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Sillypup5
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Hi guys/gals -
My name's Megan - I am owned my 10 feathered babes.. (In no order..) Kiwi - 7yoBHC, Piper & Echo - aprox 8 year old tiels, Bud & Miller, tiels of unknown age (rescues), Mango & Tango 6 year old twin brother PF lovebirds, Smudge 5yo Starling and Amy a now 17 week old BFA. We lost our CAG Calvin at the beginning of the month, he was somewhat of a rescue/adoption. He would have turned 4 on Dec. 20. My vet was convinced he ate something toxic, I had unintentionally left him out one day and we were gone for aprox. 3 hours. 2 weeks later he was down 1/4 of his body weight (I weigh my birds monthly and record their weights and it just happened to be the day before he was left out I had weighed him in at 442g and 2 weeks later when I noticed he wasn't right, he was down to 371g) The necropsy came back a few days ago and they ruled it PDD. They did not run any brain tissue tests to come to this ruling according to the necropsy report, but rather diagnosed PDD based on lesions found in his organs.. and i am wondering if maybe.. just maybe.. it could have been toxicosis of some kind and not PDD. When I took him to the vet initially we did a full workup, and the xrays were normal... very very slight dialation of his postventriculus and his vet and the radiologist the xrays were sent to did not even consider PDD. (this was AFTER his very sudden weight loss) I had him since April, so during the 6+ months he was here, not a single one of my other birds has shown symptoms of being ill at all, and still have not. I have been monitoring the ALL like a hawk since he first showed he was sick. There is no way to get a second opinion however as he was cremated before I even got the results and all of his samples destroyed. So, I now must live with the fact that he may have died of PDD as there is no surefire way of knowing otherwise - even with ABV testing. I am not new to birds at all, but he was the first ill bird I have ever had, and we made many trips to the city (2 hours each way) to this avian vet in the 3 weeks between him showing signs of illness/losing weight and him suddenly dying overnight when he had been regaining weight and strength and showing improvements. Anyway. That's my story for now, I was looking into immune system boosters for my flock, and have found Young Living Essential Oils to sound the most promising, especially with Dr. Shelton's desk reference to use as a guide. I joined up with YL this weekend with the help of one of my friends and am hoping for the best. Thanks to Greydoud for sending me the link to the forum, and I look forward to "meeting" you all
I don't only want to discuss PDD/ABV but it is the forefront of my mind at the moment, although playing with and interacting with my fids is also a top priority!
My name's Megan - I am owned my 10 feathered babes.. (In no order..) Kiwi - 7yoBHC, Piper & Echo - aprox 8 year old tiels, Bud & Miller, tiels of unknown age (rescues), Mango & Tango 6 year old twin brother PF lovebirds, Smudge 5yo Starling and Amy a now 17 week old BFA. We lost our CAG Calvin at the beginning of the month, he was somewhat of a rescue/adoption. He would have turned 4 on Dec. 20. My vet was convinced he ate something toxic, I had unintentionally left him out one day and we were gone for aprox. 3 hours. 2 weeks later he was down 1/4 of his body weight (I weigh my birds monthly and record their weights and it just happened to be the day before he was left out I had weighed him in at 442g and 2 weeks later when I noticed he wasn't right, he was down to 371g) The necropsy came back a few days ago and they ruled it PDD. They did not run any brain tissue tests to come to this ruling according to the necropsy report, but rather diagnosed PDD based on lesions found in his organs.. and i am wondering if maybe.. just maybe.. it could have been toxicosis of some kind and not PDD. When I took him to the vet initially we did a full workup, and the xrays were normal... very very slight dialation of his postventriculus and his vet and the radiologist the xrays were sent to did not even consider PDD. (this was AFTER his very sudden weight loss) I had him since April, so during the 6+ months he was here, not a single one of my other birds has shown symptoms of being ill at all, and still have not. I have been monitoring the ALL like a hawk since he first showed he was sick. There is no way to get a second opinion however as he was cremated before I even got the results and all of his samples destroyed. So, I now must live with the fact that he may have died of PDD as there is no surefire way of knowing otherwise - even with ABV testing. I am not new to birds at all, but he was the first ill bird I have ever had, and we made many trips to the city (2 hours each way) to this avian vet in the 3 weeks between him showing signs of illness/losing weight and him suddenly dying overnight when he had been regaining weight and strength and showing improvements. Anyway. That's my story for now, I was looking into immune system boosters for my flock, and have found Young Living Essential Oils to sound the most promising, especially with Dr. Shelton's desk reference to use as a guide. I joined up with YL this weekend with the help of one of my friends and am hoping for the best. Thanks to Greydoud for sending me the link to the forum, and I look forward to "meeting" you all
I don't only want to discuss PDD/ABV but it is the forefront of my mind at the moment, although playing with and interacting with my fids is also a top priority!
Welcome. Sorry for the loss. I hope an avian vet can assist you with your medical questions and you find AA enriching.
Welcome, Megan!
Down here we have tons of mocking birds and I have often wondered if they could mimic people. I really do not see why not. Although they are pretty aggressive and I would rather watch and listen from afar 
