http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/when-to-take-your-bird-to-the-vet/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/when-to-take-your-bird-to-the-vet/comment-page-1/#comment-20392 Patty Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:40:09 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=3997#comment-20392 Hi Jan, I'm sorry your bird is having problems. You didn't mention what kind of bird this is or her age. If this is a baby, it could be the result of contaminated hand feeding formula. Is the swelling you mentioned perhaps that the crop, or craw, that is not draining properly. Did the doctor give you Baytril as the medication? If there is seed in her diet, make sure you are throwing out the uneaten seed often and replacing it with new. Do the same with pellets, especially if they have gotten wet. Wash the food bowls carefully and make sure the wet foods don't stay out in the air for too long. Also be careful to wash the veggies and fruits well before serving them. It seems as though you are careful to keep things tidy, but no matter how clean we are, sometimes bacteria sneaks into the environment. Just take some extra precautions and do the best you can. Unfortunately, there is no way to be able know exactly what caused this infection. Good luck! Patty Hi Jan,
I’m sorry your bird is having problems. You didn’t mention what kind of bird this is or her age. If this is a baby, it could be the result of contaminated hand feeding formula.
Is the swelling you mentioned perhaps that the crop, or craw, that is not draining properly. Did the doctor give you Baytril as the medication?
If there is seed in her diet, make sure you are throwing out the uneaten seed often and replacing it with new. Do the same with pellets, especially if they have gotten wet. Wash the food bowls carefully and make sure the wet foods don’t stay out in the air for too long. Also be careful to wash the veggies and fruits well before serving them.
It seems as though you are careful to keep things tidy, but no matter how clean we are, sometimes bacteria sneaks into the environment. Just take some extra precautions and do the best you can. Unfortunately, there is no way to be able know exactly what caused this infection. Good luck!
Patty

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/when-to-take-your-bird-to-the-vet/comment-page-1/#comment-20388 Janet Larson Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=3997#comment-20388 Hello Patty My bird has craw problems, it seems like one side swells. I bring her to the Vet and she said that is bacteria and gives me drops of anti biotics. It will help her a lot. My question is this: How does she get it? Am I feeding her something she shouldn't have? I try to make sure she eats the right food plus fruit and veggies. Could it be something in her cage? I alway clean it everyday, bottom part and wipe the cage down once a week. She is a great egg layer, I try to keep her busy but she just likes to lay eggs then about a week later she will swell in the craw again. I am worried. I sure would like to know if anyone else has had this problem.. thank you Jan Hello Patty
My bird has craw problems, it seems like one side swells. I bring her to the Vet and she said that is bacteria and gives me drops of anti biotics. It will help her a lot. My question is this: How does she get it? Am I feeding her something she shouldn’t have? I try to make sure she eats the right food plus fruit and veggies. Could it be something in her cage? I alway clean it everyday, bottom part and wipe the cage down once a week. She is a great egg layer, I try to keep her busy but she just likes to lay eggs then about a week later she will swell in the craw again. I am worried. I sure would like to know if anyone else has had this problem.. thank you Jan

]]> http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/when-to-take-your-bird-to-the-vet/comment-page-1/#comment-19318 Patty Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:55:07 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=3997#comment-19318 Hi Kathy, My concern was that your bird passed the worm, but it doesn't sound that way. My guess is that this is the larva from a moth or a beetle, perhaps a weevil. If you are a gardener, it might be coming in from the soil. Check the dirt in your indoor potted plants too. I would keep checking the cage for more of them and be sure to change the papers often. There is no need to worry that the worm will harm the bird, even if it's gets eaten. Patty Hi Kathy,
My concern was that your bird passed the worm, but it doesn’t sound that way. My guess is that this is the larva from a moth or a beetle, perhaps a weevil. If you are a gardener, it might be coming in from the soil. Check the dirt in your indoor potted plants too.
I would keep checking the cage for more of them and be sure to change the papers often. There is no need to worry that the worm will harm the bird, even if it’s gets eaten.
Patty

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