Help!! Please!!! Help!!!

[95talongirl]

He is a feather plucker and has watery stools, so the vet wants to test for it. So naturally, I tend to freak out since it appears close to 1/3 of our captive birds carry it. Well, according to some article online.

Of course, like the vet said, it could be a multitude of reasons for his current conditions. But when one hears those words, it's hard to get it out of your head. :/

How is Wingnut doing? Idk if I missed it, but what made you get the tests done? He wasn't showing signs, was he? I know vets tend to test for all those things now. When I first got Mopar, my amazon, the vet ran all the tests.

Again, I hope for the best for you. I really feel terrible that you have to deal with all that. We love out birds so much and it sucks that something like a virus can take the happiness right out. Hang in there!

 

[Echo]

PBFD is a serious contagious disease with a scary outcome. I don't know Wingnut's age, but if he is 6 months or under, he can still be ok, when the test is redone in a few months. However, I would try and find someone who could take him in temporarily, someone with no other birds obviously. A family member or friend could help maybe and house him?? Being in the same house as the others really increase the risk of infection.

I am deeply sorry that you are going through this

 

[95talongirl]

PBFD is a serious contagious disease with a scary outcome. I don't know Wingnut's age, but if he is 6 months or under, he can still be ok, when the test is redone in a few months. However, I would try and find someone who could take him in temporarily, someone with no other birds obviously. A family member or friend could help maybe and house him?? Being in the same house as the others really increase the risk of infection.

I am deeply sorry that you are going through this

That, is actually a really good idea!

If I remember correctly, she said Wingnut is about 5 months old, so I think he can still overcome it, too.

However, the Bornavirus will never go away, right? Any suggestions on how to handle that situation? It seems there's still a lot of conflicting information on that virus.. which makes sense, since it was only really discovered a few years ago. Seems quite a few birds can carry it without any issues, but that still doesn't make it any less frightening. lol!

 

[MonicaMc]

I've heard that due to different regulations between Australia and the USA, that the vaccine can't be used in the USA. I don't recall the specifics on it, however....


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