Hankmacaw
Ripping up the road
Avenue Veteran
Celebirdy of the Month
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Avian Angel
Avenue Concierge
I took her in mainly because her nails were obnoxiously long (she is too wild for me to trim safely), but also with all of her diseases, I thought it was time to see the Dr. again. He cleaned both nostrils out - they were pretty badly stopped up.
First, Dr. confirmed that with her history and symptoms she is definitely clinically PDD positive now. We were both suspicious, but now we are sure. Yes, it is a death sentence, but we don't know how long from now. No bird and not one of us knows how long we will live. The objectives now are to keep her weight up, keep her as healthy otherwise as possible, and make her as happy as she can be. She's happy now and getting more relaxed and interactive every day.
He was pleased with her weight gain - from 909gm on Jan.29th to 994gm yesterday. This has been accomplished by feeding her a calorie rich formulation twice a day. The formula consists of ground Tropicana pellets (22% protein), Almond butter, Tofu, Red Palm oil, Flax seed oil, Olive oil (high calorie/almost no saturated fats, Prozyme and probiotics. She has free access to Harrison's High Potency pellets 24/7 and eats them pretty well and I feed her some fresh chop and a cooked brown ice/barley mixture (she eats vey little, if any.)
Her air sacs sound better (pulmonary hypersensitivity syndrome) - she has been away from the cockatoos for four months now.
For medication she is getting;
Celebrex - for treatment of ABV/PDD
Sildenafil - for Atherosclerosis and high blood pressure
Gabapentin - for pain and as a calming agent (very successful so far)
Milk Thistle - for liver support
Dandelion Extract - for kidney support
This combination seems to be working well. She has been diagnosed with ABV/PDD, Atherosclerosis and Pulmonary Hypersensitivity Syndrome.
First, Dr. confirmed that with her history and symptoms she is definitely clinically PDD positive now. We were both suspicious, but now we are sure. Yes, it is a death sentence, but we don't know how long from now. No bird and not one of us knows how long we will live. The objectives now are to keep her weight up, keep her as healthy otherwise as possible, and make her as happy as she can be. She's happy now and getting more relaxed and interactive every day.
He was pleased with her weight gain - from 909gm on Jan.29th to 994gm yesterday. This has been accomplished by feeding her a calorie rich formulation twice a day. The formula consists of ground Tropicana pellets (22% protein), Almond butter, Tofu, Red Palm oil, Flax seed oil, Olive oil (high calorie/almost no saturated fats, Prozyme and probiotics. She has free access to Harrison's High Potency pellets 24/7 and eats them pretty well and I feed her some fresh chop and a cooked brown ice/barley mixture (she eats vey little, if any.)
Her air sacs sound better (pulmonary hypersensitivity syndrome) - she has been away from the cockatoos for four months now.
For medication she is getting;
Celebrex - for treatment of ABV/PDD
Sildenafil - for Atherosclerosis and high blood pressure
Gabapentin - for pain and as a calming agent (very successful so far)
Milk Thistle - for liver support
Dandelion Extract - for kidney support
This combination seems to be working well. She has been diagnosed with ABV/PDD, Atherosclerosis and Pulmonary Hypersensitivity Syndrome.