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Malikah

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  1. Have you taken your bird to the vet? Please give us an update, this could be a life threatening situation.
  2. I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest in peace little Millie.
  3. That is funny! There is a commercial on lately with robots and those cute voices/noises that Kito loves.
  4. That's hillarious! Reminds me of mystery science theatre 3000.
  5. Are those rings open? They should be soldered. Otherwise they look like fun.
  6. I bought the coarse right away when Kito was a baby and at first I would give each one a slight crunch with a pliars. Then as she got stronger I crunched fewer and fewer of them. The things we do for our babies. LOL! I put organic baby food veggies and palm oil in my birdie bread. The only seeds Kito gets are in Nutriberries or a few organic unsalted shelled sunflower seeds occasionally as training treats. I am too afraid of mold to sprout anything.
  7. Malikah

    Sick again

    I'm sorry, I've been very busy. Kito's health continues to improve daily. It makes me so happy to wake up to her whistles and beeps and peek-a-boos again. She still is chewing on down feathers a little, but the only bigger feathers I have found lately have been dead ones. Mostly she's destroying toys like crazy. Her appetite is getting better, she's back up to 415 grams, normal weight was 425 - 430. I think we are out of the woods, thanks for asking!
  8. I think you should take your son to a counselor right away. This is a very traumatic event in a little boy's life. I'm so sorry this happened. Yeah, a stun gun or pepper spray would have been sufficient. Rest in peace sweet Rocco.
  9. Awww, how wonderful! I'm glad things are going so well.
  10. I think they are going to fledge today, hopefully not before I get back from work!
  11. Malikah

    Sick again

    Thanks Jay! She's eating everything in sight today.
  12. Malikah

    Sick again

    Yeah! 2 mornings in a row of happy whistling and lots of flapping from my girl. Her appetite seems to be improving as well. All of your thoughts and prayers must be helping. Thanks everyone!
  13. I think you should take him to the vet just to rule out any health issues as being contributing factors. I wish I would have done that a little earlier than I did.
  14. Malikah

    Sick again

    I think Kito may be starting to feel a little better. fingers crossed -----> mX Xm Last night we had dinner guests and she beat up one of her toys like her old self. Unfortunately she smacked a blood feather in doing so and I had to dip her wing in cornstarch a couple of times to get it to stop bleeding. Never a dull moment!
  15. This is a hummingbird nest cam that I am addicted to. The first clutch will fledge next week sometime but she lays 4 or 5 clutches a year. http://phoebeallens.com/
  16. Malikah

    Sick again

    Thanks everybody. I'm wondering just how contagious aspergillosis is. Is my little poop snarfing dog at risk? What about Charlie? He regularly regurgitates for Kito and she likes it when he nibbles on her tongue. She also poops on his cage occasionally. Nevermind, just looked it up on the Mayo clinic website, it is not contagious. It's everywhere. I'm thinking maybe she got it from the whole walnuts I bought her. Even though they were sold for human consumption, her immune system was weakened from the crop infection.
  17. I also think of them often and wish them the best.
  18. Malikah

    Sick again

    I finally got the rest of the results back today and the news is not good. Aspergillosis. I started her on a 60 day regimen of itraconazole this afternoon and she's still on the SMZ until the 31st. I ordered some Avi-culture probiotics for her since she will not eat any flavor of yogurt that I can find cold or warmed, plain or camouflaged. I'll keep offering it anyway. At least she has gained back 5 grams and is whistling and talking a little. I spent the entire evening cleaning and scrubbing and sanitizing. Again. Please say a prayer for Kito, she doesn't deserve this and I can't stand the thought of losing her.
  19. Malikah

    Sick again

    Thank you so much. That was like a cyber-hug. I really appreciate it. Nobody here (at home) really understands how sad and stressed out I am.
  20. Malikah

    Sick again

    Follow up exam showed she still has the infection. We did another swab and that will be sent in to the lab for a culture (bacterial and fungal) to see exactly what we are dealing with. In the mean time she is on a low dose of SMZ. I should get some results back by Monday but the fungal will take longer.
  21. Malikah

    Sick again

    I called first thing this morning and she told me to take her off the antibiotics. If she still doesn't start eating better in a day or two I will take her in on Wed. instead of Thurs. as scheduled. Thanks for the good ideas Ellen, I'm going to go get her some yogurt in a few minutes here. How much cider vinegar do you put in the water? I think I will wait on that idea, I change her water at least twice a day and wash the dish with dishsoap every time. Thank you Judy!
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