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Urgent Undigested seeds in cockatiel poop

Twisted31

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My 8 year old cockatiel has had seed in poop for 30-45 days.

- behavior seems completely normal
- lost some weight
- vet has given antibiotics, giardia medication, blood panel, gram stain, and now waiting on results from a culture swab.

Im trying to feed cereal, fruits, veggies, and pellets to him but he still wants his seeds in the end.

Is my vet taking the right steps and is there anything else i can do? Really scared of things spiraling down.
 

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Have your vet run a anti-ganglioside assay test. It will definitively tell if your bird has PDD. Undigested seeds in the poop is the classic symptom of PDD. the sooner you find out the sooner you can start treatment. Although, PDD is not curable there are methods of treatment today that can keep a bird alive for a good long while with a decent quality of life.
 

Twisted31

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Have your vet run a anti-ganglioside assay test. It will definitively tell if your bird has PDD. Undigested seeds in the poop is the classic symptom of PDD. the sooner you find out the sooner you can start treatment. Although, PDD is not curable there are methods of treatment today that can keep a bird alive for a good long while with a decent quality of life.

Thanks, i will request that at his next appointment. Really hope its not that though.


If you or anyone else has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thank you.
 
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