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Holistic care for birds : a manual of wellness and healing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCluggage, David
Other Authors: Higdon, Pam
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Howell Book House, [1999]
Subjects:
Birds.
Bird Diseases.
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Animal Husbandry.
Compleimentary Therapies.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A history of bird keeping
  • Birds as pets
  • 2. Holistic health care
  • Say that again? Defining terms
  • The changing tide
  • But will it work with birds?
  • 3. The emotional bird
  • Bird brains
  • Emotions and response
  • Emotions and health
  • Stressors in the environment
  • Sex and the single bird
  • Love and a sense of belonging
  • Say no to punishment
  • Educating, not training
  • 4. The physical bird
  • Avian anatomy
  • From the outside in
  • The musculoskeletal system
  • Internal organs
  • The senses
  • Exercise, a necessity
  • Clipping wings : a happy, healthy bird can fly
  • A look at a healthy bird
  • 5. The bird's eye view
  • The cage
  • Colors
  • Toys
  • The house you share
  • The emotional environment
  • 6. Nutrition
  • It's how you do it
  • Home cooking for birds
  • Juicing for health
  • Variations in general diet recommendations by type of bird
  • Feeding your flock : home-cooking for the whole family
  • The energetics of foods
  • Organic gardening
  • 7. Recognizing and categorizing illness or injury
  • Signs of illness
  • Emotional stress
  • 8. Treatments
  • The Bach Flower Remedies
  • Homeopathy
  • Nutraceutical and herbal therapies
  • 9. Diseases and potential therapies
  • 10. How to choose a holistic avian veterinarian or an avian veterinarian.