Hankmacaw
Ripping up the road
Avenue Veteran
Celebirdy of the Month
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Avian Angel
Avenue Concierge
Calcification at the joints, but not all arthritis would be very obvious on xrays (and she must have has xrays). Dr. Driggers told me a long time ago that arthritis does not present the same in birds as in humans and that calcification does not always occur.
Celebrex is an excellent substitute for metacam - have never heard of a bird reacting to metacam, other than drowsiness the first few days. It's easy to switch to Celebrex.
'NSAIDs can be use to relieve musculoskeletal and visceral pain, acute pain (trauma or surgical), and chronic pain such as osteoarthritis. Although the most common NSAIDs used in avian medicine are ketoprofen, carprofen, and meloxicam, the latter two are preferred because of their widespread use and low incidence of reported toxicities."
Celebrex is an excellent substitute for metacam - have never heard of a bird reacting to metacam, other than drowsiness the first few days. It's easy to switch to Celebrex.
'NSAIDs can be use to relieve musculoskeletal and visceral pain, acute pain (trauma or surgical), and chronic pain such as osteoarthritis. Although the most common NSAIDs used in avian medicine are ketoprofen, carprofen, and meloxicam, the latter two are preferred because of their widespread use and low incidence of reported toxicities."
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