It's been awhile since I've been here. My B&G Macaw is sick. Some info.....long....
Female B&G Macaw. Her name is JaJaBinks. Hatch date January 22, 1999. I got her when she was 2 years & 1 week old. Previous owners abused her. She doesn't like men & won't let anyone but me pet/handle her.
I was down sick, in hospital 4 times this year for H1N1 flu, bronchitis & chronic GERD/LPR/COPD issues. I have numerous health issues, hence the delay getting her to the vet sooner.
JaJaBinks always lays 1-2 eggs between Xmas & New Years give or take. I thought she seemed a bit chubby in the breast at that time, but didn't think it was much of an issue due to it being egg laying time. Starting in late January she started having wet poops. She was napping during the day, not being as vocal & not eating as much. She lost some weight in her breast. She was doing a lot of regurging. She feeds her feet & toys a lot. Then later she was doing some vomiting. Her poops were very wet, not much urates, green/yellow urine. She is in perfect feather. I finally got her to the bird vet (50 miles away) in May. Vet was afraid of her & didn't even want to do an exam. Note there are no BCAV here. Vet thought she had PDD, without doing an exam or blood work, & I said should take her to a BCAV in Philly. Told him that was not possible. I had to convince him to do an exam & blood work. I held her while he did the quick exam & a tech & I held her down while he drew blood. He was terrible at that. This guy was supposed to be the go to vet for birds. NOT! He put her on a round of Enrofloxacin & Metacam. He would not do x-rays unless I let him put her under, which I refused. Labs showed possible liver issues. He told me to monitor her weight, which I did. She held weight. She got better for awhile, then reverted back. I put her on Milk Thistle/Dandelion. She got better, then reverted again. Took her to a different bird vet (exotic-avian vet also 50 miles away) 2 weeks ago. Vet did a thorough exam, blood work & x-rays. Sadly the x-rays didn't turn out, they did them twice, because she kept kicking her leg around. Vet said she thought something looked enlarged, but couldn't really tell. Labs show kidney issues. Vet told me to put her on a low protein diet & to give her flax seed oil/corn oil. I'm to take her back in 6-8 weeks for retesting & x-rays. Her poops are still wet, but there are more urates now, but not really normal. She's eating well & acting more normal.
I also got Lily of the Dessert Aloe Detox to give her.
My question is how much do you give each day & how long to you keep them on the aloe detox?
I made chop, which she isn't crazy about. She loves mashed sweet potatoes, so she is getting them every night with the flax seed oil/corn oil mixed in, and some fresh fruit. She's eating Zupreem Natural pellets & seed mix.
I'd appreciate any info & suggestions.
TIA
Female B&G Macaw. Her name is JaJaBinks. Hatch date January 22, 1999. I got her when she was 2 years & 1 week old. Previous owners abused her. She doesn't like men & won't let anyone but me pet/handle her.
I was down sick, in hospital 4 times this year for H1N1 flu, bronchitis & chronic GERD/LPR/COPD issues. I have numerous health issues, hence the delay getting her to the vet sooner.
JaJaBinks always lays 1-2 eggs between Xmas & New Years give or take. I thought she seemed a bit chubby in the breast at that time, but didn't think it was much of an issue due to it being egg laying time. Starting in late January she started having wet poops. She was napping during the day, not being as vocal & not eating as much. She lost some weight in her breast. She was doing a lot of regurging. She feeds her feet & toys a lot. Then later she was doing some vomiting. Her poops were very wet, not much urates, green/yellow urine. She is in perfect feather. I finally got her to the bird vet (50 miles away) in May. Vet was afraid of her & didn't even want to do an exam. Note there are no BCAV here. Vet thought she had PDD, without doing an exam or blood work, & I said should take her to a BCAV in Philly. Told him that was not possible. I had to convince him to do an exam & blood work. I held her while he did the quick exam & a tech & I held her down while he drew blood. He was terrible at that. This guy was supposed to be the go to vet for birds. NOT! He put her on a round of Enrofloxacin & Metacam. He would not do x-rays unless I let him put her under, which I refused. Labs showed possible liver issues. He told me to monitor her weight, which I did. She held weight. She got better for awhile, then reverted back. I put her on Milk Thistle/Dandelion. She got better, then reverted again. Took her to a different bird vet (exotic-avian vet also 50 miles away) 2 weeks ago. Vet did a thorough exam, blood work & x-rays. Sadly the x-rays didn't turn out, they did them twice, because she kept kicking her leg around. Vet said she thought something looked enlarged, but couldn't really tell. Labs show kidney issues. Vet told me to put her on a low protein diet & to give her flax seed oil/corn oil. I'm to take her back in 6-8 weeks for retesting & x-rays. Her poops are still wet, but there are more urates now, but not really normal. She's eating well & acting more normal.
I also got Lily of the Dessert Aloe Detox to give her.
My question is how much do you give each day & how long to you keep them on the aloe detox?
I made chop, which she isn't crazy about. She loves mashed sweet potatoes, so she is getting them every night with the flax seed oil/corn oil mixed in, and some fresh fruit. She's eating Zupreem Natural pellets & seed mix.
I'd appreciate any info & suggestions.
TIA
