As our parrots live longer lives, cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease is becoming more common. Common disease in parrots include atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, and strokes. Dr. Sinclair will talk to us about all these diseases and more, including how heart disease presents in parrots, what you might see on exam, ways to diagnose it, how to treat it, and ways to keep our parrots healthy to avoid heart disease.

Dr. Sinclair, a New Hampshire native, received her veterinary degree from the University of Tennessee in 2005. She then completed a small animal rotating internship at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in 2006, and an avian and exotics internship at the Broward Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital in 2007. She completed a residency in Companion Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine and Surgery at the University of California, Davis, in 2011 and became a board-certified specialist in avian medicine in 2012. In 2016 she received her Exotic Companion Mammal certification. She moved back to New England in 2011 and joined the Kensington Bird & Animal Hospital team in 2013. Her interests include soft tissue surgery and small mammal medicine, particularly small rodents. She is owned by two rambunctious cat-beasts, two leopard geckos, and a merry mischief of rats and mice.

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