Bird Boarding in Melbourne

Most reputable pet bird boarding facilities require Bird-boarding or Bird-Vet Health checks for two reasons:

1. To ensure that the owner can go on holiday with confidence that their Pet-bird is healthy to board. Having Your avian vet available for your pet-bird whilst you are away in an emergency gives added reassurance.
2. The Bird-Boarding check also ensures that all the boarding birds at the bird-boarding facility should be free from infectious disease

The better Bird boarding services require that pet birds staying at their Bird-boarding facility undergo a health check with an avian vet like Bird Vet Melbourne. This is recommended to ensure that your Bird-vet is familiar with you the owner and the overall health of your bird prior to admission to bird-boarding. It helps ensure your Avian-vet is aware of potential problems that may arise during the boarding period at bird-boarding.

The bird boarding facilities in Melbourne that the clinic refers to require that the birds are clinically free from disease. The avian vet will examine your bird and do their standard health check. If the pet bird appears healthy – it is documented and will receive a health certificate.

Chlamydia Testing for Birds

For Bird-Boarding, a Psittacosis test or chlamydia test is usually needed to ensure your bird is free of this zoonotic disease. Psittacosis or chlamydiosis is contagious both to birds and humans. Some birds may carry bird-Psittacosis and have no visible symptoms. The Bird chlamydia PCR test we do for Bird Boarding is a PCR-chlamydia test taken from the conjunctiva, choana, pharynx and blood.

Beak and feather disease testing

For Bird-Boarding, a PBFD or Beak-and-feather test is required in certain breeds to ensure PBFD is not present. The PBFD OR Bird-beak and feather PCR test we do in Melbourne is a sample taken from the blood feathers and or blood.

Polyoma Virus testing

This viral disease is not common enough locally to require routine testing before boarding at Bird-boarding facilities in Melbourne.

Bird Faecal testing.

Faecal testing for bird boarding in Melbourne is a good way to screen your pet for internal parasites that are infectious such as worms, fungal organisms and cocci. It can also be helpful if your pet has gastrointestinal signs and enables the avian vet to examine the faecal flora.