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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / November 2003Poorly Parakeet - any ideas
Hi All, I woke up yesterday to my male Red Rump sitting in his food tray all puffed up and breathing rapidly. He seemed very lethargic and spaced out when I picked him up, and he seemed pretty weak and was very quiet. Needless to say I rushed him to the vet and got him checked out. The vet examined him and said he is in excellent condition generally and he didn't have a rattle in his breathing, he's not mouth breathing either. The vet gave him a jab of anti-biotics and anti-inflamatory and arranged for him to come back in tommorrow morning if he's no better and he will xray him. I have kept him separate from his partner as a precaution, he seems a little brighter this morning but he is still very quiet and his breathing is still rapid, he is eating and drinking and his droppings look normal. I'm still taking him into the vet again tommorrow anyway. I just wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience? Thanks, Rog. > Hi All, > I woke up yesterday to my male Red Rump sitting in his food tray all puffed [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I just wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience? > Thanks, Did you take him to a normal vet or to an avian vet? Normal vets have little or no knowledge on avian health and are worse than useless. > Did you take him to a normal vet or to an avian vet? Normal vets have > little or no knowledge on avian health and are worse than useless. Unfortunatly I had to take him to a different vet than the one I have used in the past as the exotics and avian vet at my local practice is away for a few days. The guy who saw him seemed pretty competent with birds even though he wasn't an avian specialist. The good news is that as the day has gone on the little fella seems a lot better, he is a lot more lively and happier and his breathing has improved, he is almost back to his normal self. Im still getting him checked out again in the morning tho and i'll report back in this thread in a couple of days with any progress, when I am back at my PC again. Thanks, Rog. > > Did you take him to a normal vet or to an avian vet? Normal vets have > > little or no knowledge on avian health and are worse than useless. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks, > Rog. If he has an infection (likely), then he should be on something like ciprofloxin. One drop, twice a day for two weeks is the usual dose. If the vet doesn't give you something for the bird after it was given an antibiotic sinjection and showed improvement, then he doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to birds. One injection of antibiotics won't cure the bird. I personally would demand the antibiotics, but if you won't do that, then see your avian vet the moment he/she returns. Dave > If he has an infection (likely), then he should be on something like > ciprofloxin. One drop, twice a day for two weeks is the usual dose. If [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Dave I managed to get him to an avian vet instead of the return visit to the first one. The vet gave him a proper examination and a shot of antibiotics, but unfortunatly the strain of the illness and the distress of being carted around and being poked and prodded over the last couple of days caught up with him and he died there in the vets hand. I'm still waiting for the results of his PM but it looks like some kind of bronchial infection. Thanks for the help and advice guys. Rog. > > If he has an infection (likely), then he should be on something like > > ciprofloxin. One drop, twice a day for two weeks is the usual dose. If [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks for the help and advice guys. > Rog. Sorry to hear you lost your friend. Dave Hello, Your best bet would be to get your bird off the chemical medication and visit an all natural place. Check this one out, it helped my cockatiel out. www.avianmedicinechest.com Good Luck > > > If he has an infection (likely), then he should be on something like > > > ciprofloxin. One drop, twice a day for two weeks is the usual dose. If [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Dave > Hello, > Your best bet would be to get your bird off the chemical medication > and > visit an all natural place. Check this one out, it helped my cockatiel > out. www.avianmedicinechest.com > Good Luck I'd be bloody impressed if your all natural crap did do something for him, he's been dead for over 2 weeks. Rog. |
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