Vaccines?

[Ijistcantsayno]

This may sound like a dumb question...but do buddies need vaccinations like some other pets?


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[Laurasea]

There are some vaccines given in zoos and conservation especially for EEE (eastern equine encephalitis) but it's really not approved for birds, so it's off label use. EEE was in the news lately because humans can get sick from it as well. Unfortunately it's considered a bio terrorist threat so only a few labs are even allowed to test for it and have samples. It's carried by mosquito and it is out there, but your vet isn't going to b able to test for it or vaccinat against it. Its a severe disease in birds sudden death, or seizure and sever Neuro depression.
There is also a WNV ( west Nile Vaccine) but west Nile seems to effect water birds, crows and raptors more...
Avain medicine is still developing. It would be nice to have a vaccine against PBFD and some others wouldn't it?

 

[bug_n_flock]

I heard rumblings about work being done on a PBFD vaccine, but nothing is currently out there. Hopefully some day.




But no, there are not really any annual or other vaccines for parrots.

 

[Ijistcantsayno]

I heard rumblings about work being done on a PBFD vaccine, but nothing is currently out there. Hopefully some day.




But no, there are not really any annual or other vaccines for parrots.

Thank you!


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[charmedbyekkie]

Do make sure you have an avian vet you can go to for annual checkups and in case of medical emergencies. Regular vets aren't fully trained for the needs of birds (dogs don't have air sacs rupturing), and so some unknowingly actually do more harm (common example is worming - something mammals might need on and off, but birds don't unless their samples clearly show worms).

An avian vet would be able to advise how to see signs of your budgie being ill (avians hide their symptoms a lot better than mammals do)

 

[noodles123]

mostly testing--pdd, pbfd, pssiticosis, chlamydia etc.
If you board your bird or expose him to other birds (or homes where other birds have lived) you may need to re-test.
PBFD is EXTREMELY contagious and can stay dormant in air-vents etc for a LONG time...it can transfer on human hair/clothing etc...It also is notorious for producing false negatives in asymptomatic carriers who never produce symptoms but spread the virus. The incubation time (prior to symptoms showing) can be as short as 2 weeks and as long as 10 years (if ever in some).
Be cautious of this fact when boarding your bird or allowing it to stay with other birds. Your bird could be a carrier, but even if it isn't another bird could be, and just because one bird is a carrier for life doesn't mean another won't die within a few months. It is tricky and confusing, but it is real.

 

[Noahs_Birds]

There is a vaccine for Newcastle's disease and for Psittacosis being sold regularly, but bird vaccines are really not necessary like with dogs and cats
Thanks
Noah Till

 

[TrebleMama]

I heard rumblings about work being done on a PBFD vaccine, but nothing is currently out there. Hopefully some day.



But no, there are not really any annual or other vaccines for parrots.

I'm currently making a list of newbie questions to ask our vet, once we can find one that works with birds, and this question was number 3 on my list, lol. I had no idea if birds had regular vaccinations series like a cat/dog, question answered

 

[Noahs_Birds]

I heard talk of some sort of PBFD treatment for the critically endangered orange bellied parrots, here is an article on it: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06...lly-endangered-orange-bellied-parrot/11224458
Thanks
Noah Till