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| 120.1 | stool sample? | GLDOA::LROMANIK | | Mon Feb 20 1989 15:08 | 8 |
| How is your Burke doing? Didn't see this until today, but wanted
to suggest that you could always take a stool sample in to the vet
to check for parasites, etc. That wouldn't stress the bird.
You might also try a general purpose antibiodic in the water. At
his age, it probably can't hurt.
Laura
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| 120.2 | Sorry Charla! | SAGE::CARLSONJ | | Mon Feb 20 1989 19:13 | 11 |
| Hi Charla!
It's Jean H! We both know, especially given the age of the age
of the bird that he is probably not going to make it to 20. The
white in the stool is urea,which is like urine... I would be sure
to keep him warm, 85 degrees, as you already said, and be sure he
gets plenty of water! But, it sounds like a kidney may only be
functioning on 4 cylinders rather than 6. Sorry to hear of this
Charla! How does he seem now?
JTH
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| 120.3 | Does it have to have white? | AKOV13::LAJEUNESSE | | Mon Feb 20 1989 20:15 | 18 |
| Hi Jean,
I heard that you were back but "unable" to get to a terminal.
I just wanted to say that my Grey sometimes has droppings with no
white in them. This only seems to happen when she gets a lot of
grapes or peaches or most fruits or veggies. You know that I have
been to the vet to have this check and went through a real ordeal
over it. Does it alway have to have white in it? These dropping
are clear with some green.
Good to see you on the tube again.
Mark
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| 120.4 | Omnivoracity --> psychedelic droppings !!! | MUNCSS::BURKE | | Tue Feb 21 1989 07:49 | 11 |
| Our female Grey (Lucy) can eat just about anything you give
her. Her droppings sometimes have no white, depending on what she's
been eating.
We enjoy Indian (Asian) cooking, and sometimes Lucy gets her
mega-favourite - a Tandoori chicken leg. She eats the lot - crunches
the bone, etc. You should see the bottom of her cage the morning after
such a treat - I'm not even going to start to describe it. That's one
of the reasons this type of treat is rare. However, it's evident
that she really enjoys the treat, and she seems OK after.
Jim Burke
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| 120.5 | | AKOV13::LAJEUNESSE | | Tue Feb 21 1989 14:55 | 11 |
| Thanks Jim,
That makes me feel better. I was really worried about this when
I first got her. What made it worse was I took her to the vet for
tests and the test results came back as kidney falure. When they
ran them again everything came back fine. There must have been
somekind of a mix up.
Mark
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| 120.6 | I wanna cowboy!!! Oops, I gots one! 8^} | SAGE::MORIN | | Tue Feb 21 1989 15:35 | 27 |
| HI YAWL!!! (The cowboy (by husband) accent rubbed off again! 8^})
Anyway, don't be scared again Mark! Sinbad has a perfect home and
a doting daddy!!! See, parrots and parrakeets metabolize their
foods differently. The Bourke that Charla is referring to is a
small, slender and simply lovely bird, almost the size of a robust
cockatiel. They, as they get older, often display organ failure
as we do! 19 is a long time to live. The books say 19 - 20 years,
60 for parrots, 15 for finches...but we all know, it takes VERY
special care to achieve that longevity! I have no doubt at all
that Charla has provided such care to these Bourkes! She talks
about them like we talk about dogs!
I have to agree about staying out of the vets office currently too!
Stressing the bird more in her condition could do more harm to good!
Maybe, just a stool sample to the office would be a good idea!
One thing to look forward to is a small parasite....and that is
most always treatable...and then this little guy will see it's 20th
birthday! Hope we get invited to it!
Waddya say Charla?
Love and hugs!
Jean Hutchins
(using_Denises'_terminal_for_Noting_purposes_thru_March 3!)
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| 120.7 | just getting old | SVCRUS::KROLL | | Fri Mar 03 1989 01:20 | 9 |
| Well he did start up again after I put in all his favorite treats
but he does not have the volume as before. he is deffently looseing
weight and stools have no parasites. I do not believe in
indiscriminate use of antibotics but have found a powdered acidalphus
that has knocked many an infection out with in a week. I did try that
on him with no difference.
As long as he is comfortable & happy at this point I plan to let
him be. thanks for the help.
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| 120.8 | -{ no green }- | ALCTRZ::BROOKS_DO | | Thu Mar 16 1989 17:26 | 11 |
| I have a parakeet and for the last three days he has not had very much
green in his droppings they are firm but very light almost gray.
they are also the normal shape ust the color is different.
I have noticed they are getting better but still not normal.
What could be causing this? Baby blue is 7 years old. I have been
giving him a little extra super preen on his food just for the heck
of it.
Donna
P.S. I have never see this little bird drink water it must be osmosis.
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