Herkie is a diabetic Parrot, yes a bird with Diabetes !, with a blood glucose level of over 50mmol/L. He has had this condition for 11 years.
Bird Vet Hospital - Melbourne takes Veterinary Students to expose them to Bird Veterinary medicine and surgery.
Dr Inseon Hong, visiting graduate veterinarian from Korea, worked with the Wader Study Group as well as working at our bird clinic.
Kim Koh, Melvin Tan, Joanna Chan 4th year Melbourne University veterinary students - seeing practice at Bird Vet Hospital-Melbourne in Burwood.
DR Tania Beerens is a 2008 New Zealand - Massey Graduate with a special interest in birds and exotic pets. She is helping Dr Phil with Spike a 12 yr old - presented with an anal sac abscess..
Ali with her owner Kat and Final Year veterinary Science Students from Melbourne University. Ali has an un common skin disease - Progressive Angiomatosis- A Vasculopathty. 3 March 2009
Final year Veterinary students examining a Chicken "ISA" with Egg Yolk Related Peritonitis on 10 March 2009. At Bird Vet Hospital - Melbourne
Third Year Veterinary Science Students From Melbourne University in 2008 at Bird Vet Hospital - Melbourne
4th Vet students Learning Pet-Bird Medicine. - Cockles is a 43 year old that presented with chronic weight loss - the students evaluated his bloods results and X rays as well as petting him.