Feather Picking

Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

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Feather picking or plucking is when pet birds obsessively pull out their own feathers. This is different than a normal molt, which happens once or twice a year, which is when old feathers come out as new ones come in. A feather picking bird may remove all his feathers, except those on his head, because he can't reach them with his beak.

If you have a bird that you…

The Indianapolis real estate market saw a 5-percent decrease in the number of homes sold during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the last quarter of 2012, or 815 versus 857 sales respectively. But in what is perhaps a more telling sign, there were 15.8 percent more homes sold during the first…

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The Fishers real estate market saw a significant 59.3-percent increase in the number of homes sold during the first quarter of 2013 compared to this same quarter 1 year ago as a total of 386 closings took place compared to 357 respectively. This translates to an average of 129 per month during the most recent quarter, which also happens to represent an 8-percent increase over the previous quarter’s average of 119 closings per month. On average, a total of 143 homes are sold…

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The Danville real estate market saw an 18.2-percent drop in the average number of homes listed for sale during the first quarter of this year compared to this same quarter 1 year ago, or 99 versus 121 respectively. Also, the 298 homes that were on the market from January through March represent a decrease of 12 percent relative to the previous quarter’s total of 338. Finally, the total number of homes for sale during March of this year fell 24.6 percent versus 1 year ago,…

The Carmel real estate market saw a 30.2-percent drop in the number of homes that were listed for sale from January through March of this year relative to this same 3-month period last year, or 467 versus 669 respectively. The most recent average of 467 listings per month is also 13 percent below the previous quarter’s average of 535 listings per month. For the month of March itself, there were 496 homes on the market. This represents a 31.7-percent decrease in total…

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The Brownsburg real estate market saw a 10.3-percent drop in total listings, as just 682 homes were on the market during the first quarter of 2013 compared to this same quarter 1 year ago. On average, a total of 227 homes were listed for sale during the most recent quarter, or 3 percent fewer, compared to the previous quarter’s average of 235. The 282 homes listed for sale in March of this year represent a 12.8-percent drop compared to last year’s total of 246 during this…

There were a total of 791 Avon homes for sale during the most recent quarter. This represents an 11-percent drop versus the previous quarter’s total of 887, and a 12.3-percent drop versus this same quarter 1 year ago. This is good news for anyone trying to sell a home obviously, since less supply means less competition. The 278 homes on the market in March, 2013 represent a 14.2-percent decrease in total listings versus this same month 1 year ago. The 12-month average…

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Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

1480 Olive Branch Parke Lane, Suite 600

Greenwood, IN 46143

(317)-887-8387

www.olivebranchvet.com

Like the name suggests, Psitticine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) affects psittacines, which are parrots (this includes Macaws, parakeets/budgies, and love birds.) PBFD is a viral disease that can cause various…

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The Unwanted

Tsarnaev's body must not remain in our sacred soil. In the betrayal of his own religion and adopted home and the people and communities he supposedly became a part of, he desecrated and disrespected everyone and everything on this Earth.

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Avian Polyomaviris

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

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Avian polyomavirus (APV) can cause disease in most psittacine birds. Many pet owned birds are psittacines, such as parrots, budgies or canaries, macaws, cockatiels, cockatoos, lories, lorikeets, conures and lovebirds. APV is also known as Budgerigar Fledgling Disease. It does not cause disease in humans. APV mostly effects…

When organizations book their conventions or meetings, their guest will want something to take home with them. That's where I come in. I provide caricaturing... with a twist. I not only draw cartoons of people, but my work also spotlights the event / occasion that brought them to their gathering location. When these visitors go home after their visit, they take home with them a memento that reminds them of the good time they had in the convention / meeting / trade show city because I…

The clean diet, which isn’t a diet a diet at all, it’s a way of living. Changing from one mind frame to another in regards to your eating habits is as simple as making a commitment to your health. Naturally, when you shift from processed foods to whole foods, or foods in their natural state, you’re inevitably cleansing your…