My B&G Macaw (age 20yrs, 10m) has kidney issues/disease.
Her last tests showed:
Hematocrit 36.0 L Range: 38.0-54.0%
Potassium 5.7 H Range: 2.0-4.0 mmol/L
Amylase 978 H Range: 320-750U/L
Calcium was border line low.
All other Hematology & Chemistry tests showed normal. Her poops were showing no white urates, but since the diet change she now has some. They are still pretty wet.
She is in perfect feather. Has never plucked or even chewed a single feather including molted ones. She lays 2 eggs every winter, usually right at Xmas or new Years. She lays them from her high swing, so they always smash. She wants nothing to do with them anyway.
Vet said to put her on a low protein diet & retest in 6-8 weeks. She is due for a recheck in 4 weeks. So no nuts, eggs, etc., for now. She is permitted to have a seed mix (I feed Bountiful Harvest), Pellets (on Zupreem Natural for now, have Roudybush AK ordered), she's eating some pellets, but not a lot. She will eat mashed sweet potatoes, but not every day, cooked white potatoes, some rice, peas, corn & a little chop, not much. Some fruits like melons, grapes, apple. She is not big on most veggies. Won't touch greens or carrots. Vet said she can have low salt crackers & a little Greek yogurt as a treat.
I have her on flax seed oil/corn oil (1/2 teaspoon daily) per vets instruction. She is also getting milk thistle/dandelion root (6 drops daily). She takes the milk thistle/dandelion via a syringe, but doesn't like the flax seed oil/corn oil. I've been mixing it in the sweet potatoes, but now she won't touch them. I tried putting it on a mix of peas & corn, she wouldn't eat any. She doesn't like the oily texture. I also gave her Aloe Detox in her water for 2 weeks.
She is not happy she can't have any nuts. She's tried to break into the nut container many times. I moved it up high on a cabinet & she climbed up, by pulling the drawers open, climbed up & got into it. She doesn't seem to be satisfied on this low protein diet. She lost some chest muscle a few months ago, all tho she is maintaining weight.
I was thinking maybe a low protein birdie bread or low protein pancakes would work to put the flax seed oil/corn oil on. Does anyone have any recipes that I could put this oily stuff on that will soak in & she will eat it. I'd appreciate any recipes if anyone has any.
Any low protein food suggests?
TIA
Her last tests showed:
Hematocrit 36.0 L Range: 38.0-54.0%
Potassium 5.7 H Range: 2.0-4.0 mmol/L
Amylase 978 H Range: 320-750U/L
Calcium was border line low.
All other Hematology & Chemistry tests showed normal. Her poops were showing no white urates, but since the diet change she now has some. They are still pretty wet.
She is in perfect feather. Has never plucked or even chewed a single feather including molted ones. She lays 2 eggs every winter, usually right at Xmas or new Years. She lays them from her high swing, so they always smash. She wants nothing to do with them anyway.
Vet said to put her on a low protein diet & retest in 6-8 weeks. She is due for a recheck in 4 weeks. So no nuts, eggs, etc., for now. She is permitted to have a seed mix (I feed Bountiful Harvest), Pellets (on Zupreem Natural for now, have Roudybush AK ordered), she's eating some pellets, but not a lot. She will eat mashed sweet potatoes, but not every day, cooked white potatoes, some rice, peas, corn & a little chop, not much. Some fruits like melons, grapes, apple. She is not big on most veggies. Won't touch greens or carrots. Vet said she can have low salt crackers & a little Greek yogurt as a treat.
I have her on flax seed oil/corn oil (1/2 teaspoon daily) per vets instruction. She is also getting milk thistle/dandelion root (6 drops daily). She takes the milk thistle/dandelion via a syringe, but doesn't like the flax seed oil/corn oil. I've been mixing it in the sweet potatoes, but now she won't touch them. I tried putting it on a mix of peas & corn, she wouldn't eat any. She doesn't like the oily texture. I also gave her Aloe Detox in her water for 2 weeks.
She is not happy she can't have any nuts. She's tried to break into the nut container many times. I moved it up high on a cabinet & she climbed up, by pulling the drawers open, climbed up & got into it. She doesn't seem to be satisfied on this low protein diet. She lost some chest muscle a few months ago, all tho she is maintaining weight.
I was thinking maybe a low protein birdie bread or low protein pancakes would work to put the flax seed oil/corn oil on. Does anyone have any recipes that I could put this oily stuff on that will soak in & she will eat it. I'd appreciate any recipes if anyone has any.
Any low protein food suggests?
TIA