Eclectus parrots originate from Australia, New Guinea and other South Pacific islands. Of the ten Eclectus subspecies, the three most commonly seen in captivity are the red-sided (Eclectus roratus polychloros), Vos (Eclectus roratus vosmaeri) and Solomon Island (Eclectus roratus solomonensis). Eclectus have the most pronounced sexual dimorphism of any psittacine: the males are green and the females are red. Scientists who have studied these birds in Australia...
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Egg binding in pet birds is a serious and sometimes fatal condition that requires immediate veterinary attention. Egg binding occurs when a female bird cannot pass an egg through her reproductive tract, due to factors such as poor health, age, obesity, or egg malformations. A related but less common condition, dystocia, occurs when the passage of an egg is blocked by an obstruction such as a tumor or a malformed oviduct. In either case, the bird's survival...
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Obesity is an ever-growing problem -- for both humans and their dogs. The most recent figures show that 35.7% of U.S. adults and a whopping 53% of the nation's dogs are overweight. The bottom line is we all need to eat better and get in shape -- so why not do it together?
"There's an old saying,'' said Andrea Metcalf, a fitness expert in Chicago, "if your dog is getting fat, you're not getting enough exercise....
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Dealing with pet loss is difficult enough, but when children are involved, it can be even more heartbreaking. If your child is asking you why their pet is never coming back, you might find yourself at a loss for words. But while your first instinct might be to protect your child from the truth, according to Dr. Susan Cohen, Director of Counseling at the Animal Medical Center of New York, honesty is always the best policy. Kids go through different stages...
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A sexually frustrated pet bird can be a problem as its loneliness will likely lead to aggressive behavior. Wild parrots are by nature extremely social creatures. Some even form life-long monogamous bonds with their mates, and spend much of their time in large cooperative flocks. In captivity or as pets, they'll usually adapt this strong desire to pair up by choosing what they consider to be a suitable human replacement. Although this trait is part of...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be used in pets, just as in people. However, in reality, CPR is not nearly as useful in pet emergencies as it often is in cases of human heart attacks. First, because the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle itself are different in pets than in people, pets generally do not have the type of acute heart attacks that people do. Unfortunately, in pets, most cases of heart stoppage are related to...
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