Pet Birds - Common Diseases and Disorders

Psittacosis - Avian Chlamydiosis - Parrot Fever
An overview of psittacosis, which can be devastating to pet birds and can also cause serious illness in people.

Common Skin and Feather Disorders
Article on the various problems that can arise in pet birds, such as cysts, mites, and feather plucking. Written by an avian veterinarian.

Montreal Bird and Exotic: Avian Information
Good overview of pet bird care and health includes signs of illness, basic first aid, bird veterinary examinations, feather picing, viral testing, polyoma virus, proventricular dilitation disease, and psittacine beak and feather disease

Papillomatosis Disease in Birds
Linda Pesek, DVM discusses papillomas in pet birds.

PBFD Home Page
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease is a devastating and incurable illness. This article thoroughly examines the current knowledge about this disease.

Polyoma - Prevention through Vaccination
Paper from Dr. Branson Ritchie on the vaccination for this deadly virus.

Polyoma Virus in Parrots
Article that focuses on prevention. Polyoma is a deadly disease that can wreak havoc in an aviary.

Proventricular Dilatation Syndrome
Overview of proventricular dilatation syndrome, once called macaw wasting disease.

Veta-Farm
Australian avian veterinary supply site with some interesting health articles.