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Update time:
the 2 budgies and 2 tiels will be able to find new homes. their swabs came back clean as a whistle, no scary diseases. they have moved out of the quarantine area.
the news is not so good for Mr. CAG. he has had several severe seizures in the last couple of days. and is now living in incubator. his calcium levels are either sky high or almost nill. there is no middle ground right now. his swabs came back with no Aspers or PBFD indications. he may have diabetes and they are doing blood work daily checking his sugar levels. his liver values are off also. they are testing for heavy metals and Fatty liver disease also. he is still fighting beak and talon every moment of the day. there is a small chance that the next seizure could take him out also. Dr. Tony, Nick and one other tech have been staying with him nightly. one of them stays in the quarantine room at all times.
I am suppose to go tomorrow to the clinic if "G" is feeling up to it. she had same day surgery on Thursday for minor bowel obstruction. she is doing fine but a bit achy.
Wow. Thank you for that. I adopted two African greys last year.Red Factor = Born with the coloration and can be reproduced within future offspring
Red Suffusion = Unnatural coloration that is caused due to diet, plucking, mutilation, health, or?
Most african greys in the USA have red suffusion - most often caused by plucking out feathers which damages the feather follicles, thus resulting in abnormal coloration of new feathers coming in.
Some babies are also born with "red diapers", but this doesn't make the chicks 'red factor', as the coloration molts out as the birds develop into adults.
PBFD and liver failure can also result in red feathers. I'm sure other health issues could result in red coloration.
The famous Alex even had one red feather on his neck. He didn't get this red feather until after a plucking incident...