THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITH NO
IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT WARRANTY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A RECOMMENDATION OF ANY OF THE LISTED NAMES. READER
MUST ASSUME THE FULL RISK OF USING THE INFORMATION
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There was a old parrot of Dye,
Who was lovely and also quite sly.
He'd look a person right in the eye,
and ask "I can talk...can *you* fly?"
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* * * W E L C O M E T O T H E F A Q * * *
(F)requently (A)sked (Q)uestions regarding rec.pets.birds
PART III
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This is a monthly posting of topics regarding birds that may prove
useful to those new to this group our to the rewarding hobby of keeping
birds. Or, more accurately, of your bird keeping you!
Comments, suggestions, chocolates to: Jodi Giannini (gian...@nova.umd.edu)
This FAQ, as a collection of information, is copyrighted 1993 by Jodi L.
Giannini, and distribution by means other than Usenet is by permission only.
Removal of this copyright notice is not permitted.
Thanks, gratitude, and pats on the back to Rocky Giannini for proofreading
and doing the technical type stuff, Tom Baker for archiving, Ruth D. Miller,
Larry J. Brackney, Kate Finn, Kelly Flynn, and all of the other
rec.pets.birds readers who contributed -- Thank you very much!
Topics that are covered in part 1 are: Bird magazines, books and the like;
Basic bird terminology; Choosing/Buying a bird; cages, perches and Bird Toys.
Part 2 covers Diet and feeding; Taming and training, Travel with birds;
Finding an avian vet; Health; Hazards; and First Aid.
Part 3 covers Birds and Lung Cancer.
Species Specific Faq's cover the named species: Poicephaulus, Greys,
Macaws (there are separate faq's for the large and 'mini' macaws),
Lories and Lorikeets.
***This FAQ is by no means meant to replace the many wonderful and
informative books, breeders, magazines, and veterinarians that are out
there. ***
***IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT A VET NAME YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT***
For the SUBJECT: line of your email, use VET, STATE NAME
For the BODY of the email, please send info in this order:
Dr.'s name
Clinic name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Fax Number
if the Dr. works at different clinics, send those as well.
***USE OF THIS FORMAT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR ME. THANKS!***
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V A R I O U S V E T E R I N A R I A N S B Y S T A T E
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ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARKANSAW
ARIZONA
Thomas Miller
Valley Animal Hospital
4984 E. 22nd
Tucson, AZ
(602) 748-0331
CALIFORNIA:
Dr. Blake Milam
All Pets Veterinary Clinic
1226-B Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(408)425-0945
Dr. Rosskopf and Dr. Woerpel
Aviary Exotics in Manhattan Beach/Hawthorne, CA.
4871 West Rosecrans Av., Hawthorn, CA
(310) 679-0693
Dr. David Penney
Dr. Jeffrey Bryan
Irving Street Veterinary Hospital
1434 Irving St. at 14th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122
Telephone: (415) 664-0191
Dr Tim Govers
West Valley Pet Clinic
1630 S Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014
408/996-1155
Dr. Stonebreaker
Del Mar Veterinary Clinic,
(street address not avail)
Del Mar, CA
(phone not avail)
Dr. Robert Lawson
(clinic name not avail)
(steet address not avail)
La Mesa, CA
(phone not avail)
Dr. Jeff Jenkins
(clinic name not avail)
(street address not avail)
San Diego, CA
(phone not avail)
Dr. Lynn Dustin
Bay Area Bird Hospital
2055 Tanavel
San Francisco, CA
415-566-4359
Dr. Lynn R. Dustin
Bay Area Bird Hospital
2055 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 566-4359
Drs. Max Weiss and Dave Rupiper
Capri Plaza Pet Clinic.
19588 Ventura Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 881-6344
COLORADO
Dr David McCluggage
Allpets Clinic
Boulder, CO
(303) 499-5335
Dr Jerry LaBonde
Englewood, CO
(303) 290-8233
Dr. Irmiger and Dr. McCluggage
Allpets Clinic
(street address not available)
Boulder, CO.
(phone not available)
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE:
Dr. Dinah E. Flack
Lantana Veterinary Center
306 Lantana Drive
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-3275
The clinic she works for has two offices & she splits her time
between them. The second office is in Glasgow, Delaware; she can always
be reached at the Latana office.
FLORIDA
Suzanne V. Topor
Livingston Animal and Avian Hospital
15104 Livingston Ave.
Lutz, Forida 33549
(813)979-1955
Dr. Sam Backos
Backos Bird Clinic
447 S. Federal Highway
Deerfield Beach, Fl. 33441
Phone, 305/427-0777
Dr. Thomas L. Goldsmith, D.V.M., M.S.
Exotic Animal and Avian Medicine and Surgery
Zoo Med
Country Club Animal Hospital
4115 S.W. 72nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33155
Phone (305) 633-3300
Fax: (305) 663-9205
Dr. Pam Hendrickson,
ABCDE Animal Clinic
3820 Burns Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone (407) 622-7370
Dr. K. Zielezienski (known as Dr. Z)
Specialist in Avian Medecine and Surgery
Academy Animal Hospital
4211 N. Federal Hwy.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
(305) 564-6314
GEORGIA:
Dr. Alan Fusco
Sprayberry Animal Hospital
2135 Post Oak Tritt
Marietta, GA 30066
404-977-8300
Dr. Cheryl Greenacre--Exotic Animal Specialist University Georgia
School of Veterinary Medicine
(street address not avail)
Athens, GA
706-542-3221
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS:
Peter Sakas D.V.M.
Niles Animal Hospital and Bird Medical Center
7278 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60648
708-647-9325
Scott E. McDonald, D.V.M.
Niles Animal Hospital and Bird Medical Center P.C.
7278 Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
708-647-9325
Richard R. Nye, D.V.M.
Midwest Bird & Exotic Animal Hospital
1923 So. Mannheim Road
Westchester, IL 60154
708-344-8166
The following vet is located in Cincinnati but is within driving dis-
tance of northern Kentucky or southeastern Indiana.
Dr. Bob Dahlhausen
Forest Park Veterinary Clinic
1104 W. Kemper Road (exit 39 off I-275, about 1/2 mile south on Winton)
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 851-6700
INDIANIA
Dr. Jim Koch DVM
115 N Smith Rd
Bloomington, IN
(812) 339-611?
(located in Southern Indiana)
IOWA:
Dr. Lori B. Cherney
Taylor Veterinary Hospital
315 State Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-277-1883 - answered 24 hours/day
KANSAS
Dr. James R. Swanson
Avian Practitioner
1930 N. 77th St.
Kansas City, KS. 66112
(913)334-6770
He is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians.
KENTUCKY
LOUISANA
MAINE
MARYLAND:
Dr. Gretchen Ginter-Ramierez
Alpine Animal Hospital
Cabin John, MD,
301-229-2400
MASSACHUSETTS:
Dr. Martha Lindsay
Andover Animal Hospital
233 Lowell Street
Andover, MA 01810
508-475-3600
Dr. Gretchen Kaufman
Tufts Vet School/Hospital
200 Westboro Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
508-839-5395
Dr. Kilgore and Dr. Sager
Littleton Animal Hospital
Rt 110, Littleton, Ma.
(508)486-3101
Dr. Majorie McKillian
Windhover Veterinary Clinic
(street address not available)
Walpole, MA
508-668-4520
MICHIGAN
Dr. Fred Shulak
North Branch Animal Hospital
17630 Twelve Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(313) 557-7773
The 313 area code is being split, so it may become 810 at some point.
MINNESOTA
John A. Newman DVM
30 West Mendota Road
Inver Grove Heights, MN
(612) 450-6445
(612) 455-2258
Vet Teaching Hospital
1365 Gortner Avenue
University of Minnesota
Saint Paul Campus
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 625-7798
Cedar Pet Clinic
Dr. John Baillie
3447 Cedar Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 721-7431
Dr. Tammy Jenkins
St. Francis Animal and Bird Hospital
(street address not available)
(612) 645-2808.
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Upper Valley Veterinary Services
7 Slayton St.
Lebanon, NH 03756
(603) 448-3534
They cover the area around Lebanon, NH and White River Junction, VT (along
with several other clinics.
NEW JERSEY:
Dr. Kenneth Danzen
1785 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(phone not avail)
NEW MEXICO:
Dr. Linda M. Contos DVM
Dr. John E. Heidrich PhD DVM
Albuquerque Avian Clinic
6901 2nd Street NW
(505) 345-3521
also at:
Riverside Animal Hospital
9174 Coors NW
(505) 898-8874
Dr. Kathleen Ramsey
Cottonwood Clinic
(street address not avail)
Espanola, NM
505-753-3790
NEW YORK:
Dr. L. Pesek
Westbury Animal Hospital
319 Union Ave.
Westbury, NY
516/333-1123
Dr. Douglas Aspros
Bond Animal Hospital
250 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-8850
Also, there is a nearby veterinary emergency hospital that is open only at
night, when the regular vets are closed. They are:
The Veterinary Emergency Group, P.C.
193 Tarrytown Road
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 949-8779
They don't specialize in birds, but they did save the life of one of my
cockatoos one night.
The other avian vet is:
Dr. Quisenberry (sp?)
The Animal Medical Center
Manhattan, NY
Dr. Ken Dodge
Town & Country Hospital for Pets PC
4707 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
(315) 469-5777
Brookville Animal Hospital
Dr. Krasnoff (sp?)
Dr. Monaco
691 Glen Cove Rd
Glen Head, NY
516/674-3322
NORTH CAROLINA:
Dr. Greg Burkett, DVM
Avian Veterinary Services / The Birdie Boutique
3033 University Dr.
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 490-3001
Dr. Kevin Flammer
Dr. Lori Degeners
Dr. April Romagnonos
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
4700 Hillsboro Street
Releigh, NC, 27606
919-821-9500
NORTH DAKOTA:
OHIO:
Dr. Bob Dahlhausen
Forest Park Veterinary Clinic
1104 W. Kemper Road (exit 39 off I-275, about 1/2 mile south on Winton)
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 851-6700
Dr. Jamie Lindstrom
Animal Clinic Northview
34910 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
(216) 327-8282
Dr. Norman Tulodziecki
Parma Animal Hospital, Inc.
5522 Pearl Road
Parma, OH 44129
(216) 885-1818
(Intersection of Ridge & Pearl Rds (west on Pearl) close to
Cleveland-Parma-Brooklyn city lines.
OKLAHOMA
OREGON:
Dr. David Barno
Rock Creek Veterinary Clinic
(street address not avail)
Beaverton, OR
(phone not avail)
PENNSYLVANIA:
Dr. Robert Wagner
Fox Chapel Animal Hospital
(street address not avail)
Pittsburgh, PA
412-781-6446
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESEE
TEXAS:
Dr, Roger Pigott
Windsor Park animal
4322 South Staples
Corpus Christi TX, 78411
(512) 992-9731
Dr. James Fix
Dr. Mark Gochenour
West Houston Veterinary Medical Associates, Inc.
1874 South Kirkwood
Houston, TX 77077
(713) 493-4712
Dr. Taffi Tippit
Bissonnet-Southampton Veterinary Clinic
2028 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 520-8743
Dr. Belmonte
Worcester Cat and Bird Clinic
(street address not avail)
Austin,TX
(phone not avail)
Dr. Bill Campbell
Anderson Mill Animal Clinic
(street address not avail)
Austin, TX
(phone not avail)
UTAH
Dr. Ross Anderson
Central Valley Veterinary Hospital
55 East Miller Avenue (3175 South)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
801-487-1321
Dr. Kelly Huston
Dr. Dave Shupe
All Pet Complex
9860 South 700 East
Sandy, Utah 94093
(801) 572-4600
Dr. Mortin Orr
Exotic Pet Hospital
1050 Fort Union Blvd.
Family Center
Midvale, Utah 84047
(801) 565-1263
VERMONT
VIRGINIA:
Dr. Rose Ann Fiskett
Potomac Valley Veterinary Hospital
9553 Braddock Rd (Twinbrook Shopping Center)
Fairfax, VA
(703)425-PETS
Dr. William Olkowski
Cedarcrest Animal Clinic
Rt. 631, Fishersville, VA
(703) 943-7577
WASHINGTON STATE:
Cynthia Bishop
Northwest Veterinary Hospital
4922 Stoneway North
Seattle, Wa 98103
206-545-4255
Dr. Elise Thomas
Phinney Ridge Animal Hospital
8205 Greenwood Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98103
206-784-9200
also at:
Emerald City Emergency Clinic
4102 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-634-9000
Dr. James R. Onorati
Burien Veterinary Hospital
14628 Ambaum Blvd. S.W.
Seattle, WA 98166
(206)242-1290
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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E N D O F P A R T F O U R *last revised 8/19/94*
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--
Jodi Giannini (gian...@nova.umd.edu)
"This parrot is DEAD!"
"No 'e's not...'e's pining for the fjords..."
(ask me about the rec.pets.birds faq)