Fairy has a history or arthritis symptoms for over a year. Recently, the Meloxicam appeared to stop working and she couldn’t get up. Then she lost her appetite. We went to the vet last week. Her X-rays were not definitive because “something” obstructed the view of her organs. The last slide shows a darkened image of a particular organ on her left side (I forgot which organ), that the vet said is pushed down too far within the body cavity. Now I’m wondering where that might be in relationship to her crop. Perhaps that is tied to her not wanting to eat. We have a specialist appointment tomorrow that we were referred to for “advanced imaging”, which I later found out was a CT scan, rather than a sono. This involves anesthesia, which gives me pause. I don’t know what to do. At the moment she looks pretty normal other than her feeding issue and a bit uncomfortable when rising. The additional, highest dose of Meloxicam must be working and/or I know they hide their pain. ….CONTINUED in comments
4 months agonatural.graze
Your dedication to Fairy is truly inspiring. She is such a beautiful girl and clearly knows how deeply she is loved. Sending endless positive vibes for her upcoming scans! 🙏❤️
3 years agothreebirds_inthehand
Ugh it’s just so hard. The challenge to find ways to get them to eat. Keep trying ❤️ she may get back at it on her own
3 years agolazypeacockfarm
I would hope no vets would run up the bill just because we want to help our pets! I worked as a vet tech for almost 2 decades and I’ve never known a vet to be cruel and unethical like that. In order to make a correct diagnosis and give a prognosis they have to have all the information, which means running tests. I’ve been on both sides of the table, as a vet tech working to help ppl’s pets and as a client with my own sick pets. In the end you have to weigh the pros and cons of each test and treatment and do what is best for your feathered friend. Whatever is going on sounds complex. If you have access to an avian vet that is your best bet, but unfortunately they can be few and far between. Hoping your little sweetie feels better soon ❤️
3 years ago4090sylvia
To syringe feed my sick ones. I wrap in a towel and place between knees, holding gently. Fill syringe. Gently open beak, hold open by supporting beak at jaw with other hand. If flighty wait until settled, just a couple of seconds. Gently squirt in meds. Hope this helps. Wait till tongue down, not up, you will be able to see it. Repeat process as necessary. This works with feeding tablets too! Less wastage too!
3 years agohens_of_jervisbay
I can totally relate...our hen had an xray which showed a mass in her overly large stomach, diahorrea and signs of not being well. She said an ultra sound was the only way to confirm what the mass was or surgery which might show cancer so my vet always gives me all the options. We decided a course of a drug which stops the body rejecting itself, its what people take after organ transplants. Well she perked up lots put on weight etc. We took her off meds after 6 weeks it came back again. This time a cheaper drug Prednisone is given with same benefits for her lifetime. Unfortunately she laid 2 lash eggs in 1 week even though ahes been implanted. So back to vet this time felt a mass in her area wherr egg shells develop . It will get bigger very quickly and will take her life shortly. Weve upped her dose of meds till that time. She has lots of energy and enjoying her last weeks as a normal chook. I have a great Avian vet luckily and she always does whats best by us. I love that she always talks through the options and likely outcomes it makes decision making easier. Its so hard to make those decisions when nobody is giving you those possibilities. Can you see another avain vet for a second opinion? It all costs money I know 😢
3 years agofullyfeathered
The appointment and testing tomorrow will be expensive and she is totally worth it to me, BUT then I have to consider the costs and likely outcome of whatever potential procedure is recommended next. My vet was cautious with any speculation. She needs her tools to speak definitively. I get that but I really would prefer for somebody to just tell me something like: “There are only four possibilities of what this could be (and three of them will not have a good outcome)”. I tried to get my vet to give me something of this sort. It feels like they just want to run up a bill because they know we are desperate to save them. My own common sense tells me this probably isn’t going to turn out the way I’d like it to. But what if I’m wrong and make the hard decision too soon. The very last thing I would do is watch her suffer. I’m a bit stifled here.
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