Anna_Oblomova
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- Jun 21, 2017
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- Parrots
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Rose-breasted cockatoo: FidĆĀØl - Congo African Grey: Bibi - Forpus parrotlet: RaĆĀ²ul -
Pyrrhura's: Tiny & Luny - Corvus corone: Hodor
Hello everyone
We have had our parrots and parakeets for years now and I love each and every one of them. But Fidel, our rose-breasted cockatoo, is my child and I love him with my life. He has had numerous serious injuries and sicknesses over the years and has been on the brink of death multiple times, to name a few: when he still was young, he suddenly became very ill, he had a toe bitten off by my African Grey and almost bled out, he had a severe electric shock by biting an electrical cord, et cetera, et cetera. All of which were horrendous terrifying experiences. Due to all these things I am always very concerned about Fidel, with the smallest things causing me huge anxiety.
I noticed for over more than a year that my Fidel was sleeping more than usual, with his head in his feathers and both feet on the perch. I was extremely worried over this and had taken him to the vet for this at two different times. She gave him a general medical inspection both times and found nothing wrong with him.
Last week I suddenly became aware Fidel was making a weird noise from his nose breathing. He had no signs of having a cold, only the nose-noise and being tired. The vet made an x-ray and did swaps to test for Chlamydia and did a general blood work too. This was almost a week ago, the Chlamydia test came back negative yesterday, the blood work is not known yet. The vet saw nothing concerning on the x-ray, except for some - more than usual - calcifications in the kidneys. She decided to ask for a second opinion for evaluating the x-ray. This avian specialist vet connected to the department of veterinary medicine from a university however noticed a swelling (probably from the liver) pressing against the air sacs, and thought of hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease) or cancer/a tumor.
Since I got this news that my loved one is maybe/probably terminally ill, Iām inconsolable and crying non-stop, while Iām typing this too. I feel so quilty and Iām so afraid to lose him, I canāt find the words to describe my fears and angst.
The last few days his condition seems to be getting worse, heās letting his wings hang a litte besides his body sleeping with his eyes closed. Iām hoping the added sleepiness is due to the stressfull visits to the vet (two times in one week, taking swaps, drawing blood, holding him for the x-ray) and that the seemingly intensified heavy or laboured breathing is caused by the heatwave that has currently struck my country.
Some background information: Fidel is 10 years old and weighed on his last visit to the vet 485 grams. I always offer him fresh fruits and vegetables each day, but he only throws this out of his tray. He also gets pellets daily, but he never eats them, so everyday I give him a very rich and diverse seed mix too, which also contains sunflower seeds. I know this is very bad for him, but he refuses to eat healthy food.
What is the best diet for him to put him on (I heard mostly vegetables with little fruit and pellets, is this all?)? I heard of the circus diet, consisting of 20% sprouted seeds, 20% pellets, 20% vegetable-fruit mix (75% of which vegetables, 25% fruit), 20% beans, rice, corn and 20% healthy snacks or treats. Would this be suited for Fidel? Donāt the beans/rice/corn contain too much fat? Do you have tips for me to help him make the transition and accept the new food?
Does any of you have a similar experience with a parrot with liver problems (cancer or fat tumors, or fatty liver disease)?
I would be immensely grateful to hear from you. Any advice is very much wanted and appreciated. Thank you so much.
We have had our parrots and parakeets for years now and I love each and every one of them. But Fidel, our rose-breasted cockatoo, is my child and I love him with my life. He has had numerous serious injuries and sicknesses over the years and has been on the brink of death multiple times, to name a few: when he still was young, he suddenly became very ill, he had a toe bitten off by my African Grey and almost bled out, he had a severe electric shock by biting an electrical cord, et cetera, et cetera. All of which were horrendous terrifying experiences. Due to all these things I am always very concerned about Fidel, with the smallest things causing me huge anxiety.
I noticed for over more than a year that my Fidel was sleeping more than usual, with his head in his feathers and both feet on the perch. I was extremely worried over this and had taken him to the vet for this at two different times. She gave him a general medical inspection both times and found nothing wrong with him.
Last week I suddenly became aware Fidel was making a weird noise from his nose breathing. He had no signs of having a cold, only the nose-noise and being tired. The vet made an x-ray and did swaps to test for Chlamydia and did a general blood work too. This was almost a week ago, the Chlamydia test came back negative yesterday, the blood work is not known yet. The vet saw nothing concerning on the x-ray, except for some - more than usual - calcifications in the kidneys. She decided to ask for a second opinion for evaluating the x-ray. This avian specialist vet connected to the department of veterinary medicine from a university however noticed a swelling (probably from the liver) pressing against the air sacs, and thought of hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease) or cancer/a tumor.
Since I got this news that my loved one is maybe/probably terminally ill, Iām inconsolable and crying non-stop, while Iām typing this too. I feel so quilty and Iām so afraid to lose him, I canāt find the words to describe my fears and angst.
The last few days his condition seems to be getting worse, heās letting his wings hang a litte besides his body sleeping with his eyes closed. Iām hoping the added sleepiness is due to the stressfull visits to the vet (two times in one week, taking swaps, drawing blood, holding him for the x-ray) and that the seemingly intensified heavy or laboured breathing is caused by the heatwave that has currently struck my country.
Some background information: Fidel is 10 years old and weighed on his last visit to the vet 485 grams. I always offer him fresh fruits and vegetables each day, but he only throws this out of his tray. He also gets pellets daily, but he never eats them, so everyday I give him a very rich and diverse seed mix too, which also contains sunflower seeds. I know this is very bad for him, but he refuses to eat healthy food.
What is the best diet for him to put him on (I heard mostly vegetables with little fruit and pellets, is this all?)? I heard of the circus diet, consisting of 20% sprouted seeds, 20% pellets, 20% vegetable-fruit mix (75% of which vegetables, 25% fruit), 20% beans, rice, corn and 20% healthy snacks or treats. Would this be suited for Fidel? Donāt the beans/rice/corn contain too much fat? Do you have tips for me to help him make the transition and accept the new food?
Does any of you have a similar experience with a parrot with liver problems (cancer or fat tumors, or fatty liver disease)?
I would be immensely grateful to hear from you. Any advice is very much wanted and appreciated. Thank you so much.