natesch2005
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Around a week ago my Quaker parrot Zazu (I will refer to him as a "he" but I do not know his gender) ate some of my blue cheese dressing when I wasn't looking and threw up a lot that night. My sister came over the next day on vacation with her small 4.5 lb Yorkypoo dog (she is still here). I wasn't sure how well Zazu would react to such an energetic dog but he took it better than I anticipated. I will also add my sister doesn't really respect keeping perfumes etc away from Zazu, but the vet I saw didn't see any signs of respiratory distress.
Over the next 2 days I observed him being fluffed up slightly more than normal, and very slight bobbing of his tail in rhythm with his breathing (although I only observed this twice, and it certainly was not always noticeable). He was also very slightly lethargic, but had a good appetite with his weight remaining within the usual parameters. I made an appointment with the Burloak Animal Hospital (35 min drive, and driving is stressful for Zazu) for Saturday at 2pm(July 22). On Friday and Saturday before seeing the vet he seemed to be back to normal. The vet did a physical and found nothing wrong, so proceeded to do a crop swab and found small amounts of bacteria which she said is not uncommon. Zazu was prescribed baytril (antibacterial medication) as a precaution for 14 days. We left it at that and I would continue to monitor Zazu's health in case he took a turn for the worse. I must mention after they brought him back from the crop swab he seemed to be devoid of energy and extremely reluctant to get off my shoulder.
Ever since the vet exam he has been quite lethargic, content to just sit around, puffed up. he still eats and has not lost weight. His feces seem normal, although once in a while his urine will be more yellow, but thats infrequent and certainly not present in every poop. In the last few hours I haven't seen him drink, although he has been eating a lot of peas, so perhaps the high water content is enough for the moment. His eyes look clear, and except for his lack of energy and being fluffed up, I wouldn't think he was feeling ill. Although, he hasn't been talking/singing much since coming back from the vet.
The vet clinic suggested further testing at guelph's vet clinic for an exam, blood work and CT scan. I'm uncertain what to do as he seemed to get worse after the first vet exam... whether it was just the stress from driving or the exam. Guelph's vet clinic is 40 minutes away.. although in his current lethargic condition perhaps he wouldn't stress so much over the drive. As a student I don't have $800 to throw around, but if it will help him / find a diagnosis I will certainly spend the money.
Any help or insight will be greatly appreciated. I have attached a few images of him.
Thanks,
Over the next 2 days I observed him being fluffed up slightly more than normal, and very slight bobbing of his tail in rhythm with his breathing (although I only observed this twice, and it certainly was not always noticeable). He was also very slightly lethargic, but had a good appetite with his weight remaining within the usual parameters. I made an appointment with the Burloak Animal Hospital (35 min drive, and driving is stressful for Zazu) for Saturday at 2pm(July 22). On Friday and Saturday before seeing the vet he seemed to be back to normal. The vet did a physical and found nothing wrong, so proceeded to do a crop swab and found small amounts of bacteria which she said is not uncommon. Zazu was prescribed baytril (antibacterial medication) as a precaution for 14 days. We left it at that and I would continue to monitor Zazu's health in case he took a turn for the worse. I must mention after they brought him back from the crop swab he seemed to be devoid of energy and extremely reluctant to get off my shoulder.
Ever since the vet exam he has been quite lethargic, content to just sit around, puffed up. he still eats and has not lost weight. His feces seem normal, although once in a while his urine will be more yellow, but thats infrequent and certainly not present in every poop. In the last few hours I haven't seen him drink, although he has been eating a lot of peas, so perhaps the high water content is enough for the moment. His eyes look clear, and except for his lack of energy and being fluffed up, I wouldn't think he was feeling ill. Although, he hasn't been talking/singing much since coming back from the vet.
The vet clinic suggested further testing at guelph's vet clinic for an exam, blood work and CT scan. I'm uncertain what to do as he seemed to get worse after the first vet exam... whether it was just the stress from driving or the exam. Guelph's vet clinic is 40 minutes away.. although in his current lethargic condition perhaps he wouldn't stress so much over the drive. As a student I don't have $800 to throw around, but if it will help him / find a diagnosis I will certainly spend the money.
Any help or insight will be greatly appreciated. I have attached a few images of him.
Thanks,
The first 2 images are from today, the others were taken previously. He's a sweety!
