I think Puffin has lost her voice

rockoko · 4/9/21

Good luck Puffin :heart:

sunnysmom · 4/9/21

I hope everything gets figured out soon.

:bighug:

Sylvi_ · 4/9/21

Aw Puffin, such a trooper. Hoping you get word back from the radiologist soon! :hug8:

Hankmacaw · 4/9/21

@faislaq An xray was ultimately the definitive test proving that Hank had asper. Unless the granulomas are pretty large they can't be readily seen in the abdominal cavity and Hank had colonies on his liver and testes, so it was really worse than originally thought. Dr. Driggers did a laproscopy on Hank and located the colonies external to his respiratory system. We didn't think it was a vey bad case until those were all identified. So if she has it and doesn't respond immediately to medication - have a laproscopy done.

faislaq · 4/9/21

Hankmacaw said:
@faislaq An xray was ultimately the definitive test proving that Hank had asper. Unless the granulomas are pretty large they can't be readily seen in the abdominal cavity and Hank had colonies on his liver and testes, so it was really worse than originally thought. Dr. Driggers did a laproscopy on Hank and located the colonies external to his respiratory system. We didn't think it was a vey bad case until those were all identified. So if she has it and doesn't respond immediately to medication - have a laproscopy done.

Poor Hank

and poor you. :sadhug2:

I hope she doesn't have it, but either way I'm glad you're willing to help other birds with your experiences. Who else would know this stuff? Most vets probably don't.

faislaq · 4/10/21

This morning Puffin did Luv Bug's voice perfectly.

I haven't heard her do her own call yet, but I'm hoping that's better, too. :fingerscrossed:

For now I guess we're just waiting to hear back about the xrays next week.

flyzipper · 4/10/21

faislaq said:
since we can't search for F10 "too short, too long, or too common"

We can search for f10 by adding a wildcard to the query, so rather than f10, just search for f10*.

You should see results like this.

Google can also help if you use it to search a specific site like this site:forums.avianavenue.com f10

faislaq · 4/10/21

That's wonderful! I had no idea what the wild card might be here. I'd only tried the ones from the old systems I'd worked with before (not many) and wasn't sure this used them.

Now I can search for old Luv Bug posts, too!

flyzipper · 4/10/21

faislaq said:
Now I can search for old Luv Bug posts

Hmmm, I'd use Google for that... site:forums.avianavenue.com Luv.Bug

(I can see how to search for luv and bug on the forum search, but not those terms together as a distinct phrase... I may need more coffee)

Clueless · 4/10/21

flyzipper said:
Hmmm, I'd use Google for that... site:forums.avianavenue.com Luv.Bug

(I can see how to search for luv and bug on the forum search, but not those terms together as a distinct phrase... I may need more coffee)

Coffee.....

flyzipper · 4/10/21

Sorry to spam your post with search stuff, but this works...

"*Luv Bug*"

Search for that entire thing, including the quotes, and you should see this result.

faislaq · 4/10/21

flyzipper said:
Sorry to spam your post with search stuff, but this works...

"*Luv Bug*"

Search for that entire thing, including the quotes, and you should see this result.

Interesting. I wonder why only older posts show up. But now we can search for shorter terms. Thanks!!

camelotshadow · 4/10/21

faislaq · 4/12/21

The doctor called to let us know that Puffin's x-rays came back clear. She asked how Puffin was doing and I let her know that she is still active and eating well as usual and that her voice is almost normal. (Her Luv Bug impersonation is the only thing that isn't 100% yet; I can still tell it's an impostor.)

I am relieved that they didn't find anything, but that still leaves me wondering why her voice quit for a few days and so suddenly.

rockoko · 4/12/21

Great news about clear x-rays :heart:

Tiel Feathers · 4/12/21

I’m so glad the x-rays were clear! :cheer:

sunnysmom · 4/12/21

That's good news! Are allergies possible?

faislaq · 4/12/21

sunnysmom said:
That's good news! Are allergies possible?

Not sure. I mentioned them when I asked about Asper & they probably got overshadowed. I'll call tomorrow and ask!

Sylvi_ · 4/13/21

I’m so glad everything came back clear! Yay Puffin! :hug8:

zoo mom · 4/13/21

Just seeing this. Glad Puffin is getting better.

I think Puffin has lost her voice

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