Been having sleepless nights, checking up on the birds every few hours. None of the others seem sick but I keep a sharp eye on them. Hopefully none of them are sick and the antibiotic is helping. I'll give you all another status report if something happens.

Daz - I know for a fact we haven't been spraying any poisons (I don't come near any poisons or even perfume for that matter because of my asthma, one whiff and I get an attack), but I'll check with the neighbor's.

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Great Idea GofD

 

Hope all goes well.

The 'popping' sound when breathing, is it like a clicking sound at all? That could be air sack mites. I doubt very much if this would suddenly become severe enough to start killing your birds off one by one, BUT if its in conjunction with some other disease/allergy/poisoning/infection, then it could. I would have all your surviving flock treated for mites just in case.

Are youusing an outdoor water supply/ What sort of plumbing do you have? If its lead piping, it could be related to the water they are drinking.

As Rainbow suggested, a necropsy could be extremely important in finding the cause, then you can aim towards prevention to stop such a terrible tragedy re-occuring.

Again, I am so sorry for you loss.

Anne

Lost my Lutino (she might have been a doble factor spangle, because she gave me one spangle baby in each of her two clutches) today. The vet did an autopsy and we found that she died of internal bleeding. But we also found that she had roundworms which the vet said might have been why my other birds (3 young ones and Gundam my four year old) died. So I'm deworming all my birds, my family and warned all those who were in contact with my birds to get dewormed. The vet also recommended that I bring my dominant pied male in seeing as he can't fly only flop and we are scared that he might get hurt.

Lost my Lutino (she might have been a doble factor spangle, because she gave me one spangle baby in each of her two clutches) today. The vet did an autopsy and we found that she died of internal bleeding. But we also found that she had roundworms which the vet said might have been why my other birds (3 young ones and Gundam my four year old) died. So I'm deworming all my birds, my family and warned all those who were in contact with my birds to get dewormed. The vet also recommended that I bring my dominant pied male in seeing as he can't fly only flop and we are scared that he might get hurt.

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I hope all the others are okay... At least yo know what you are looking for now.

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Well I know this is not much consolation to you for the ones you've lost already but at least you have a light at the end of the tunnel now.

 

Julie

I deworm after two weeks at home and then every three months. I just did Angel and the aviary birds on Monday.

 

Sorry to hear about the firther losses. Hope this is the turning point.

daz do you have george dewormed too even though he lives indoors?

 

i had both of mine dewormed when i first got them, but i dont know how often they should be done again if they are housed indoors... ?

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I am so so very sorry for you and your budgies, to have one die in your hands is bad enough, but to sit there helpless, and only be able to comfort them ( through no fault of your own) must be awful. I do hope all the rest of them are okay, our thoughts are with you, please keep us posted

Take Care

Dawn

daz do you have george dewormed too even though he lives indoors?

 

i had both of mine dewormed when i first got them, but i dont know how often they should be done again if they are housed indoors... ?

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The eggs of the worms can still be introduced. I use high quallity seed and Pellet mix for all my birds but still you can't be sure. So I think worming them at correct and regular intervals is a bit of insurance against the worms.

can they catch worms from seed then i didnt know that. i thought worms could only come from raw meat and stuff like that.

"Preventative Medication Regimes"

Perhaps as controversial as the use of low dose antibiotics in foodstuffs as a growth stimulant, is the practice of routine flock treatment with medications as a recommended method of pathogen control. The argument against routine medication prevention programmes centres on the belief that if your birds are not displaying any symptoms and are fit there is no need for treatment. To subject healthy birds to such a course of action is irresponsible and may do more harm than good.

On the other side of the argument are those who believe routinely scheduled preventive medication regimes have a valid role in pathogen control. This action, they believe, is prophylactic and akin to using vaccinations against measles, flu, etc. in human subjects. In support of this argument, they point to the veterinary professions growing use of new viral immunisations that have been developed for parrots that protect against Pacheco Disease, Beak and Feather Disease, etc.

It is undeniable that Budgerigars carry a number of disease organisms, which remain hidden, or inactive until specific circumstances, such as stress, are present. Then they are shed through faeces, feather dust, etc. to other birds in the aviary in a very short period of time. New arrivals, whether, imported breeding stock, outcrosses from a local club member, or even a shared breeding with a friend, quickly introduce and spread new bacteria, worms, protozoa?s, etc. throughout the aviary.

 

I now this is about Aviary Birds. But I like preventitive actions. I don't want to wait till its too late.

As far as introduction of worms via seed. I am not sure. I do know that seed dust can carried bacteria and other viruses.