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The Medicine Bird

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Tamarack’s veterinarian, Dr. Kevin Ramey of Animal Ark Pet Hospital in Erie, PA (who donates his time), treated her with non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, then five days later, surgically removed one hopelessly damaged talon. Erica Miller, formerly of Tri-State Bird Rescue in Delaware. Will she be releasable?

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Lick Granuloma

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This usually creates open wounds which increases the chances of infection. There are some breeds that are commonly affected by lick granuloma; these include Dobermans, Great Danes, Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds and Border Collies.

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Black Bear

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During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. He was bleeding from several bullet wounds, and visibly in excruciating pain. And I fully intended to make this post into a podcast, but I'm rusty on the technical parts.

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Birding the Kruger Park (3): Malelane area

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These hornbills have the well-tried breeding strategy of enclosing the female in a tree hole. When I asked for one in a German pet shop, they just laughed at me. His music is rather bad, after all. If you want to think what a female thinks about this approach, look here for a cartoon (note: with bonus covid joke).

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