HolisticBird

Back in 1989, when I became involved with parrots, we had very few local veterinarians who knew anything about the unique health problems of exotic birds. Many of them refused to even look at a sick bird. Those that did agree to examine birds often didn't understand how sick a bird could be before it would exhibit symptoms and once it did, it needed immediate emergency treatment. An appointment delayed until later in the week would often be a death sentence for sick birds. Also, the drugs they used were often wrong for birds or administered at the wrong dose.

After losing a few birds directly because of veterinary treatment, I began to study and apply alternative healthcare methods to my birds. Some of these methods were successful and others were not. I knew other people felt just as helpless as I did and that still others had experience that I lacked. Consequently, in 1999 I started a discussion list on YahooGroups, to gather people together where we could gain and share knowledge to help our birds.

Some of the discussion threads were so valuable that I created a website where they could be posted for public use. These discussions and case studies can be found on the holisticbird.org website.

A few years later, I created another website specifically for newsletter articles written by volunteers, who studied topics in-depth and were willing to share them with everyone. The HolisticBird Newsletter back issues are located at holisticbirds.com.

Although I have personally changed the direction of my life's journey, I leave these websites up for the benefit of people who love their birds. The discussion list is still going strong, but I am no longer involved. I turned it over to some super people, who are eager to keep it going for the love of birds. If you wish to join, send an email to this address:
HolisticBird-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or go to this link:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HolisticBird/join?

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