Over the last 6 months I have been feeding my birds fresh foods rich in Vitamin A because the last birds at Vet were potentially low on Vitamin A. I took Ringo to the Vet last weekend & he also had papillaes that were slightly blunted so could be a Vitamin A issue. He has […]
Tag: diet
#59. Is your Bird Getting Enough Vitamin A?
I have two Amazons & 3 Cockatiels currently & last Saturday my 33 year old Amazon Sassy had his annual checkup & nail trim at my Veterinarian. I have had Sassy since he was 12 weeks old. Sassy is fed a homemade seed diet & fresh food 3 times a week as are my other […]
#40. Toxic? Unhealthy? Or Healthy? #3 in the series “Grains”
Over the last 5 years or more there has been a lot of talk about grain free dog foods & whether it is the right thing to feed or not. There was concern that it caused Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. When I did a research into this & found that the FDA did not […]
4. Helping Your Bird to Eat Fresh Veggies & Fruit
Many birds who have never been fed fresh foods can be resistant to trying new foods such as vegetables & fruit. I know I have experienced it & I do experience it with a couple of my Cockatiels. “Lazarus” is 20 years old & he is male Cockatiel I adopted about 1 1/2 years ago. […]
Echoing Great Pet Care 