Hello -
This is not emergency of any sort, babies are well with no concerning symptoms.
I have read this thread & another thread.
I got Ronnie around Aug 2017 and Zelo in April 2018, both come from the same breeder but different parents. Ronnie checked out healthy when I brought him home but Zelo had worms when I initially took him to the vet in April. The vet told me the worms will clear up on their own and gave a medication in case I noticed unusual poo. I did not give him the medication because I thought the poo was okay + took him for another check up on May when his quarantine period was almost up and his poo results were clear. I also took Ronnie for a check up on April 2018, and his poo checked clear. I made sure I cleaned the quarantine room very thoroughly, as I use it regularly to have the birds out in this particular room. I never dewormed them before (which I feel very unhappy about it at this point).
Just took both of them on separate days to the vet for another check up as their behavior changed a bit (ruffy feathers, sleepiness, but poo ok) and found out they got infected
(reinfected for Zelo). The vet now gave them both a de-worming medicine called ivermectin solution on the skin and no need to for a follow up medicine at home. I need advice on what to do now in terms of cleaning up and avoiding a re-infection scenrio. I am planning to do the following:
- Steam the room and clean furniture thoroughly to remove all poo
- Have the bird cage bound for 2-3 weeks or so, incase there are any eggs anywhere else in the house to lose their infectivity
- Get rid of all old toys and replace with news ones
>I am having a dilemma of over-crowding toys in the cage at the moment as I do not want them to act as egg reservoir and risk reinfection again
- More regular cleaning (full cage cleaning with hot water)
- Follow up appointment in 1 month period (after medicine application)
Have I missed out on anything, or if anything needs to be adjusted in my hygiene plan? I feel really bad for them being cage bound but I am also afraid of the risk of them pooping everywhere which might cause a reinfection later on
This is not emergency of any sort, babies are well with no concerning symptoms.
I have read this thread & another thread.
I got Ronnie around Aug 2017 and Zelo in April 2018, both come from the same breeder but different parents. Ronnie checked out healthy when I brought him home but Zelo had worms when I initially took him to the vet in April. The vet told me the worms will clear up on their own and gave a medication in case I noticed unusual poo. I did not give him the medication because I thought the poo was okay + took him for another check up on May when his quarantine period was almost up and his poo results were clear. I also took Ronnie for a check up on April 2018, and his poo checked clear. I made sure I cleaned the quarantine room very thoroughly, as I use it regularly to have the birds out in this particular room. I never dewormed them before (which I feel very unhappy about it at this point).
Just took both of them on separate days to the vet for another check up as their behavior changed a bit (ruffy feathers, sleepiness, but poo ok) and found out they got infected
(reinfected for Zelo). The vet now gave them both a de-worming medicine called ivermectin solution on the skin and no need to for a follow up medicine at home. I need advice on what to do now in terms of cleaning up and avoiding a re-infection scenrio. I am planning to do the following:- Steam the room and clean furniture thoroughly to remove all poo
- Have the bird cage bound for 2-3 weeks or so, incase there are any eggs anywhere else in the house to lose their infectivity
- Get rid of all old toys and replace with news ones
>I am having a dilemma of over-crowding toys in the cage at the moment as I do not want them to act as egg reservoir and risk reinfection again
- More regular cleaning (full cage cleaning with hot water)
- Follow up appointment in 1 month period (after medicine application)
Have I missed out on anything, or if anything needs to be adjusted in my hygiene plan? I feel really bad for them being cage bound but I am also afraid of the risk of them pooping everywhere which might cause a reinfection later on
I am doing my best with daily clean up. I have also been trying to poop train them, but they are quite difficult. I do hope this will clear up in a month time honestly, they are very sad they are not getting a time out 