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Oct 20, 2004 13:17:26 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 13:17:26 GMT 10
 my lory has started hissing at me LOL. Please tell me this is normal or is he just getting excited? He does it when i am talking to him ect.... Also i think he may have lice  poor boy. I wil head out in the morning and grab him some spray but i am NOT looking forward to it as we are still getting to know each other and hope he will be kind to me and not Bite. ;D another thing.. I was told today by the pet shop to give him Sulphadim. Does anyone else do this? the lady who sold it to me caught this coccidiosis or what ever and she sounds horrid so with kids i didn't want to risk it. 
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Oct 20, 2004 15:27:06 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on Oct 20, 2004 15:27:06 GMT 10
Hi Nova
Is there something wrong with your Lorie? why would you give it Sulphadim? what makes you think he has lice? Im not saying that the pet shop owner is giving you the wrong information but I am always weary of pet shop people telling me any thing about birds, be carefull what you give your bird and be carefull what you treat it with, most of all be very very carefull of the diagnoses people give you.
John
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Oct 20, 2004 15:32:52 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 15:32:52 GMT 10
No theres nothing wrong that i can see. But she said to give him afew drops in his water once a week to "prevent".
Bugger i Hate when they do that. I just got worried from hearing her and having my kids around the bird. not that she knew about the kids lol)
I think he has lice as he is itching a fare bit!!!!
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Oct 20, 2004 15:33:08 GMT 10
Post by Smiley on Oct 20, 2004 15:33:08 GMT 10
Hi Nova,
I think it mite be best for you to take him to a vet...With all what you are saying does not sound to good...And you should never give a bird medication with out a vets adivce..For all you are doing is mucking around with his system..and if there is some thing wrong there you could only make this worst if not given the the right treatment..and also make it hard to find out what is wrong for the vet,that if there is some thing wrong in the first place....Go to an avain vet for a check up..better safe then sorry..
Natalie
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Oct 20, 2004 15:38:48 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 15:38:48 GMT 10
He seems happy and goes nuts when u go out and chat to him (in a playful way) he just hisses when i talk. (could be my voice he doesn't like lol) he is eating,drinking ect...
he opens his mouth pocks his tounge out and does this hissing noise.
Oh i should add that i did not get him from this pet shop where i went today. Also she caught this off some wild birds elsewhere not in the store.
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Oct 20, 2004 15:41:54 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on Oct 20, 2004 15:41:54 GMT 10
There is an old saying Nova "if it aint broke don't fix it" if your bird is healthy leave it alone. The particular medication you are talking about is used to treat respertory infection in birds among other things. Are you sure he is itching or is he just preening his self? Lories do that a lot .
John
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Oct 20, 2004 15:44:15 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 15:44:15 GMT 10
he is itching and preening. Oh man now i have no idea ROFL. Ok what is a GOOD sign to tell if it is lice/mites??? |
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Oct 20, 2004 16:02:59 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on Oct 20, 2004 16:02:59 GMT 10
There are no good signs Nova, as Natalie said the safe thing to do is take your birds to a vet if you think there is a problem. Aviary birds usually pick up lice from wild birds landing on the wire and there isn't much you can do about that, Make sure you Lorie has a place to bathe and change his water every day they love to have a bath.
John
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Oct 20, 2004 16:07:31 GMT 10
Post by Smiley on Oct 20, 2004 16:07:31 GMT 10
A good way to tell if there are lice,is to go near the bird and is the avairy cage.If you start to get ichy and see things jumping on you that is one way..and about the hissing part does he/she bow the head as well while doing this..If so I thing you have a male there...
Natalie
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Oct 20, 2004 16:17:25 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 16:17:25 GMT 10
yeah he does like a little dance aswell.lol
also no other birds come near him or the cage.
sorry its been sometime since i have had a bird as u can tell and also others i have had were inside.
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Oct 20, 2004 17:25:22 GMT 10
Post by Smiley on Oct 20, 2004 17:25:22 GMT 10
Nova, welcome back to the bird world...Well he sounds very happy..and it is that time of year for breeding...He is all excited lol.. You have a mate lol  Natalie |
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Oct 20, 2004 17:29:20 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 17:29:20 GMT 10
Oh gee how ever will i break this to my Hubby??? ROFL.
Ummm yeah after you said that i could have a male there it clicked. ;D
Thanks for your help i would be lost without this forum. ;D
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Oct 20, 2004 17:36:23 GMT 10
Post by Smiley on Oct 20, 2004 17:36:23 GMT 10
LOL
Your welcome...I now no your sex lol...Yes it is a great forum..Gald you are here as well...We dont tell hubby about your secute admirra... ;D
Natalie
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Oct 20, 2004 17:54:15 GMT 10
Post by fischer on Oct 20, 2004 17:54:15 GMT 10
Hi Nova, I agree with the others, if your worried ,take him to an Avian Vet and get him checked, there are a couple of excellent avian vets in or near Brisbane.
The advice you have been given about the Sulpha product is very bad advice, the person who gave it to you is one of the "preventitive medication school " Their idea is if you give constant medication, almost allways they suggest half dose, you will never have an illness problem.
There are two main reasons you shuold never do this, and only medicate a bird if it is sick.
#1 reason is if you constantly medicate a bird, with whatever product, its more than likely, that when you do actually have an ill bird, is that it wont react to the medicine your giving it because it has a build up of it in the system allready.
#2 reason is that by constantly under dosing with "preventitive medication " you are actually making what I call super bugs, Birds normally carry small amounts of various bugs and viruses in their system and their system usually takes care of them by activating their own bugs to get rid of them. By constantly giving an under dose of a medication all you are doing is letting the bad guys build up an immunity.
I know its hard when everyone is giving you conflicting advice, If Im in doubt I ask a Vet too.
Hope this helps...Tony
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Oct 20, 2004 18:04:35 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 20, 2004 18:04:35 GMT 10
Thank you so muchh for the advice.
I have not used it so i am going to take it back in the morning.
You made a very good point Tony. If this did come about then he would not get the full effect from the medi anyway.
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Oct 20, 2004 18:15:37 GMT 10
Post by Smiley on Oct 20, 2004 18:15:37 GMT 10
I have also heard of birds kidneys (crystlz) as well from Sulpha D sorry for the spelling....
Natalie
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Oct 21, 2004 5:30:38 GMT 10
Post by pollyparrot on Oct 21, 2004 5:30:38 GMT 10
hey there my pet lorries all hissed they seemed to do it for a game they would do it when cuddley or being silly buggers
so i dont think the hissing is anything to worry about iam wondering if it means he likes u as i only ever got that from my loving pets
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Oct 21, 2004 12:04:42 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 21, 2004 12:04:42 GMT 10
He hasn't bitten me or anything thats why i wonder if others do it as i had a hunch it was just him getting excited.  |
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Oct 22, 2004 16:44:26 GMT 10
Post by tielkeets04 on Oct 22, 2004 16:44:26 GMT 10
hi , my lori also does the hissing , head bopping , leaps up n down on the perch, do the females do this also or is it just a male thing ?
Tanya
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Oct 22, 2004 17:36:37 GMT 10
Post by nova on Oct 22, 2004 17:36:37 GMT 10
;D ROFL I think its a male thing ;D
my hubby does it aswell ROFL (jokes)
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my lory has started hissing at me LOL.
poor boy. I wil head out in the morning and grab him some spray but i am NOT looking forward to it as we are still getting to know each other and hope he will be kind to me and not Bite. ;D
