pbfd

Hey guys, Haven't been on the forums for a long time as life kind of got in the way, but today I decided it was time for a long overdue status update (and some much needed optimism). I have a blue fronted amazon called Kobus. Born in 2009, we obtained him in 2013 from people who felt they had...

Hi all, It took a long time. It's been about 5 months since I rescued Mofu. Since week one she started losing feathers, and it was one heck of a journey trying to figure out the cause. Starting with random fits, 4 vet visits, constant 'all clear's, a false testing, and finally the 5th visit...

I have a young princess parrot brought home on Sunday. She was always fluffed up and asleep, so I took her to an experienced avian vet a few days ago. She was having breathing issues earlier that day. She said that she has an arrhythmia and that she either has a respiratory infection or a heart...

Hi everyone, Trying to get some information on PBFD. We got our Trevor about 6 months ago and he is was 8-9 months when we got him. Short story his nails all of a sudden grew really long and his beak broke a bit (top part) and the bottom seemed to grow extra long, we took him to the vet and he...

Dear friends and community that I have come to know and love, today I have gotten the test results of Kobus' day to the avian vet, and have unfortunately found out that he was tested positive for PBFD. I am trying to be as coherent as possible as I am typing this through the tears. When we went...

Hello everyone, It has been sometime since my last post We celebrated Pickle's 4th birthday, and then his 4th coming-home day this year. But today my family finally agreed that the decision had to be made that he will not make it to 5. Certain things have gotten strikingly worse over just...

hi everyone! i recently saw this post about a lovebird that has a somewhat deformed beak and was hoping to purchase her as i doubt anyone would buy her! but then it occurred to me that it could be pbfd :eek: although i would definitely be bring her for the pbfd test before coming home…i would...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. An exciting new study has revealed that healthy parrots prefer working for their food to The pet trade is being...

I'm the 22-year-old owner of a beautiful Umbrella Cockatoo. Her name is Cecilia. I absolutely adore my bird, but sadly she is living with my mother until I can afford a bigger apartment. I miss her terribly, and try to see her as often as possible, which is never more than a week or two...

Every day i wonder if I'm doing the right thing by pickle. Pickle is my 2year old male red sided Eclectus and he was diagnosed with Chronic beak and feather earlier this year. I know i normalise everything about him, playing with him every day how could i not?.. I just don't want to be the worst...

Hello all! I'm new here...joined because something strange is going on with my 16-year-old green-cheeked Conure, Cody. Cody has always been an extremely healthy bird, and very attached to me -- I carry her around when I'm home, and so I interact with her every day. However, I just noticed...