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Post by starrymist on Mar 24, 2015 19:00:03 GMT
Oh & Hezz, she said when it happens to remove the grit as it will just irritate his crop further which makes sense so no idea why B was munching through it, it was setting him off being sick at times too, maybe he's not as bright as I've thought....(Misty was very much a remedial class level of bird, it took him ages to grasp things, bless him so Brodie seems uber clever in comparison, or so I thought!)
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Post by suesbird on Mar 24, 2015 19:05:01 GMT
Hope he is ok and continues to improve, you will have to learn to run quicker
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Post by ffiscool on Mar 24, 2015 20:01:42 GMT
Glad he is improving. Has he got meds?
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Post by budgiefriend on Mar 24, 2015 22:12:22 GMT
Brodie won't let the vet off easy. He is so funny, even when he is sick. Do you have to give him meds?
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Post by Hezz on Mar 25, 2015 1:38:41 GMT
Oh & Hezz, she said when it happens to remove the grit as it will just irritate his crop further which makes sense so no idea why B was munching through it, it was setting him off being sick at times too, maybe he's not as bright as I've thought....(Misty was very much a remedial class level of bird, it took him ages to grasp things, bless him so Brodie seems uber clever in comparison, or so I thought!) It is common with sick birds, apparently, that they will do this. There have been necropsies done on larger birds who have been found with a gullet full of pebbles from doing this. At least with soluble grit we don't have to worry about that sort of thing happening. But what has the vet put Brodie on to combat the Megabacteria? I think it is Ruth who's budgie Pippin also had a Megabacteria diagnoses a while ago. Stress is one of the worst things for setting off an episode, so try to keep Brodie calm and secure. Also once Brodie has had his treatment whatever it might be, adding ACV to his water can help keep this at bay, or lemon juice, does the same thing - keeps the water at an acidic pH which Megabacteria doesn't like.
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 25, 2015 9:53:34 GMT
I would have thought the vet would have put Brodie on Baytril starrymist but having said that Megabac is a fungal thing isn't it? So perhaps something else? However, I have found this particular website may be of use to Megabac budgie sufferers: Birds Online Mega-bacteriaEspecially the part about glucose type foods and thyme tea
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Post by Hezz on Mar 27, 2015 0:43:27 GMT
My research has found that the only antimicrobial agent that is effective against Megabacteria is Amphoterycin B. Vetafarm make a water-soluble powder called Megabac S, but this is still only available through your vet, I think. If you want to read a bit more, this article by an Australian vet is very good. www.anbc.iinet.net.au/downloads/megabacteria_update.pdf
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 27, 2015 9:05:36 GMT
A very interesting read Hezz, and researching myself the Amphoterycin B I found this on Barrie website for us guys in the UK
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Post by starrymist on Mar 30, 2015 18:05:11 GMT
1stly, my profuse apologies for going awol, my health nose dived last week to a scary level & I couldn't respond, happily today's been a little brighter in patches. Brodie is not on any treatment, apparently there is an effective fungicide that can be used but it's very harsh & causes the feathers to drop out, it would also mean him being admitted to the vet hospital & for swabs etc to be done. As stress is a factor in exacerbating it it seems silly to add to his stress levels unnecessarily & As long as any episodes don't linger or are very severe, we'll just keep him at home I think & keep him as well as we can, he's actually fine now, bounced back so quickly. (He has however gone somewhat feral this week since I've not been able to chat/ play with him!) Thanks for the links posted, very interesting. Hope you're all well
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Post by suesbird on Mar 30, 2015 19:11:59 GMT
Hope you feeling better, we have missed you, hope as the week goes on you improve more and more.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 31, 2015 2:25:03 GMT
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