Kais2ndmomma
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- Aug 27, 2007
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- Parrots
- Kai, G2
Lenny, L2
Macai, M2
Peek-a-boo, U2
Lucy, Lovebird
Benji and Lani, Lories
Chili, Conure
Cliffie, Duck
Well I'm caring for about 20 unweaned parakeets that came to me starving and on the verge of dying. Well, my father being the oh-so-intelligent-one he is, put the birds in the same aviary (room) as some other parakeets that were hand-raised and ready to go--completely healthy.
Well, these unweaned parakeets must have a disease of some sort, and I can't take them to the vet because A) I don't have that kind of money for 20 vet bills and B) store owner (dad) doesn't think it's necessary. I'd like an idea of what this could be so that I can take one of the birds to the vet and get the right tests to diagnose it right away. Getting a full workup in my area is too much and if I know the types of tests the birds need, I can plan my money accordingly. If anyone's good at figuring out what this could be, here's the symptoms:
Breathing heavily through the mouth
VERY puffed up
not eating (due to either disease or the fact that they weren't weaned)
Super skinny (possibly due to either disease or being starved)
gets passed on to other birds VERY quickly and other birds show symptoms almost immediately.
Within about 2 days of being housed NEAR the hand-raised parakeets (not in the same cage, but within a few feet of each other) the hand-raised 'keets started showing the same symptoms.
What disease can be passed this quickly and show symptoms this fast??
I want to know not only for the sake of these birds, but also to make sure I'm doing everything possible to not bring it home to my birds!
Any ideas are welcome, and don't worry, I WILL get medical help for them, I can't bring them in until the vet opens again tomorrow afternoon. I'm just doing it as inexpensively as possible since I don't have a large budget.
Well, these unweaned parakeets must have a disease of some sort, and I can't take them to the vet because A) I don't have that kind of money for 20 vet bills and B) store owner (dad) doesn't think it's necessary. I'd like an idea of what this could be so that I can take one of the birds to the vet and get the right tests to diagnose it right away. Getting a full workup in my area is too much and if I know the types of tests the birds need, I can plan my money accordingly. If anyone's good at figuring out what this could be, here's the symptoms:
Breathing heavily through the mouth
VERY puffed up
not eating (due to either disease or the fact that they weren't weaned)
Super skinny (possibly due to either disease or being starved)
gets passed on to other birds VERY quickly and other birds show symptoms almost immediately.
Within about 2 days of being housed NEAR the hand-raised parakeets (not in the same cage, but within a few feet of each other) the hand-raised 'keets started showing the same symptoms.
What disease can be passed this quickly and show symptoms this fast??
I want to know not only for the sake of these birds, but also to make sure I'm doing everything possible to not bring it home to my birds!
Any ideas are welcome, and don't worry, I WILL get medical help for them, I can't bring them in until the vet opens again tomorrow afternoon. I'm just doing it as inexpensively as possible since I don't have a large budget.