Beak issue

[CrazyBirdChick]

I give him his antibiotic every 12 hours, give or take half an hour. So I do it right before he gets up, and right after he goes to bed. I make sure everything is dark, so he will be willing to step onto my finger, and then I can transfer him to a critter carrier and take him to the bathroom. It's not a perfect method, but it allows me to minimize the stress he's experiencing, minimize how much he hates me, and get the meds in him, which is the most important part.

Once he realizes what's going on, he's not happy. You should have heard him at the vet the other day, they took him in back to do the exam and beak trim, then they brought us into the room. I could hear him yelling out in the waiting area. He doesn't like when hands reach into the carrier, and he hates the vet. He's just an angry little man overall. But he deals with it, I think he knows that it's important. But man, he gives some mean looks. If looks could kill!!

Gonna give dose 5 in a hot minute here.

Good technique you got there! Hope that the meds take care of everything and that Chirp will be 100% soon!

 

[taxidermynerd]

Just gave dose 6.

 

[Rain Bow]

I agree that you've got a technique worked out that minimizes stress. So important when our fids are under the weather because they need those energy stores to fight the illness not to fight us off.

 

[Love My Zons]

I think his beak looks alot better now. Even though you went for another trim, it's staying in shape nicely. That's a good sign! As for the bruising it too will grow out.

I am happy for you and your little Man.

 

[Lady Jane]

He sure is cute!

 

[taxidermynerd]

Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts! I've been telling Chirp that everyone is thinking about him and sending him good thoughts He's been doing a healthy amount of teasing the dog from the safety of his cage. Also lots of yelling!

 

[taxidermynerd]

Got Chirp his 7th dose a hot minute ago. I think he pushed a little bit out with his tongue, but most of it got in there. I wiped off his bottom beak and the surrounding feathers just in case.

 

[Beasley]

Yay Chirp! He sounds like he’s being a real trooper through all of this I am so glad to hear he’s improving!

 

[taxidermynerd]

Just got dose 8! Took it like a champ.

 

[iamwhoiam]

It's good that Chirp is doing better.

 

[taxidermynerd]

We saw the vet again yesterday, she says that Chirp's beak is doing really well! A little split did show up, so I have to start the ointment again. And she wants him to stay on the antibiotic for another 2 weeks, but other than that just keep doing what I've been doing!

 

[tka]

That's great to hear!

Has the vet talked to you about probiotics or similar? Antibiotics affect gut flora and clear out the good along with the bad. It's probably not worth putting Chirp on probiotics while still on antibiotics, but perhaps worth looking into after the course has finished.

 

[JoJo&Loki]

This is great news!

You’ve taken such good care of Chirp, he’s a lucky little birb to have you. I’ll keep thinking good healing vibes for a full recovery for your sweet baby

 

[Shezbug]

It’s wonderful to hear Chirp is doing well, I am so glad he is improving

 

[Nikomania]

I'm so very happy to hear this news!

 

[fashionfobie]

YAY! Chirp!

 

[Tiel Feathers]

What great news!

 

[Rain Bow]

We're so glad to hear this great news too! When Buddy was on antibiotics we gave him both. His dose & used the probiotics as a 2ndary dose. He still felt kind of crummy but w/out the probiotics, I surmise he would have been really really cranky!

 

[Hawk12237]

He already is. The vet prescribed it to him on the 15th.


The cause of what? The liver issues? It was due to foods that were being fed from WD. If you aren't caught up I'd suggest you read this thread- Vendor Etiquette? | Avian Avenue Parrot Forum. The vet agrees with me, as there's a whole mess of things it could be coming from this food. She is reporting them to the FDA and is asking me to keep the food for possible future testing.

At this point we are hopeful but trying to keep a realistic outlook. I know Zupreem isn't the best but it's better than no pellets at all.

Quite a coincidence my bird gotten sick after daily 's ....a bad fungal infection. I'd be hard pressed to know if there is fungal pores in WD's food, stored and processed in a basement... Makes you wonder.

 

[taxidermynerd]

Quite a coincidence my bird gotten sick after daily 's ....a bad fungal infection. I'd be hard pressed to know if there is fungal pores in WD's food, stored and processed in a basement... Makes you wonder.

Yes- it does make me wonder. Chirp's infection is bacterial, he's in the middle of a now-4-week course of anti-biotics. The vet has asked me to keep the food for possible future testing, she was wondering about fungal stuff or possible toxins from the legumes in the sprout mix I fed. Chirp is already doing so much better since he's been back on all pellets, plus the milk thistle and flax oil, and the senior nutriberries.

Does Poppers have liver issues too? I know that Chirp's liver rapidly got from normal to bad, in the 2-month span I was feeding WD. I've found the milk thistle helps a ton, the senior nutriberries have milk thistle as well.