Welcome!Avian medicine is a skillful combination of science and art. We designed this web site as a practical tool for avian practitioners. Many outstanding veterinarians contributed ideas and information to create this web site, launching us to a strong start. We invite interested veterinarians to suggest ideas and information to help this web site serve the needs of the avian practitioner. We welcome your ideas and comments and invite you to explore LafeberVet.com Best regards, Avian NutritionThe general consensus of avian veterinarians is to provide a “balanced” diet, with recognition that nutritional requirements may vary between species of birds and for different life stages. There are few nutritional studies on the maintenance requirements for many of the individual species in the psittacine family, with many occupying a different ecological niche. Read more » |
Emergency MedicineDid you know it is not always necessary to pull a broken blood feather? |
What's New?Contributor, Dr. Jamie Morrisey, is a lecturer in exotic and wildlife medicine at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Morrisey completed an internship at Kansas State University and a residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York, and he is board-certified in avian practice. See Dr. Morrisey’s article on transfusion in the avian patient. |