Worse Day Ever

[angelicvampyre]

A few days ago I lost 2 birds, we thought it might have been due to the heave thunder storm or it might be sour crop so we did everything that we where told to and even moved them to a new aviary.

I get home tonight and I have 3 more dead on the bottom of the aviary and Harley my baby, my nine year old who started it all is sitting fluffed up on the bottom of the aviary. That's it no more guesses I take him straight to the vet.

So the vet does her thing, she calls me in to show me the slides and it goes like this

Vet - you see these round things
AV - it's cocccicodes (sp?)
Vet - yes good pick up, and these
AV - that's mega bac (feels like crying)
Vet - yes and I hate to tell you but all these things, well that is a general bacteria as well
AV - *cries*

She then does a crop flush and finds out that he also has cankers....

I am in shock, they had to get me a seat and the vet nurse was great so was the training vet who was trying to cheer me up telling me stories about her and the hand up a horse back side.

We weighed Harley in at 23grams

So we decided that those who are hit the hardest and those most important are going on a two does a day of a white cloudy med for 7 days and everyone else gets the clear meds two day then 5 days off then two days....

So far there is no signs of this in my breeding room which is good cause more of the good birds are in there. the vet was a little shocked when I said that I would catch 20 odd birds to medicate them but really what other choice do I have.

She said to be prepared for more losses and she really can't believe that Harley is still kicking be 9 years old and have so many things wrong with him. I am really thinking of getting him another cage and moving him inside on a permanent base WHEN he pulls through this.

I just can't take waking up to more dead birds tomorrow.....

[sypher]

Oh no!! How did they get all of that?

Shaun

[angelicvampyre]

Lets just say someone who should have had healthy birds gave me some free ones. i did quarantine but did not med them while in quarantine and now they have spread it to my enitre flock. three other people who also got birds off this same person have lose birds due to the same health reasons

[sypher]

I hope they get better with the treatment you are giving them AV. Keep us posted.

Shaun

[angelicvampyre]

will do

[vankarhi]

Geesh that sounds really really scarey AV ....... fingers crossed for you and your little friends.

[madaussie]

Hope the rest pull though.
j

[Karen]

So very sorry G. On BBC did you see my post in the health section? It's pinned and titled: Megabacteriosis, a nightmare . . .
I thought I was going to lose my entire flock.
I certainly know exactly what you are going through mate.
Chin up, we're all here for you.

[angelicvampyre]

Well just lost another one, count is at 6 and rising

[meandem]

This is so sad, hopefully now with the meds you won't lose anymore. We are all wishing you well, and a speedy recovery for your patients.

[angelicvampyre]

another 5 lost today

[Laraine]

I'm so sorry you are losing so many birds. These diseases can really spread fast. Are they all budgies?

[Laraine]

I've had problems with coccidiosis as well. Now after prolonged wet spells or every 3 months or so I give them a dose of Sulpha D.

[sypher]

How many are left AV?

Shaun

[madaussie]

i use sulfa 3 same stuff i would say.
j

[Karen]

A show budgie breeder recently got me onto coccidiocide and it's great stuff. Can only get it from the vets. I picked some up during the week and it took me 7 phone calls to 7 different vets before I found one that had it.
oh, you've got to ask for coccidiocide - for birds. The generic term is Baycox, but you do have to specify for birds as they also make it for pigs.

[angelicvampyre]

My guys are on baycox at the moment, think we have slowed the death rate but there are a few that I am still owrried about

[Laraine]

How are your budgies going now AV, have you stopped losing them?

[angelicvampyre]

It looks like we have but then we lost two from a nest, one jumped out of the nest and landed on his head the other had splayed leggs and the mother stopped feeding it brought it inside and crop feed it but it died during the night. Have anothe hen i am worried about but hoping she will pull through

[lilfaery]

I'm so sorry to hear of your devastating bird losses Angelic.

I hope the tide has turned and the losses have stopped, with your surviving birds beginning to beat the problem. I'm pulling for them, and for you.

Cheers, Shauna