HeatherStrella Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Well, AnnaBella is pretty sick. Please forgive me if I spell things wrong or use the words in the wrong way...The test that came back bad is the CK test. She said normal is 300 to maybe 400. AnnaBella is at 23,000. She may have a lung infection...or Chlamydia...I'm taking her back to the vet tomorrow for more tests and a shot of antibiotics. I was trying to write all this stuff down as I talked to the vet but nothing I wrote down makes any sense. I'm scared for her...I feel bad that she's sick. I thought I was doing everything right...she sees the vet every six months. We had her tested for Chlamydia when she was a baby...by our old vet. The vet I go to now says it doesn't always show up in babies and they have to be retested when they're older. My old vet didn't tell me that. AnnaBella is never around other birds so the only way she could've gotten this is from the breeder who sold her to us. Has anyone's bird ever had Chlamydia? Can someone tell me everything will be ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh I am so sorry for the bad news! You must be sooo upset. I know nothing about Chlamydia but hope she gets better fast. Poor baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 This is not the news I wanted to hear Heather and I don't know anything about chlamydia but here is a thread that deals with that very subject, hope there is something helpful in it. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?137018-CHLAMYDIA-Helpfull-information!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I hope all goes well and the antibiotics take care of this. It is also possible that AnnaBella became infected by another source than the breeder. Critters such as reptiles, cats etc. also can be carriers. One note as well, it is one disease of the few diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh my, I hope all turns out well. I don't have any knowledge of this either. Hopefully Dave will be on soon and knows more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingles Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 oh no, I"m so sorry. i'll be praying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 This is very worrisome news. Please continue to keep us posted on what you learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I"m so sorry. Hope your birdie will soon be more than OK. Antibiotics should do the trick. Please keep us posted. Best thoughts!!!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm sorry the blood tests are so scary. But she's very well taken care of & that's a really big head start towards a full recovery. Hopefully, you caught it early enough to help too. When I was looking for info on Chlamydia, I found these 2 websites that I thought had a lot of information. The first is an official government site on Chlamydia. The second was full of support information & some holistic solutions that might be useful even if it's something else. http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/m0053877/m0053877.asp http://www.africangreyparrotcentre.co.uk/african-grey-forum/health-issues/psittacosis/ Hope AnnaBella is better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleigha Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Oh I am so sorry - your poor Annabella. Hopefully the antibiotics will knock this out and all will be well. Please protect yourself while you care for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malikah Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Best wishes for your poor sick girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Thinking of you and Annabella, stop by and give us an update when you can please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Concerning information on this board, read the sticky in the Health Room http://www.greyforums.net/forums/sho...ll-information !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Well, AnnaBella had her first injection of antibiotics last Tuesday. If it's Chlamydia, she'll have weekly shots for 45 days. If it's not Chlamydia then it'll be for two weeks. My vet said she used to use a simple test to test for Chlamydia but she NEVER got a positive test. She thought that was strange and started DNA testing instead. The only place that does it is in Miami...or maybe that's just where she sends it. She said it takes about a week to get the results...so we're waiting. It might be my imagination, but AnnaBella already seems to be feeling better. She's chewing her feathers less...it seems...and she's flying more. Thanks so much for the well wishes...OH! The most important part...I asked my vet, flat out, if she could die...my vet said "oh no no...she'll be fine, we're doing all the right things...she'll be fine"....I keep hearing that in my head...what a relief!! Thanks so much!! Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thats wonderful news Heather!! Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 And if all goes really well, this is just an infection that the antibiotics will squash & be done with it. Glad to hear you're both feeling better!! PS Thanks for the info on the testing. That's good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 yeeeeeeeee for AnaBella! She's gonna be fine in no time! :-) Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks Heather for the update on AnnaBella, I know that was first and foremost in your mind when chlamydia was mentioned but if your vet assures you she will be fine then thats great news and great that she seems to feel better, hoping the results come back negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Happy dance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 So glad Annabella is accepting the meds so well and rallying around so quickly. Godspeed for a quick and full recovery!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 "She'll be fine" .... love the sound of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 How is Annabella doing? I may have missed some posts but have been wondering how she did with the antiotics and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 We just had AnnaBella re-tested to see if the infection was gone. I'm happy to say that her test results all came back with good news..no more infection. She's doing really well...very active...she seems happy...just one problem, she's still chewing her feathers. This all started because she was chewing her feathers...the vet thinks she started chewing because she was sick...and now it's habit. We've been giving her red palm oil for months...I've changed things around in her cage, hoping to stimulate her mind. I'm not really sure what else I can do...I try to ignore her when she's chewing...and when she chews paper or her wooden toys, I give her positive reinforcement. I mist her daily...sometimes twice daily. I think she's molting now...which isn't helping the chewing thing. Anyway, she's doing good overall...it's just the chewing that's bugging me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malikah Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Great news! Kito and I are going through a very similar situation, only she had aspergillosis. She gets retested in another month, but seems to be feeling like her old self again. Jayd suggested to only bathe her once or twice a week and Danmcq suggested a product called Feather-In to someone else in another thread somewhere. I also got her an avian sun light along with increasing the red palm oil. Mostly she has stopped chewing, but I still find chunks once in a while. Did AnnaBella chew off her flights and tail feathers too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Great news about AnnaBella! :-)...except for chewing, of course.. :-S Does she get enough sunlight? How are her calcium levels? (not that it should be directly connected) Hope she gets past chewing really soon:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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