World Wide Whiskers

Nutritional imbalances

These dysfunctions are more important and dangerous large birds. We found malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies in obese parrots.

For example, the hipoavitaminosis A produces respiratory problems, poor quality and color of plumage, slender, hyperkeratosis on the feet and beak. The cause is a poor diet with excess sunflower seeds and prevention is simple: add supplements to water and managing the bird food containing each vitamin. Read the rest of this entry »

Respiratory problems

We can find from simple colds (caused by leaving the cage between drafts or wet animal) to bronchitis or pneumonia.

- Diphtheria usually causes diarrhea so severe as a picture of respiratory distress

- Asthma is relatively common in birds, although the causes are not easy to determine. It can be caused by allergies, but also by some mites attack the respiratory system and even fungi from spoiled food.

- Psittacosis causes fever, irregular breathing, catarrhal signs with runny nose and conjunctivitis. If there develops into advanced stages neurological symptoms, paralysis and death. Many animals can be carriers without showing signs of disease. Read the rest of this entry »

It can be considered exotic birds to Estrilda family, which generally contains more than 130 species of small birds. They have brightly colored plumage, with strong, short beak and body lean and strong. These animals are happy, living freely in flocks numerous and boisterous. They adapt well to life with the man, are resistant, easy to feed and reproduce in captivity.

These species are typical and easy to find in the aviaries, Java sparrow, tail of vinegar, cappuccinos, orange face, blue grenadine, pico de coral, diamonds …

Feeding

Granivores, should have plenty of millet, canary seed, white millet and vegetables (chicory and chickweed are their favorites). Read the rest of this entry »

It’s really easy to carry out at home. You will need a breeding cage where parents place adult, healthy and strong. The breeding season runs from January to July. It usually begins by placing male and female in the same cage for breeding, but in separate compartments.

We should begin to administer a vitamin E, which is a stimulant of sexual cycle. A few days later, leaving only a grid of separation so that they can be seen, touched with the food bill and passed each other, as well as goat hair which build their nests on the basis of esparto.

After a few days in this situation the grid is removed and the encounter. Read the rest of this entry »

Feeding

Specific commercial preparations contain a mixture of canary seeds small with birdseed as a basic ingredient. It is highly recommended to add to this a number of other food products such as bars of different flavors, pasta or egg biscuit breeding millet, hemp as well as some homemade food: bread or rusk integral, cookie, apple, pear, peach, chicory, spinach, etc.. A calcium block or cuttlefish bone mineral supplement to provide the optimum development and peak bone. Sometimes as in the move or after any state of weakness, it must add to your diet a multivitamin (drops water soluble, for example).

The chicks are fed at first breeding cake or pasta, apples and lettuce, all regurgitated by their parents. Read the rest of this entry »

There are love quotes that cover all types of subject matter, and yes, there are even some that pertain to pets. This is really not surprising, as pets are a very important part of the lives of many. While your pet will certainly not understand any of this, you can enjoy reading what makes pets such a special part of the lives of others, and why they are so loved.

One of the more interesting aspects is how pets have helped see people through rough patches with love. They are there for the good times, and there during the bad. Many people are quick to give their pet credit for helping them through a breakup, and you will likely find many quotes that pertain to how helpful a pet was during a trying time. There are also humorous quotes that speak of how an individual prefers his or her pet to people.

There are no Marilyn Monroe quotes that pertain to pets, but there are plenty from other famous people. Many people have had pets that were almost as famous as they were. Reading about these connections is simply interesting. If you love your own pets, then it is not hard to understand why some of these quotes have become rather famous. Clearly, quotes about pets do have their place in discussions about different forms of love.

The canary is a small granivorous bird belonging to the class of the Passeriformes, originally from the Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores (Serinus canaria) that has been raised and distributed widely throughout the world.

A bird is very small and convenient to take home. Resistant to cold winter temperatures if they are accustomed gradually, many live more than 15 years on a balcony, yes, provided it is a bit sheltered. The canary is sociable, not aggressive, not usually itch or even if we catch in hand and if they do not do much harm. Read the rest of this entry »

Many times a bird is a stable partner, spirited, who never leaves our side. The bird that lives in a house becomes a constant companion that requires very little in return. The more or less close relationship will be achieved depending on the type of animal and our efforts. For example, elderly people, birds often become the ideal pet as they do not require much work and constantly accompany their many hours of solitude.

There are also many young people who receive the gift of a parakeet, a small parrot or a pair of exotic birds, and spend hours with your pet entertained killed trying to learn to speak or to breed in captivity. Read the rest of this entry »

How does the food?

The wet food (canned) has a smooth texture that favors the formation of plaque and calculus deposition. Dry food has a mechanical effect on the teeth, removing plaque and preventing (in part) the formation of calcifications and plaque. Furthermore, if the feed includes in its formula pyrophosphates, the effect is greater.

Pyrophosphates are some special salts of phosphorus that “sequester” calcium, reducing the formation of plaque and tartar. Obviously, pyrophosphates are not present in feed for puppies or kittens because at that age still have no signs of dental disease, tooth still in flux and because they need calcium for growth. Importantly, the particle size of the feed, because the greater is this, the greater the cleaning effect when you chew the animal. Furthermore, if the particle is tough and flexible, and present more resistance to animal bite should split it. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to dental disease are always two words that mean the same thing: dental plaque and tartar. Plaque is a colorless film that contains bacteria, saliva, oral shedding cells and food particles. Tartar or calculus is brown or yellow, looking like cement, and is formed by calcified plaque. Both accumulate along the gums, but can cover the entire tooth surface and under the gums.

The usual cycle is usually the case: once you have accumulated enough plaque, the bacteria causing an infection in the gums, resulting in gingivitis. If left untreated, plaque hardens, it calcifies and forms tartar, which favors the establishment of infection in the entire tooth surface. Read the rest of this entry »