Abstract
As a result of over a decade of
private practice and the development
of a format for preventive medical
management program for individual
pet bird owners and aviculturists
alike, the following information is
presented as a means of effective disease
prevention. Just as surely as our
nation has come to recognize that
the fundamental origin of problems
in society have their roots in child
care, the development of infant and
juvenile baby birds ' minds and bodies
is the key to lifelong success.
What could be simpler, more natural
and cost effective than setting the
stage for the life of a baby during its
sensitive and critical early months,
when both mind and tissues are readily
influenced for their long journey
ahead? It has proven to be an irrelevant
matter as to how long a psittacine's
potential life span is if it is cut
short by poor care due to lack of education
on the part of the owner.
Unfortunately, the reality remains
that the numbers of pet and aviary
birds over ten years of age remains
well under ten percent of all patients
seen in practice. This means that all
of the remaining patients in the
United States are under ten years old
despite a massive number of birds
being imported during the last 20
years.