Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and wishes.

 

This has been very difficult for me and aside from my BF and you folks on here, there are very few people in my life who understand the depth of pain this has caused. It was extremely difficult and heart-wrenching to watch this little guy dying in my hands on the way to the vet.

 

Most people that I know, don't understand spending money like I did and certainly don't understand the depth of feeling that I have. Even my friends who have cats and dogs, who should understand how I would feel, don't get it. But I have been down this road before with other pets, and I would do everything in my power to care for them. I firmly believe if you bring an animal into your home, that is your responsibility to make sure that animal has the best life you could possibly give it. I am very fortunate in the fact that my boyfriend is as emotional about the budgies as I am. He felt the loss as much as I did and he cried on the way home from the vets.

Oh Reena, I am so sorry (I didn't even scroll up to the first page - I am so sorry). It is so hard for people so many people to fathom the depth of emotion that some of us have for our pets. Out of our whole family my sister and I are on the same page everyone else thinks we are completely nuts. She is not a bird person but she understand my love for all that I have in my home.

 

May you be comforted to know that you did everything in your humanly power to save your little one, try not to have what if I would have done this or that, it will happen it is part of the grievance but know deep in your heart that the people on this forum grieve with you and know that you did everything you could have done to save Cleo.

 

She has now been saved from her pain here on earth and is flying free as your angel as she perches on your shoulder and snuggles with you as you tears fall, feel her there she is and will always be there. Hugs out to you...

Hi again everyone

 

This is a request for advice.

 

Cleo's necropsy report came back and the vet told me it was megabacteria. Cleo and the other 3 budgies which I had got from the Humane Society were quarantined from my other 4 birds in a separate room.

 

The vet's advice was to watch them all closely and weigh them regularly and watch for any changes. I don't think this is aggressive enough and I want to order a supply of megabac-s and treat every bird in the house.

 

Please, any advice on this? Am I safer treating them all even if they do not have any symptoms, rather than be sorry later when it is far too late?

One of my water managements is to fee the birds 1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinague to 1 litre of water. This is supposed to help surpress mega. (Avian Yeast Desease)

Oh i am so sorry to hear this awful news. You both fought very hard - it was just not meant to be. RIP little one. Hope your doing okay. luv ali

thank you all. I'd really like to hear from someone who uses/used megabac-s. Thanks for the tip on apple cider vinegar, I have a supply and it's a good idea for maintenance but right now I need to be more aggressive.

:ausb: So sorry you lost the fight, both of you fought very hard. People don't get me either, when I had a dog (Yorkie for almost 15 years) I probably spent the equivalent of a nice car over his lifetime with vet and specialist appts and medications but it was all worth it. Folks were sort of understanding about the dog costs but REALLY don't get the bird costs at all but it's something one has to do. ( I call it the vacation I never go on which they do). I applaud your efforts to get this awful disease totally erradicated to make sure the rest of the flock are okay, good luck to you! :rip: :angel1:

Hi everyone

 

Just an update. I received my megabac-s and have started treatment as of yesterday. I feel I'm better safe than sorry by treating everyone for the 10 days before I put them all together out of quarantine. The other three budgies that belonged with Cleo are almost up with their quarantine of 6 weeks and none of the three have shown any symptoms. But I think I will make their quarantine until at least the end of the treatment time before I gradually introduce them. After that, like Daz said, I will use apple cider vinegar as an ongoing maintenance. I weight everyone almost daily lately, but I'm a little paranoid right now. Then to make matters that much worse, Berdie, my little white female, her xanthomas have come back...she now has two small ones. They aren't ulcerated and I'm watching her closely. Trouble is, since quarantine, Berdie's flight has been limited to one room flying instead of free flight across the house. So hopefully, soon as quarantine is over, we'll chase her around more.

 

TTFN