sgyoung
Meeting neighbors
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- 10/13/20
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- Sarah Young
Hi, everyone. My sun conure, Poncho, flew into a door 2.5 weeks ago and has been struggling to recover from his concussion ever since. He has been on metacam this whole time and has had 3 oxygen treatments (brought him in today for his third one) since then. The oxygen really gives him a boost and returns him to a completely normal state, but it seems to wear off after 2 days and he becomes really wobbly and unbalanced after that. I have read several posts on here about people making their own at-home oxygen incubators and I would like to do that for him. There is a medical supply store near me that I would like to rent an oxygen concentrator from. I talked to the vet tech who picked Poncho up today about the fact that I wanted to do this and he seemed a little skeptical but said he would have the vet call me about it later today, and I was wondering if there is any more information I should know before I do that. I want to be ready with all the information I need to explain my plan to him. I thought you needed a prescription to buy or rent an oxygen concentrator but the vet tech said he didn’t think you did. I’m afraid of the vet also being skeptical about it, although he is a good guy so maybe he will be supportive. Anyway, I just feel like there is more I could be doing for Poncho, and I hate seeing him like this, especially after seeing how normal and healthy he is after an oxygen treatment.
My plan is to get a big transparent plastic tub, line it with towels, and cut a little hole in it for the tube to go that connects to the concentrator. I know that oxygen concentrators just use the air around them and don’t require an oxygen tank. Will this be able to produce a high enough saturation for Poncho’s needs? I am thinking a couple hours in the incubator every day would be enough to keep him in a healthy, normal state.
My plan is to get a big transparent plastic tub, line it with towels, and cut a little hole in it for the tube to go that connects to the concentrator. I know that oxygen concentrators just use the air around them and don’t require an oxygen tank. Will this be able to produce a high enough saturation for Poncho’s needs? I am thinking a couple hours in the incubator every day would be enough to keep him in a healthy, normal state.
