somthing is stuck in chico's crop need advice ASAP

[greylover]

CHico is not acting himself and today his crop was reeally big.There is somthing stuck.Do you know what to di.He is always sleepy.He keeps his head down all the time,i think he is trying to make it come down.He is no asleep.He is breathing more deeply and more faster.

 

What should i do???

Anything i could help him with????

greylover

 

I need someone to get back asap<br><br>Post edited by: greylover, at: 2007/08/23 17:33

[Tari]

Go to the vet. He may have to flush out the crop. Only an avain vet should do this.

[Guest briansmum]

yes a vet is the only option here, as tari says it's a specialised thing so only an avian vet will do. please let us know what happens

[Toni]

What is a crop?

[greylover]

I have been and they dont do birds.None of my vets do them.They say you have to go madrid.:ohmy: :'(

 

toni A crop is at the back of the birds neck.Sometimes is gets full.

 

CHico is doeing these really wierd things with his neck.Twitching all the time.Im really worred:ohmy:

[Toni]

aww sorry to hear that.. I just got done reading something like trapped air maybe and you have to burp him. Not sure if its the same problem though.

[lovemyGreys]

If you can't get to madrid to an Avian vet then you have to find a local vet with a little knowledge.Tell them this is an emergency,If there is something stuck in the crop in needs to be removed urgently ,before it passes into the stomach.If it it affecting his breathing as you say it needs to be dealt with immediately .

[Tari]

I would not go to any vet but a avian vet. Make the drive. Cause it may have to be surgically removed and you don't want anyone but an avian vet to do it.

 

The weird thing he is doing with is neck is him tring to get something to come up. Depending on what it is he could really hurt himself and cause internal bleeding.<br><br>Post edited by: Tari, at: 2007/08/23 20:26

[lovemyGreys]

Toni the crop is composed of layers of muscle tissue, and holds and softens the food until it's ready to be passed on to the gizzard.

 

greylover please update us as soon as you can.

[Trina]

Hi

Have a look at this web site: they have a 24 hour help line and they might have a vet in your area! http://www.freewebs.com/parrotsuk/index.htm

 

Hope everything works out for you. Please let us know.

[judygram]

Thanks for that link, Trina, it could turn out to be very helpful for greylover.

[dblhelix]

Greylover,

 

Please keep us posted. Our positive thoughts are with you and Chico for a speedy recovery.

[danmcq]

Greylover,

 

The procedure a vet will perform if something is truly stuck or his crop is impacted. Will be to disinfect the skin, slit through skin with scalpel, pull skin aside and slit through crop, clean out the crop and stitch it up.

 

Then you must isolate bird and keep wound clean until it heals.

 

Please keep us posted. :-)

[judygram]

That was a little more detail than I really needed, Dan, but thanks, I think, for the information.:sick:

[Guest Monique]

Please let us know how your baby turns out!!

 

The crop is the place into which food goes in a bird before it goes into the tummy. It is directly below the beak sort of on the top of the belly. If it were plum full ready to explode on a Congo African Grey it'd be just a bit smaller than a golf ball.

 

Here is the Wikipedia definition:

In a bird's digestive system, the crop is an expanded, muscular pouch near the gullet or throat. It is a part of the digestive tract, essentially an enlarged part of the esophagus. As with most other organisms that have a crop, the crop is used to temporarily store food. Not all birds have a crop. In adult doves and pigeons, the crop can produce crop milk to feed newly hatched birds.[4]

[Tari]

I am hoping the reason we have not heard anything is cause she had to make a long drive to the avain vet.

Maybe well hear something today. I sure hope all is well.

[greylover]

Well this morning he was fine better than he hs ever been.Soi felt his crop and there was nothing in it.So i think he is fine now.Still a little scared but he will be fine.(im sure he will be:( )

 

greylover

[Tari]

No way of knowing for sure unless you go see a vet. Birds are good and making themselfs look ok even when they are not.

Please don't risk it.

[Guest briansmum]

yes you should still visit a vet, he could have passed whatever it was to his stomach and it could be dangerous. you can't take any chances

[Toni]

Wow glad he's alright. hopefully. Dang you can tell we're family. We get all upset for each others babies. Comfort each other. LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

[Trina]

HI greylover, did you try the link I sent you, just wondering if they helped at all or had any useful info in regards to avian vets in our area.

[judygram]

Well I am glad he is better but you probably should still see a vet just to make sure, I would not want to risk it, they are too precious not to.

[lovemyGreys]

Greylover i would still make a trip to the vet just to be safe.If there was anything stuck in the crop it may have dislodged & passed into the stomach.

[greylover]

Yes thanks guys.I have seen my nomale vet but she said i will call avian vet and he has told me what to do.

He told me he will be ok and he is comming tomorrow to my house to have a look.There is no need to worry guys.

[greylover]

Yes trina i did get that web site it is very helpfull.