be much different for a wellness visit than for a health issue or emergency trip. While we can’t know exactly what our birds are thinking, Dr. Lamb explains why your bird may have certain reactions or stress levels. This can help an owner understand what might help put their bird more at ease or how the owner’s behavior and reactions could influence how the bird handles being at the Vet. Let’s take a look through our bird’s eyes in this insider’s view of the daily happenings at your Avian Vet’s clinic.

[@DarkBirgon]

I have found and captured a young sick pigeon. They have canker are underweight, and I'm beginning to suspect a third potential raspatory infection.

[@lafebercompany-official3250]

Hi - what these birds are sick with is either a viral infection or an organism they can get. This is not canker, which is a type sore that people get. What they have is infectious or contagious. They need treatment or they will die. Please contact a wildlife center or a wildlife rehabilitator who can take them. www.nwrawildlife.org/page/Found_Injured_Wildlife