VMX will hold its annual meeting in person January 14-18, 2023. Dr Echols will be present on multiple avian medicine topics and is the current chair for all exotic animal programs at VMX. For more details about the conference, go to https://navc.com/vmx/live/.
Welt Vogel Park
Whenever I find myself in a new place, I make it a point to learn about the local animals. Of course I have a strong bend towards avian species and am always curious if there is a bird park nearby. On a 2013 trip to attend a conf…
Parrot Bytes- health topics related to pet parrots
with Emily Strong of the Austin Parrot Society and Dr Scott Echols avian specialist veterinarian
To request additional topics, please contact Emily Strong at frombeakstobarks@gmail.com
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Update on Proventricular Dilatation Disease and Bornavirus
Probably one of the most frightening and frustrating disease of parrot species is proventricular dilatation disease (or ‘PDD’). The disease goes by many names such as macaw wasting syndrom…
Expert Companion Bird Care Series: Volume III review
Okay, so the choice was to fight the crowds on Black Friday or watch your DVD. The choice was easy. 🙂
Overall, I have to say this DVD was very well done! The information was well-balanced and useful. For the most part, the delivery by the authors was very good. Probably the weakest link was Michelle’s on-camera delivery because it was a tiny bit stiff, but her narration was great.
The only thing I would have changed is where you sho…
