cockatiel not vocalizing & hoarse voice

[Anne & Gang]

Betenesol is not commonly used over here so it was hard to find anything on it...

 

[naq5]

Betenesol is not commonly used over here so it was hard to find anything on it...

betenesol is betamethasone

 

[kitsunebandit]

I hope she improves soon

 

[naq5]

do u suggest i start her on a dose of doxycycline here are some videos of her pl listen & see if u can catch any problem
[video=youtube;HSSGt1QUEnM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSSGt1QUEnM&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[rockybird]

Betamethasone is a steroid and doxy. is an antibiotic. You should be able to give both, but since you will want to get the doxy. from the vet, double check that this is okay. I hope your little girl gets better.

 

[naq5]

k. update on her.. i took her to another vet 4 hrs frm where i live she is supposed to be a specialist in birds. she had asked to get x rays of my bird. Also got the culture of her swab it came as Staphylococcus aureus 10[SUP]5 [/SUP]cfu /ml. she saw the x rays n could see kidneys in them she was telling that generally kidneys are not seen in x rays so she was suspecting some kidney problem. & if there wa any we would have to give her fluids thru injection. She decided to take a blood test to confirm as the x rays were not clear. But what happened was that after she took blood from her wing the blood dint stop. so she put silver nitrate powder on her wing & it immediately stopped. The uric acid levels came normal so no kidney problem as of yet but the other test for kidney function could not be done as she did not take much blood. there was some infection mentioned in the blood though. so she has asked me to put her on amoxicillin for 7 days. i have been giving her the antibiotic for 2 days .. today in the morning her voice was quite better but was again hoarse in the evening. do u think the antibotic is working?. do u think its the staphylococcus bacteria which is the problem? Also some of the medicine goes on the feathers around her mouth while im administering her by mouth. im attaching her videos she looks in a bad state rt now with the medicine on her feathers. And her feathers are spoilt due to handling by me.
Also im worried about one more thing the doctor had used silver nitrate to stop the blood she dusted off the powder but stiill i think a little remained uner her wing & im worried she took it in while preening her self. i asked the doc about it but she said that she removed that was required.
Also im worried about one more thing she is sort of lifting her wins up a bit sometimes. dosent do it while she's sleeping or eating or playing but in between while she is preening she does it.. ive attached her video.. if sum1 has experience pl advice.
[video=youtube;vroR205NcCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vroR205NcCs&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[Anne & Gang]

first off you need to get a differnt cage...it is NOT recommended that any bird be in a round cage... ....they need corners to retreat to and they often retreat to corners for safety...a bird in a round cage is a big no no..also I see a couple of things in there that might be bad..like that fluffy thing (rabbit key chain)..fluff might be in her gut and the actual chain could have lead in it....it almost looks like she might have heavy metal poisoning. can you put some newspapers or heavy kraft paper.. on her grate to make it more comfortable for her to walk down there? you can change them every day...also you can use cayenne pepper to stop bleeding....it also makes a great disinfectant etc..just make it into a paste and apply with pressure if you see bleeding....also are you giving her veggies? she can eat a lot (no onions or apple seeds or avocado)...and I c ouldnt really see but no mite protectors or anything on her cage....those are pure poison even though they are often sold in pet stores....I notice you have her quite low down....can you move her cage higher, like to the top of the bureau I see in the background...that way she wouldn't feel so threatened by people walking around her...and do you have air conditioning? I know it gets very h ot there and she might be pretty hot..really 80 degrees (30 or 35) is about their max tolerance...If you dont have air can you put a fan nearby to circulate the air (not blowing directly on her)...provide water and food 24/7 of course...also you know that you should not use cleaning products around her...really vinegar is the only safe thing to clean with....and no aerosol sprays etc....no cooking around her either..their lungs are so very small....these are just a few hints to try to improve her overall health....the antibiotics take a while to kick in...so keep administering them...

 

[Anne & Gang]

ok....you see that table direc tly behind her cage....can you clear that off and put her cage on it?

 

[suncoast]

My little Lovie lost his voice in the past couple of weeks. We have him on an anti-biotic and also an anti-fungal. I didn't give him the anti-fungal right away because I wanted to see what the culture came back as, but he wasn't getting any better with just the antibiotic so I added the anti-fungal two days ago. He's already perking up. I would ask your vet about adding that in. The anti-fungal that Trinket is taking is fluconazole. If it was metal poisoning the pieces would have shown up on the x-ray. Many prayers your baby gets better, your doing a good job getting her to the vet.

Ginger

 

[naq5]

first off you need to get a differnt cage...it is NOT recommended that any bird be in a round cage... ....they need corners to retreat to and they often retreat to corners for safety...a bird in a round cage is a big no no..also I see a couple of things in there that might be bad..like that fluffy thing (rabbit key chain)..fluff might be in her gut and the actual chain could have lead in it....it almost looks like she might have heavy metal poisoning. can you put some newspapers or heavy kraft paper.. on her grate to make it more comfortable for her to walk down there? you can change them every day...also you can use cayenne pepper to stop bleeding....it also makes a great disinfectant etc..just make it into a paste and apply with pressure if you see bleeding....also are you giving her veggies? she can eat a lot (no onions or apple seeds or avocado)...and I c ouldnt really see but no mite protectors or anything on her cage....those are pure poison even though they are often sold in pet stores....I notice you have her quite low down....can you move her cage higher, like to the top of the bureau I see in the background...that way she wouldn't feel so threatened by people walking around her...and do you have air conditioning? I know it gets very h ot there and she might be pretty hot..really 80 degrees (30 or 35) is about their max tolerance...If you dont have air can you put a fan nearby to circulate the air (not blowing directly on her)...provide water and food 24/7 of course...also you know that you should not use cleaning products around her...really vinegar is the only safe thing to clean with....and no aerosol sprays etc....no cooking around her either..their lungs are so very small....these are just a few hints to try to improve her overall health....the antibiotics take a while to kick in...so keep administering them...

i kept her in a round cage because in the square one she was showing lots of mating behaviour. Also the bottom grate in this round one is ss. & the square one has GI welded mesh. And this one has a habit of biting the bottom grate. dunno y she does it, drinks water n bites the bottom grate. Also when i was putting paper on the grate of the square cage her tail used to get soiled with her poop (that even when i used to change the paper 3 times a day) & then she keeps preening her tail. i was worried the poop went inside her & caused a fungal infection.. is that possible. anyway im making a new cage but itll take time. she dosent bite the keychain's chain. its been there since 3 yrs. is iron n wont have lead. but she anyway dosent bite it. alo rt now im not worried about metal poisoning but silver nitrate poisoning. any idea what r its symptoms.. And any idea y she is lifting her wings that way.. its not hot her rt now. its rainy season. And i dont use cleaning products around her 7 has no mite protectors in her cage... she is feeling weak afer the antibiotic dose she is quite sleepy after that. And also she is getting stressed out with administering the injection with mouth.

 

[naq5]

how long its been since your lovey lost his voice.. And what other symptoms does he have other than lost voice? what cultures did the vet take? saliva or poop?

 

[naq5]

She seems to have an improvement in her hoarseness & becomes hoarse again for few hours this is going on since the past two days.. her voice was better yesterday night , today morning & again became hoarse by today afternoon. Also when she starts talking in the beginning her voice is hoarse & then improves as she talks for some time.. Any ides why this is happening.