Hey all,
Posting for the first time, not sure if this is the correct place so apologies in advance.
Im only posting because I am out of idea/options/my own research has come up with dead ends.
Is anyone else out there dealing with their parrot having Avian Bornavirus, if so, has anyone heard of any trial medication or anything of that sort.
A bit of context; I have a 2 year old galah who was diagnosed with BV a few months ago after losing weight and becoming lethargic. He was started on Rheumocam, which he has been receptive to thus far but no further than having much more energy and not being lethargic anymore. Yes, we have an avian vet. Yes, many other viral tests and blood tests were preformed before BV was diagnosed with a blood and PCR test. It was only tested last as he did not show typical signs of BV. In the words of said avian vet, he unfortunately has a very bad case of it, especially so early on in life. Yes, he is on a healthy diet of fresh chop in the morning and TOPs pellets in the afternoon/evening, the only change has been more caloric foods mixed in for weight retention (boiled potatoes, bird safe wheat noodles, rice noodles etc) as per vet instructions.
tl;dr Is anyone else out there dealing with their parrot having Avian Bornavirus (earlier classified as Parrot wasting disease)? How do you deal with it? Have other Avian vets given different medications? Is anyone aware of other medical trials to cure BV?
Thankyou, anonFinch.
Posting for the first time, not sure if this is the correct place so apologies in advance.
Im only posting because I am out of idea/options/my own research has come up with dead ends.
Is anyone else out there dealing with their parrot having Avian Bornavirus, if so, has anyone heard of any trial medication or anything of that sort.
A bit of context; I have a 2 year old galah who was diagnosed with BV a few months ago after losing weight and becoming lethargic. He was started on Rheumocam, which he has been receptive to thus far but no further than having much more energy and not being lethargic anymore. Yes, we have an avian vet. Yes, many other viral tests and blood tests were preformed before BV was diagnosed with a blood and PCR test. It was only tested last as he did not show typical signs of BV. In the words of said avian vet, he unfortunately has a very bad case of it, especially so early on in life. Yes, he is on a healthy diet of fresh chop in the morning and TOPs pellets in the afternoon/evening, the only change has been more caloric foods mixed in for weight retention (boiled potatoes, bird safe wheat noodles, rice noodles etc) as per vet instructions.
tl;dr Is anyone else out there dealing with their parrot having Avian Bornavirus (earlier classified as Parrot wasting disease)? How do you deal with it? Have other Avian vets given different medications? Is anyone aware of other medical trials to cure BV?
Thankyou, anonFinch.