Dr Robert Marshall
Gerald S Binks | Jan 04, 2010 | Comments 2 | Printable version
I am delighted to advise that Dr Rob Marshall B.V.Sc., M.A.V.C.Sc. (Avian Health) has agreed to act on behalf of the hobby via this website.
He is arguably the finest and most experienced veterinary surgeon in the world currently highly active in the field of avian diseases.
An Australian, he has his own small veterinary practice in Carlingford, Australia. His knowledge, supported by his extensive Curriculum Vitae, plus papers and books on avian health, is unequalled.
His latest publication “The Budgerigar” was published in 2009 and took 12 years to produce. There has never been a more extensive volume to help our birds survive when ill. It is a perfect volume to have to hand. (For further details see “The Budgerigar”)
As part of his relationship with this website, Dr Marshall has provided an emergency first aid treatment process, so that any fancier can perform a step-by-step diagnosis of any sick bird, to see exactly the right course to follow and drug(s) to give.
Any prescription drugs that are required have to be obtained from your local veterinarian but can be supported by information that will be on this site for any fancier to download.
Full details will appear on this website (see “Health“).
Dr Rob’s Products
Dr Marshall has also arranged for supplies of the relevant approved drugs to be available as follows:
- For UK & Europe customers:
- Order from Riversway Aviculture: www.riverswayonline.co.uk
- For Australia & Asia customers:
- Order from Bird Health: www.birdhealth.com.au
- For The Rest of the World:
- Order from Lady Gouldian: www.ladygouldianfinch.com OR www.ladygouldian.com
Hi I’m having a lot of birds dying at the moment. They look fine one day – the next day they are dead.
The first sign is they are fluffed up. I remove them straightaway to a sick cage and in 24 hours they’re dead.
They don’t have any waste around the vent area, they have no food in chop and no sign of throwing up.
Any ideas please?
Thanks, Dave
Hi David,
My apologies, I missed seeing your comment about the loss of your birds.
Can I refer you to Dr Robert Marshall’s excellent breakdowns of problems and analyses for us amateurs. These are marked Numbers One, Two and Three in the Health section of this website.
I’d suggest that all breeders having problems should refer to these as a first step when health problems occur.
The Marshall system is first class and only each breeder can assess the “diagnosis” of his / her problem by using the Marshall plans to narrow down what is happenning.
The breeder can then print off the relevant data from the site and take that, and a sick but live bird, with them to their local vet.
All fanciers should have a supply of Quik Gel to hand to help the bird(s) initially to survive with an added heat source and easy access to fluids.
In your case David, you have a serious problem and again my apology for not spotting your incoming query immediately. You may have followed the process above – I hope so, but certainly having done so, it is obvious a Veterinary Laboratory diagnosis is imperative.
I wish you well.
Gerald