Help New Conure Momma

Hi I adopted a 1 yr old Green Cheek Conure a month ago. Jose now has a cold and the vet gave him antibiotics for the next 10 days. My question is what else can I do to help him? Since being on the meds he has diarrhea. He is my baby and like all my other children I just want to do everything I can. Thank you

A warm welcome to you and your new conure! They are perhaps the most common species among our membership, you'll find great knowledge and camaraderie!!

May I ask if the vet is avian certified? Birds don't suffer "colds" in the traditional sense, more typically bacterial or viral infections cause symptoms that may resemble a human illness. Blood and/or cultural tests are generally needed to diagnose and prescribe an effective medicine. My concern is many practices treat "exotics" with a successive spectrum of drugs until hitting on one with effectiveness. Not suggesting this is the case, just curious!

Some have found the use of probiotics helpful to manage side effects. Thanks so much for caring and inquiring, members may post specific guidance.

Welcome and be welcomed. As Scott advised, make sure the vet is a CAV, and if yes, follow the course of medicine. My Salty also got a cold when we brought him home. And around of antibiotics was what he needed.

In case you'd like more info on avian veterinarians...
Certified Avian Vets
https://abvp.com/animal-owners/find-an-abvp-specialist/
If none are near you...
Avian Veterinarians
http://www.aav.org/search/custom.asp?id=1803
In my opinion, any of the vets listed here should be better than a regular vet.
International contacts, too.

Good luck!

Thank you all. Yes his vet is avian certified. She prescribed him Baytril. I just ordered the probiotics for him. I currently only feeding him Vegetables and seed. No fruit until the diarrhea.

DHightower1123 said:

Thank you all. Yes his vet is avian certified. She prescribed him Baytril. I just ordered the probiotics for him. I currently only feeding him Vegetables and seed. No fruit until the diarrhea.

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Excellent, hopefully you'll soon see positive effects from the Baytril and probiotics.

I learned of probiotics here. I think they are fabulous even for well parrots. I read the label, found it was many of the same cultures as found in yogurt. So for me I now prefer to feed live culture yogurt once in a while, fresh from my fingers or a spoon. Then I eat the rest
Hope your bird is better soon. Did you tell vet about the loose stools? It might be a symptom of his illness, or as you guess the meds. But the vet might switch the meds if it's to harsh on your bird.
Try feeding hit red chilli peppers, or any red , yellow or orange peppers. They have vitamin A that helps immune system. Conures seem to love peppers, and parrots species from Central and south America are considered nature's dispersers of peppers. Give the cage a good cleaning, so he doesn't reinfect himself.
I worry as mentioned to another poster about psittacosis, it's more common than most vets seem to think lately.... That's from my own excellent avain vet specialist of decades of experience. If he did have that, it would require a different antibiotic to treat. Baytril is a broad spectrum antibiotic, so it seems to a first choice. But let your vet know about the stool, it may change what they want to do. Hope your baby is better quickly!

Spoke with the vet and stopped the Baytril. Stools have returned to normal and probiotics are still on board. After stopping meds his mood was 100% better too. Thank you all for your help. Everyone on here is wonderful.

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Spoke with the vet and stopped the Baytril. Stools have returned to normal and probiotics are still on board. After stopping meds his mood was 100% better too. Thank you all for your help. Everyone on here is wonderful.

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We love success stories! Thanks so much for the updates!!

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DHightower1123 said:

Spoke with the vet and stopped the Baytril. Stools have returned to normal and probiotics are still on board. After stopping meds his mood was 100% bettuer too. Thank you all for your help. Everyone on here is wonderful.

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We love success stories! Thanks so much for the updates!!

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Ditto!

Hurray! Glad to hear this great news : ) By the way, what is your GCC's name??