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Dealing with a severely sick young green cheek conure!- Sad Update Post #50

vista101

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I'm currently really upset and feel so lost as I maybe loosing my precious little less than a year old green cheek conure. I took it to the vet immediately when I came home this afternoon noticing my bird was sleeping nestled in its happy hut and not being responsive like usual. No later than about an hour after I brought in Spunky and left the vets office with the bird being hospitalized I am told horrible news that my bird has lost half its blood and could be bleeding internally. I am at a loss for words as I never had a bird so sick in my household of ten birds that may now become nine. I was told that it had a Yeast fungal infection and that the bird hasn't improved with IV therapy. I am so scared I am going to get that dreaded call that my bird is dead. I am crying so much and I do everything to keep them healthy and for some reason, I got my hands on an extremely sick bird. I am very disgusted with Petco as I have not even had her for a year and she was one of the most sweetest conures that would fall asleep in your hand even when it was healthy but not for as long as what had happened today. I am afraid of the birds death and emotionally am a wreck. I have had other bird emergencies but when the vet calls it was that they were doing better. There worried that my bird may even need a blood transfusion from another in my flock or someone elses. I ask for prayers that my bird heals.
 

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So sorry to hear that your green cheek isn't well. :sadhug2:I can't help but wonder if your conure is vitamin K deficient and it's nothing you could have prevented. It's unusual for such a young bird to have this deficiency, but I have heard of one that was in Canada.


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I hope your vet can get your green cheek stabilized!
 

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I'm so sorry. :( Praying for your baby! :hug8:
 

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Oh no, terrible. I hope he turns around.
 

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I am so sorry. Hopefully things will get better and Spunky will pull through.
 

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I'm very sorry. Sending prayers that your bird gets better.
 

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I am so sorry...prayers for your little one and you.
 

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Sending healing thoughts and hugs :hug8:
 

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So sorry. Sending positive thoughts your way for your GCC.
 

vista101

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Got call from vet and it survived the evening but vet fears bird has cancer. Ulcerations throughout its body and barium still sticking to its walls from last night. Vet said couple options to see if the medication clears up a fungal yeast infection and come back and see if the gizzard has reduced size and swelling also. Possible if treatment isn't working for the bird that it will likely need to be euthanized after another set of x-rays with supportive care. Spunky may have to leave my life so early. The hardest part is if it does have something worse I won't allow the bird to suffer if the treatment doesn't fix the problem as cancer will win the battle. I will at least get to take the bird home with medications and hope it isn't goodbye
 

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I'm so sorry, hope Spunky pulls through.
 

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I am so sorry :sadhug2:
 

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Praying for your baby.
 
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