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Rev. Dr. S.August Abbott

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Certified Avian Specialist; Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council member; Own animal rescue org; National Wildlife habitat #66378; bird care, nutrition & behavior consultant; International Assoc. of Animal Behavior Consultants Associate; National Wildlife Federation Leaders Club member; published bird care, info and behavior articles and guides. Ongoing education in exotic bird behavior and nutrition I can answer behavioral, nutritional, environmental, characteristic/personality questions as well as general health and health care. No animal emergency can ever be addressed on the internet. We cannot see your animal, perform an examination, provide necessary care or medication. Please value your companion for the priceless, living creature they are; not for what you might have paid for them.

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2012-02-08 Our Baby Eclectus:

--- Hands are a common fear of caged birds.  A hand entering their cage can sometimes launch them into a self-destructive thrashing around and screaming, even biting .  This upsets the owner and doesn’t

2012-02-08 Cockatiel that bites!:

-- Time to hit the re-set button!  Check my step by step guideline out here http://www.4animalcare.org/birds     Go down to the 'screaming' part and there's the section on 'biting' as a part of that  

2012-02-07 African Grey Parrot:

-- Egg laying is something that every female bird can do without benefit of male birds.  Of course eggs laid without a male to mate with are not fertile and will not hatch.   Laying, in birds other than

2012-01-30 my conure:

- A sick, injured, diseased or even dying bird will quite often look exactly like a perfectly healthy, sturdy, thriving bird.  Why?  Because birds are experts in the animal kingdom at something called

2012-01-26 crazy biteing green cheek conure:

-- Nearly all of the birds that come to my rescue were abused, neglected or both.  I've been able to turn the around in about 8 days, but you have to be dedicated and really put your heart into this ok?

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