mr magoo might be sick

[Tycos_mom]

Thank goodness I quarentined him when he came home. I noticed that he regurgated yesterday after he had a drink of water but I wasn't sure if it was because he's happy to be back home with me or what but this morning when I took his cover off I saw that he had thrown up. I don't know much about their other bird except that when they got him the people that had him were going to put him to sleep he was completely bald and very skinny. They took him and nursed him back to health he still has some bald spots from permenent damage to the shafts but other then that he looks pretty healthy and apperently just before Magoo went there he had a well bird check up and he was deemed healthy. But I don't know their birds medical history I hope he's not a carrier of some horrible bird disiese or something I emailed her this morning and ask for his history so I should know by this afternoon on which course to take with him I'll keep you informed I made an appointment with the vet for tomorrow when he first came home just for a quick well bird check up but if its something really serious I will move it up to this afternoon He also came home with the tip of his bottom mandable broken so it might just be that bacterial got in there and he has a minor infection from it I'm hoping thats all it is. he's not acting sick in anyway except for the regurgitating but I don't know why he would regurgitate when he was covered for the night unless he had a wet dreamlol he has been nesting and showing signs of being hormonal big time so that could also be it I don't know but with the weight loss and the regugatating His poop looks normal enough we will just have to wait and see I'm not taking any chances with the rest of my flock til I know he's okay

 

 

[siobha9]

You are certainly lucky you decided to quaratine him. Poor little guy seems to have a rough 2 weeks, it certainly was no vacation for him. Out of curiosity did they give you any explanation as to how he mandible got broken? Was he fighting with their other bird?

 

I know they didnt get along, but did they actually hurt each other?

[Tycos_mom]

I don't know she said that Magoo would constantly dive bomb their bird and try to bit him. That seems so strange to me becaue I often find him on my conures cages when they are all out and he has never even attempted to hurt them they acually sit all together on the same perch. He is a extreamly gentle bird. Mabie they got excited when he went over to make friend and it started to become a game with him because of the fear he felt coming from them and the excitment they showed. If they just left him alone they probubly would have become good friend but with there interferance there was no chance of that. I tried to ask her how his beak got broken and she flat out said it didn't happen while he was there. Well if thats the case then it happened on the way home while he was in a cardboard box and I doubt that very much. as soon as I took im out of the box I noticed it because as soon as he saw me he screamed wow. So I'll probubly never know what happened to his beak I was hoping she could shed a bit of light as to why he's throwing up but she just gets very upidy with me saying that he probly lost weight because of the energy he put out constantly going after our bird. Well to me no matter what a bird doesn't lose that much weight no matter how much they energy they exsert'Here he flys around in a 20ft long room all day and doesn't lose weight so there is no way on earth he's getting more excersise than that by flying to the cage next to his in a 8ft space. I tryed to be as nice as posible and tryed to explain why I need her birds history but she just say that there vet say there bird is very healthy mabie so but that doesn't mean he's not a carrier of something that he was sick with a long time ago She just doesn't get it. then she goes on how instead of me worrying about her bird I should worry about where Magoo came from because he doesn't have a leg band well of course he doesn't I hate leg bands If I get a bird with a leg band I have my vet cut it off. I keep it but I saw a bird chew its leg off once because it got its leg band caught on a toy while his mom was at work. so none of my birds have leg bands. All I can do now is to take him to the vet and have him tested for everything I was hoping she could give me some idea what he might be sick with so I wouldn't have to put out hundreds of dollars again I just did that not even 6 weeks ago for Magoo he was healthy then so we shall see.

 

[BMustee]

I was just thinking...if he wasn't eating at the other home then maybe he may just be eating too fast and getting sick? Well, I hope that it's something simple like that...I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[Tycos_mom]

Well I don't know what to think Magoo has stopped throwing up Now I'm starting to think that it might have just been the excitment of coming home or mabie a bit of motion sickness from the car ride his weight was allot better tonight but I can't really go by that I'll have to check it tomorrow morning after his morning poop and before breakfast. when He left here 2and 1/2 weeks ago he weighed 403 grams yesterday morning when I weighed him he was 365 grams quite a jump this mornimg he was 369 I see what he is tomorrow if it continues to go up I'll be very pleased I'm still going to the vet tomorrow to have him checked out and see if she thinks major testing is in order Like I said when I brought him home the first time I had a full blood a stain done on him and he was healthy then and when he went to live with Vivian and Ralph they took their Macaw in for a well bird check up on my request he was deemed healthy also with a slight calcium deficancy but that could be because they haven't been outside with him latley So we will see if the Vet thinks he needs another full work up. I have their vets name and phone number so mabie I'll see if my vet can phone him and get some information from him. Don't Doctors consult with each other all the time. any way it worth a try.

 

[spookyhurst]

I agree with BMustee, maybe Magoo just ate too much too fast, and his system couldn't handle it after 2 weeks of "dieting." I hope the vet gives him a clean bill of health!

[judygram]

I too think that he may have just been eating too fast but time will tell and I hope you can find out something from the vets, both of them.

 

Keep us informed Pat, but then I know you will.

[Tycos_mom]

Well he is getting better all the time I guess he just over ate and the food had nowhere to go but out this morning his weight was up to 379 grams a huge jump from three days ago when he was 365 grams even his keel feels a hundred percent better he still has about 25 grams to go but at this rate he may be there by tomorrow morning I'm still going to take him in for a check up before I let him out of quaritine but I would do that with any of my birds that were with someone elses bird for 2 weeks just to be on the safe side. You just never know what thier going to pick up when there away from you and I'm not one to take chances with my birds health I can't afford for all my birds to get sick at the same time I would have take out a loan to cover the vet bill or mabie even a mortgage on my house with six birds who knows what it might cost. Just to walk into my vets office is 60 dollars so with six bird thats 360 dollar right away before they even have anything done for them ouch LOL

 

[Tycos_mom]

I took Mr. Magoo to the vet and the doctor said that she doesn't think I have to worry. She did call the vet that they use and all though he didn't say much he did say that Magoo would not get anything from their bird. so that was a relief. We did a blood test just to be on the safe side and she did put my mind at ease. She said he was probubly throwing up due to the excitement of coming home or mabie acombination of eating to much to fast after the long drive from their place to mine. he may of had a bit of motion sickness and then gorging on all that food made him sick. She looked at a fresh poop under the microscope and said yhat everything there looked good no parisites or anything that didn't look right. She did say he needs to gain some weight. she also found a small patch between his wings where he has been barbering she showed me and its about 1/2 inch in diameter she said its probubly due to stress and to keep an eye on him. she said the blood work will show if there is some kind of deficency. I guess the poor guy is stressed he been bounced around from here to there ever since his mama passed away and that must have been a huge tramma to begin with. Least now he can mabie relax a bit and start enjoying life again.

 

<br><br>Post edited by: Tycos_mom, at: 2008/06/21 17:43

[judygram]

Thats all good news to hear Pat and since he is there to stay with you now he should continue to put on some more weight and be happier, then the barbering should stop. No more bouncing around for Mr Magoo, yahoo:P

[BMustee]

That is very good to hear. I bet that after he has settled in and everything has got back to normal he will stop barbering...a lot of cockatoos start and stop with stress.

 

One thing to try if you want some weight on a little faster is give him a nut mix. We carryt a real nice brand at my work in the "bulk bins" made by Higgins call "Boca Nut No Shell". When Elmo fledged he didn't gain back as much weight as I wanted him to so I gave him a little more than you normally would of the nut mix and his weight went right where I wanted it.