Hi :raincloud: some of you know I got a microscope for Christmas but it only just arrived yesterday but they sent me the wrong and we are trying to sort it all out BUT in the mean time I have decided to search for microscope images of Mega bacteria, canker, Giardia, Psittacosis, coccidiosis, Streptococcus (Enterococcus faecalis) which is the most common bacteria associated with yellow belly. Enteritis and any bacteria related images.

 

So if any one out their has any images or knows of a site on the internet that I can access I would be most grateful. :question:

learn quick enough darl i will send you some practic samples

 

....i dont know if i should laugh or cry at that comment of mine :raincloud:

That's funny GB sorry for saying that but I mean I started writing in a post before that maybe you should send me your samples for me to have a look at because I may do better than the vet :raincloud: , and then I thought maybe not appropiate at the moment with all your birds really sick

That's funny GB sorry for saying that but I mean I started writing in a post before that maybe you should send me your samples for me to have a look at because I may do better than the vet , and then I thought maybe not appropiate at the moment with all your birds really sick

 

splat mate i take life with a pinch of salt mate

lol ...or shall i say pepper :raincloud: :question:

 

if you like im willing to send some for your learning experiance

how ever like it or not i will still wait for vets true opinion in long term

Edited January 13, 201015 yr by GenericBlue

There is a book called " Under the Microscope" By Dr Danny Brown

I bought it through the Birdkeeper Magazine people.

Got all of what your looking for .

Thanks Matt it sounds great, I assume it is on birds as his name sounds fimillar ( rats ,no spell check on this lap top, please excuse my spelling :raincloud: )Where do I buy it Matt.

There is a book called " Under the Microscope" By Dr Danny Brown

I bought it through the Birdkeeper Magazine people.

Got all of what your looking for .

Good book. I have it too. I also have some microscope images of mega etc on my other PC. Will sort out tomorrow for you guys.

Thanks Matt it sounds great, I assume it is on birds as his name sounds fimillar ( rats ,no spell check on this lap top, please excuse my spelling :raincloud: )Where do I buy it Matt.

Google , Australian Birdkeeper magazine .

Look in the books/ mags section.

Thanks Matt, I found it I googled the book name and Dr Danny Brown and i think I went to where you said anyway it $27.45 so I am going to order it.

 

Kaz that would great.

Thanks Matt, I found it I googled the book name and Dr Danny Brown and i think I went to where you said anyway it $27.45 so I am going to order it.

 

Kaz that would great.

 

I am positive I paid twice that much for mine :raincloud:

Does anyone have this book and if so what's it like

Dr Mike Cannon’s A Guide to Basic Health and Disease in Birds (Revised).

 

Here is the link Kaz

it says Australian so I hope I am right

http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=6282

Here is the link Kaz

it says Australian so I hope I am right

http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=6282

Thats the one..........go for it

I believe this may be of some assistance. I think I posted it previously on a similar thread.

 

Click here

I believe this may be of some assistance. I think I posted it previously on a similar thread.

 

Click here

 

 

Excellent

Thanks Dean that's great I save that once before but it is on my old computer and I can't get it off.

My book Under the microscope arrived today and it is great.

GB you can start posting now if you want :thankyou:

My book Under the microscope arrived today and it is great.

GB you can start posting now if you want :rofl:

 

cool i will collect some on thursday morning and send them express post its not much

i will lable each birds poo so if you do see anything you can tell me what bird you saw what in

this should be interesting

Hey Splat how are you getting on with this? Dr Rob marshals book is also very very good, regardless of price it us well worth it! Also I am not sure but I can send you some notes from my microbiology course on staining slides etc if you are interested! I have had a few crop flushes under the microscope now and was totally blown away by some if the stuff that us found under the microscope! If you would like anything I have text books coming out the wazoo on microorganisms, pH tolerances, etc etc!

Edited June 26, 201113 yr by Finnie

Hi pip, I haven't really bothered with it lately, any notes you can send me would be great, I couldn't work out how to do the strain one or I think from memory I couldn't get the stuff to do it.

Every time I checked the birds poops all I ever found was megabacteria, never seemed to be able to find cocci. Maybe the birds didn't have it.

But if you have some good notes or directions I would be very happy to read them.

Cheers

Hey splat if you pm me your email address I'll email through my 1st and 2nd years notes on using the microscope and various staining methods. There is a trick to staining ;-) also what dyes are you using! Looking at poop under the microscope requires a good eye, if you found the mega your eye is obviously quiet good :-) cocci are not as easy to find! I had to grow my cultures to be able to get a good look at them!

My daughter studied in microbiology and worked on vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline. I know the method of preparation of slides is quite complex.

 

There are some online guides on how to prepare slides. There are kits also for doing tests on fecal matter where they do fecal flotation. I think they sell kits for lizards online. Look for fecal flotation methods. I found some interesting and complete guides online for doing this. I would link something but I don't think we are allowed. Also some nice photographs of what you are looking for are online.