featherfluff
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Hi everyone.. My female cockatiel who is 2 years and 2 months old has a myriad of health issues which started with a congenital heart condtion.. a hole in her heart, where her heart is quite enlarged as well. Also an enlarged liver. My other tiel is fine. The avian vet and I know she would never survive laying an egg. She had the series of the three shots of the Lupron injections last year and they worked, but she is quite hormonal now, her droppings were quite large and I could see her vent opening a bit here and there so back to the shots again.
The vet said after we finish the series of the three shots, she will be starting her on a Lupron injection every month. Yes, once a month! I did a lot of reading on the Lupron and I'm concerned about this but at the same time maybe it's the lesser of the two evils because she can't have any egg production.
For her high uric acid levels, she gets the organic black cherry juice, and cherries, allopurinol and I have read that organic celery is good, so am adding that into the diet. I have a mash I give her and read someplace that celery seed extract is good for the high uric acid, so looking for a dry supplement there I can sprinkle on her food.
Are there any other alternatives to squelch the hormone production? Any herbal supplements? Anything else? And what are your thoughts about all this? Thanks much
The vet said after we finish the series of the three shots, she will be starting her on a Lupron injection every month. Yes, once a month! I did a lot of reading on the Lupron and I'm concerned about this but at the same time maybe it's the lesser of the two evils because she can't have any egg production.
For her high uric acid levels, she gets the organic black cherry juice, and cherries, allopurinol and I have read that organic celery is good, so am adding that into the diet. I have a mash I give her and read someplace that celery seed extract is good for the high uric acid, so looking for a dry supplement there I can sprinkle on her food.
Are there any other alternatives to squelch the hormone production? Any herbal supplements? Anything else? And what are your thoughts about all this? Thanks much