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Yet the vet has done nothing to empirically rule out infection, in a bird at high risk for infection and going rapidly downhill. Vets aren't always right, especially if they lack avian-specific training.
Baytril is generally well-tolerated too, and it's the preferred antibiotic for pasteurella, which is the primary risk from a cat contact.Piperacillin is a mild antibiotic. When my Quakers foot was fractured and he needed daily shots, my vet gave him that one.
Agreed. My red belly somehow had pasteurella in his culture, no cat contact and it cleared up with two weeks of baytril.Baytril is generally well-tolerated too, and it's the preferred antibiotic for pasteurella, which is the primary risk from a cat contact.
I've been wondering this same thing all along...Is this an avian vet or a dog and cat vet who also sees birds?
Sorry, this may just be me misreading this, but is your mom refusing the antibiotics for financial reasons? Or is the vet refusing the prescribe the medications? Because if this is a financial issue, then now would be the time to offer using some of your money (assuming that you have not already, that is).I talked to my mom and she still refused the idea of antibiotics.. idk what to do.
Oh my gosh... I'm so, so sorry.she just died