Phew.
So the bird has been under the weather. I first noticed it June 3rd- and I took him into the vet's the same day. Nothing serious, just a nasal sounding chirp and his droppings looked off.
Everything looked fine, but we insisted on having a blood test anyway. Turns out he had a small bacterial infection and a gastric yeast infection. We tried a broad spectrum antibiotic.
I thought he was fine- he was chipper, with a good appetite and a sassy attitude. We followed a 10 day, 2x a day course. When it was done we brought him back in and he still had both infections- no worse than when he came in... but he clearly had them still.
So we opted to send out a culture to another lab to determine what exactly we're dealing with.. picked another antibiotic and started him on it.
I got the lab results yesterday. He had THREE different types of bacteria- and thankfully we're already on the right spectrum of meds. Only 8 more days of administering it, then another doctor's visit. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
But yay for catching it early! And yay for having an avian vet already picked out! It is such a relief knowing that we're on the right road to recovery.
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Wonderful news! I'm so happy to hear that the pina colada meds, while vile, are doing good things for little Rex! Isn't is funny how you have to be a med-delivering ninja? Agave learned this trick of somehow storing the meds in her beak, waiting until we let her go, then shaking her head violently, spraying it everywhere, often on top of her own head.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely YAY for catching it early! Way to go, Bird Mom!
Thank you! I'm so glad there's a bit of improvement. I can't wait until the meds are over with.
ReplyDeleteAgave is such a smart girl!