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| Stephen Denney |
I am forwarding this note on behalf of a friend. If anyone would have any
information or insights to pass onto him, I would appreciate it.
- Steve Denney
email: sdenney@ocf.berkeley.edu
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>Here are my red canary's symptoms:
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>About three weeks ago, he got puffy, always a sign of distress. I put a
>lamp close to the cage to heat him up, something I'd been told to do in
>the past. But he kept getting worse. He hopped around on the perch
>spasmodically. He preened himself excessively. Because his poop was
>clay-like, I thought it was perhaps a gut infrection--an assumpton
>seconded by the guy at the pet store where I bought the bird. So I bought
>an antibiotic and put it in his water. But he kept getting worse, at
>times seeming on the verge of fall off his perch as he slept. About a
>week ago, he became unable to stand on the perch any longer and went to
>the bottom of the cage. Over the last few days it appears that he is
>incapable of walking, his legs being extended polio-like, and navigates on
>the bottom of the cage clumsily by extending his wings and using them to
>balance and move forward. I have kept feeding him although he eats very
>little. I supplmement his seeds with fruit and leafy vegetables, which he
>likes. He is trying desperately to survive, which is why I haven't put
>him down. But he seems feeble and disoriented and partially paralyzed.
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| Dave Bugg |
Stephen Denney wrote:
> I am forwarding this note on behalf of a friend. If anyone would have
> any information or insights to pass onto him, I would appreciate it.
What did the vet say?
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| Stephen Denney |
"Dave Bugg" <deebuggatcharterdotnet> wrote:
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> Stephen Denney wrote:
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>> I am forwarding this note on behalf of a friend. If anyone would have
>> any information or insights to pass onto him, I would appreciate it.
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> What did the vet say?
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My friend said there is no aviary vet in his area (he lives in the
Sierra mountains).
- Steve Denney
sdenney@ocf.berkeley.edu
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| Toucanldy |
>From: Stephen Denney sdenney@OCF.Berkeley.EDU
>I am forwarding this note on behalf of a friend. If anyone would have any
>information or insights to pass onto him, I would appreciate it.
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> - Steve Denney
>email: sdenney@ocf.berkeley.edu
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>>Here are my red canary's symptoms:
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>>About three weeks ago, he got puffy, always a sign of distress. I put a
>>lamp close to the cage to heat him up, something I'd been told to do in
>>the past. But he kept getting worse. He hopped around on the perch
>>spasmodically. He preened himself excessively. Because his poop was
>>clay-like, I thought it was perhaps a gut infrection--an assumpton
>>seconded by the guy at the pet store where I bought the bird. So I bought
>>an antibiotic and put it in his water. But he kept getting worse, at
>>times seeming on the verge of fall off his perch as he slept. About a
>>week ago, he became unable to stand on the perch any longer and went to
>>the bottom of the cage. Over the last few days it appears that he is
>>incapable of walking, his legs being extended polio-like, and navigates on
>>the bottom of the cage clumsily by extending his wings and using them to
>>balance and move forward. I have kept feeding him although he eats very
>>little. I supplmement his seeds with fruit and leafy vegetables, which he
>>likes. He is trying desperately to survive, which is why I haven't put
>>him down. But he seems feeble and disoriented and partially paralyzed.
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I'm sorry to say that I don't hold out much hope for this little bird. :(
You might want to check out this site.
http://www.mycanaries.com/illness.htm
Regards
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| Starlight |
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:19:35 -0700, Stephen Denney
<sdenney@OCF.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
>He is trying desperately to survive, which is why I haven't put
>>him down. But he seems feeble and disoriented and partially paralyzed.
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He isn't going to survive at this point, and without a vet, you're not
going to perform a miracle (although it's too late for a vet at this
point too, IMHO). Please, put the poor thing out of his misery!!
It's the very last act of kindness you can perform for him!!
Becky
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