too much vitamins?

[LilosMom]

I m just wondering is it possible to have too much vitamins intake? can they "overdose" from it. Or can it actually harm the bird?

 

As some of you knows my story, The vet found tiny trace of blood in Lilo's poop, so the Vet recommanded "sunshine factor", B complax, and metacam for Lilo.

I went out and got all that along with the red palm oil, AviCal plus, AviX bird builder(which I can drop in his water), and AviFlax, AviGreens (which are powder that you sprinkle on his food).

 

Are all those ok for daily use? or am I just going over board?

Thanks for your input!

[judygram]

I'm not sure Eve but that sounds like a lot of supplements to be giving your grey, we need an expert's opinion about this. Did you ask your vet about giving all those items?

[Dave007]

AviCal Plus is basically a calcium supplement which has nothing to do with with any stool problems.

 

AviX bird builder is a mineral and iodine supplement which is added to fortify the drinking water of birds that eat only seeds or table foods and refuse to convert to a mixed formulated diet. Pellets at one tme were considered important in that diet until it was discovered that all brands of pellets have chemicals in them.

It can't be used when the bird is eating a formulated diet or a seed diet supplemented with iodine.

 

AviFlax( which is actually Omega 3) is used to increase antibody production and protect against hypertension. Where parrots are concerned Omega 3 were associated with a reduced incidence of atheriosclerosis.

 

Avigreens---AviGreens Food Mix contains the powdered juice of all 5 tyopes of the vegetable fillers in one easy feed form; including wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa grass, spirulina and chlorella. There is no problem giving the bird this product

 

If your bird is on a good varied diet than yes, you're overdoing it especially since the vet recommended these types of items that can be purchased at any pet store. Internal medical problems are usually dealt with by the vet by him using medicines that can't be bought in pet shops. Formulated amonts are also given by the vet much like a prescription is given to people.

 

Many varied diets take care of lots of problems. The biggest thing vets usually recommend is a good supply of veggies which contains calcium, Vit A,B, E, D3.

 

Your bird's tests came back good except for one problem ( stool) which has since disappeared.

 

Concerning pellets--because of the additives, pellets are no longer recommended as the only diet to give birds. Pellets eventually dry up and lose their value if there's bags of them in the house that aren't eaten.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2009/03/06 21:33

[LilosMom]

Yea Judy, I guess I went a little vitamin happy there lol..

THanks Dave for your detail information.

I will just give lilo what the Vet recommanded which is the sunshine factor, vitamin complax B and the Metacam daily. And sprinkle/drop or all the other stuff here and there every once awhile.

Thanks again!

[Guest jamalbirdbiz]

Go easy on the vitamins gurl.... Just give your lilo lots of greens and a varied diet and she will be A-OK. Keep every 1 informed on your birdie's condition.

 

Jamal

[she]

Hi, to my knowledge Metacam is an anti inflamitory and pain killer,My grey was on it when he hurt his wing.I believe if you are providing a good diet vitamins are not needed, except in certain cases,where a vet will advise.

[LilosMom]

Thanks she, I was wondering about that too.. seems like it has nothing to do with Lilo's "kidney problem" that is if he really has kidney problem.

I have been feeding him sunshine factor which is pretty much the samething as red palm oil.

And since he doesn't eat viggies, I have also been feeding him AviGreens.

I also started feeding him some formula baby food in the morning just trying to fatten him up..

I will update on anything else if it occures...

[Char]

People can overdose on vitamins so I would assume that a bird can too.