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The Cockatoo (family Cacatuidae) is a large bodied parrot with a crest of feathers on top of the head that stands erect when the bird is alarmed or excited. These natives of main land…
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There is a lot of information available about diets for pet birds and as time goes on, our knowledge continues to improve. This is due to heightened awareness of the importance of nutrition…
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What is colitis? Colitis refers to inflammation of the colon which is part of the large intestine. Colitis is often used to describe diarrhoea associated with the large bowel. Your vet may also describe this as large intestinal diarrhoea as opposed to diarrhoea arising from the small intestine
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There are numerous species of conures (Aratinga and Pyrrhura sp. and others) but only a few are commonly kept as pets. They are native throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Members of…
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There is a lot of information available about diets for pet birds and as time goes on, our knowledge continues to improve. This is due to heightened awareness of the importance of nutrition…
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The degu is a small South American rodent. There are four species although only one, Octodon degus is commonly seen in captivity. In the wild it is found in the hill and mountain areas of…
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Lameness indicates a deviation from normal gait. The commonest cause is pain in the limb. Since puppies and young dogs are by nature exuberant, most lameness is transitory and clears up…
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Following any surgical spinal procedure carefully coordinated home nursing plays a large part in the ultimate successful outcome. After successful surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal…
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Various types of medication are used for pregnancy termination (abortion) in bitches. One type of medication (estradiol) needs to be given soon after mating to be effective, the other type of…
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The medical term is hypoadrenocorticism. The term indicates diminished or lowered hormone production from the outer part (cortex) of the adrenal gland. The adrenal glands are paired glands…