If there is absolutely no chance of getting to an avian vet, then at least go to a vet that is willing to phone an avian vet for advice, and to send off blood, droppings or feathers for testing

If there is absolutely no chance of getting to an avian vet, then at least go to a vet that is willing to phone an avian vet for advice, and to send off blood, droppings or feathers for testing

Thats actually a good idea.

2 1/2 is the closet city near here, all the others are atleast 4 hours away, the ones inbetween are just small towns/villages. Most don't even have a vet, they have to travel here to get one.

It sounds difficult to get some help for your birds where you live....I must be lucky I live near Murdoch University and they have a huge veterinary wing...It is easy for me because they have all specialists there and they can help with everything from cancer treatment to skin, eyes.....all animals except some native animals but they work closely with us at the ARC and send some 3rd and 4th year students to us to learn about our native fauna....

thanks for that!!!

 

Well Joey sounds like his has a stuffed up nose.

 

He sneezes maybe once every 5 minutes?

 

Is that Regular Rainbow???

 

 

 

No Mickey, unfortunately it's not normal. By any chance is the placement of his cage anywhere near your heat/ac vents to where he might be getting air blown on him all the time? That per se won't make him sick, but it might always be blowing dust (or whatever lives in the vents ) at him. He may have gotten a little URI from that. Just a thought. I'd still take him to a vet, or at least phone one and explain your situation. Maybe between the two of you something can be done.

 

 

Bec, were that everyone was so lucky....

An Exampole of a possible cause

 

Air Sac Mites

 

Symptoms: difficulty breathing, coughing, sneezing, clicking sounds, nasal discharge, loss of voice, death

 

Description: Air sac mites can be found in small passerines (canaries and finches). There are some cases where small psittacine have been affected. The air sac mite attacks the lungs, body cavity and kidneys.

The mite can be transmitted to other birds through contact, drinking water, food and from adult birds feeding young.

 

Treatment: The infected birds are placed in an enclosed area which is dusted with 4% malathion powder for at least 5 minutes. Repeat this treatment weekly for 4 - 6 weeks. The recommended treatment for finches (Fringillidae and Estrildidae) is a spot-on treatment in the dorsal shoulder area, using a 2% solution of trichlorphon-1,2-propylenglykol (40 - 70 mg/kg body weight) on the first, fifth and ninth days. Other treatments may be required if the bird is debilitated or harboring a secondary infection. Other methods to control the air sac mite include treating seed with carbaryl on a weekly basis for 3 weeks or hanging dichlorvos pest strips near the bird cage. The pest strips are toxic and should be kept out of the reach of the birds.

 

It would help to speak with an avaian vet even over the phone.

My Friend Megthebudgie gave me this medicine that she used on her cockitel and it didn't work because Janice(cockitel) had a disease that the vet didn't know about untill after Janice died then Megan did some reasearch on it and she may of found what caused it. So yesterday i phoned the vet and she said it might work. So far i Don't hear anything exept for some sneezing that happens every once and a while. So hopefully the medicine work. the Medicine was called Apo-Sulsatrim if anybody was wondering? It is an atibiotic.

 

 

Send Joey best wishes and hopefully it works!

 

 

 

Mickey