Phoenix4ever

I want to thank you all for your amazing support, prayers and good wishes. What an amazing bunch of Grey lovers Phoenix has been diagnosed with a rather advanced stage of Aspergillus, but we're going to fight through it. She is on the best medicine possible and is being nublized twice a day with F10 and an additional anti-fungal medication. Thanks for the reference to the post! We're going to be relentless in fighting this, because losing her or letting her go is not an option. @BailysPapa -- I want to first comend you for being an amazing person for taking in Greys from hoarding situations. It takes a big heart and the patience of a saint to do that. How advanced were your cases and what was the treatment plan like? I would love to hear your experiences... Again thank you so much. I'll keep you all updated

Hi everyone, My name is Kortney and my fiancé and I are facing what seems to be Aspirgillus in our little 5-month-old African Grey, named Phoenix. She is at the vetrenarian getting the endoscopy right now to determine the extent of the illness. I've never been so attached to an animal before and it is breaking my heart to see my little best friend go through this. If anyone else can offer words of wisdom or advice, it would be so much appreciated. Right now she is at the point where she is quiet all day, ruffled and yawning much too often, probably trying to clear her trachea, which was very inflammed the last time the doctor checked. We had everything done and the Aspergillus test actually came back negative, but that is sometimes the case when it comes to this disease. She was given anti-fungal and antibiotics for 2 weeks when we were fighting what the doc thought was simply an infection. She got better for about 5 days then relapsed and is back to being quiet. She still has a healhty appetite and lets us know when she wants something, even in her weak voice. Has anyone had a bird come out of this? I'm looking for light and honesty and we go forward with whatever little Phoenix has. We are first-time bird owners, and we are also weighed heavily with guilt for all the ignorance we had going into this. There is much more an African Grey needs to stay healthy and we wish we would have done so much more and read so many more books. Please pray for her an offer any advice you can... Thank you, Kortney