hellobirb
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- Kasey
Hello Folks! I am worried about my sun conure. I’ve been treating her for sneezing/ congestion off and on since I GOT her in 2020. She’s been nebulized and we’ve tried several different antibiotics. Im unsure if she has the same thing and she can’t kick it or if these have been different things.
We just saw the vet yesterday for feather plucking but he said when he listened to her he can still hear wheezing and nasal congestion. He thinks she is plucking because she’s stressed and uncomfortable from whatever is going on in her respiratory tract. When he did a cytology test on the plucked areas he said he found a high white cell count on the surface of her skin that’s abnormal. He’s unsure if this is a bug or if it’s inflammation from an allergy or something in the air (though I have a ozone-less HEPA filter and I’m hyper-mindful of airborne toxins) We have blood work in process but it won’t be back until the end of next week and I’m worried. In the meantime we’re trying another antibiotic but I’m really really scared it’s asper. I remembered on the way home from the vet that when I first got her from the breeder, her shipping container had moldy feces in the back. Things tend not to mold in the few hours it takes for a quick flight, just a few states away, so I suspect the breeders were keeping her in that shipping carrier after they weaned her. She’s been sneezing off and on since I got her. I can’t remember when I first noticed it and if she came out of the crate that way, but she got antibiotics from her first ever vet visit.
Can asper just hang around like this for three years? I have a follow up appointment in three weeks but I’ve been freaking myself out with internet research. Any experience or knowledge that the forum has would be appreciated. Thank you!
We just saw the vet yesterday for feather plucking but he said when he listened to her he can still hear wheezing and nasal congestion. He thinks she is plucking because she’s stressed and uncomfortable from whatever is going on in her respiratory tract. When he did a cytology test on the plucked areas he said he found a high white cell count on the surface of her skin that’s abnormal. He’s unsure if this is a bug or if it’s inflammation from an allergy or something in the air (though I have a ozone-less HEPA filter and I’m hyper-mindful of airborne toxins) We have blood work in process but it won’t be back until the end of next week and I’m worried. In the meantime we’re trying another antibiotic but I’m really really scared it’s asper. I remembered on the way home from the vet that when I first got her from the breeder, her shipping container had moldy feces in the back. Things tend not to mold in the few hours it takes for a quick flight, just a few states away, so I suspect the breeders were keeping her in that shipping carrier after they weaned her. She’s been sneezing off and on since I got her. I can’t remember when I first noticed it and if she came out of the crate that way, but she got antibiotics from her first ever vet visit.
Can asper just hang around like this for three years? I have a follow up appointment in three weeks but I’ve been freaking myself out with internet research. Any experience or knowledge that the forum has would be appreciated. Thank you!