newloviemom
01-17-2009, 04:23 PM
I spoke with a wonderful avian vet today, who was very kind and understanding.
She suggested that I I could still get a necropsy done on Skittles, but that there was no guarantee that I would get any answers. Of course his death could have been any number of things, but the most suspicious was the non-stick pan that was old and had scratches.
She said disinfecting everything was the right thing to do. I could have disinfected the perches, toys etc...but decided to start out with new instead. I threw out even the perches that came with the cage. The perches I had bought were not all that expensive anyway and I'd rather be safe than sorry again.
So...having done all that...the vet that I spoke with encouraged me to save the money from the necropsy, and use it instead for a baseline well birdy exam for Zoe which would include baseline bloodwork, testing for the various diseases, and the polyoma vaccine series... believe she said it was two shots.
She also encouraged me to contact the breder and let them know what happened to Skittles...which I am waiting for them to call me back...I've left messages. Then, if they are ethical breeders, they can get their birds tested if they haven't done so already. If they are not ethical breeders, then even if i did the necropsy, and if it showed anything, and I informed them of it...they wouldn't do anything about it anyway.
So...that is where things are at...I've decided to take the vet's second suggestion, and use the money toward a well bird exam for Zoe, and for things she needs to stay healthy...such as the bird lamp I just purchased. It was actually just the bulb I needed to purchase, as I already had a light fixture to use it in.
Also--she told me about this stuff called Oxyfresh--that is 100% bird safe and a great disinfectant...she said it will even kill polyoma virus. I bought some today and plan to use it rather than bleach to keep all of Zoe's things clean. I bought mine at Parrot Island which is an awesome bird store that is practically in my backyard!! www.parrotislandinc.com The owner told me they use it everyday on all of their birds things...for rope perches they soak them in the stuff and let it dry. Anyway--just thought I would share about the stuff in case anyone is interested.
I feel good about my decisions after speaking to the vet at length today...she really took her time with me and on a Saturday even!! I feel that she was very knowledgeable, honest and sincere, and I'm at peace.
Also--while out shopping last night, i went to go get some stainless steel fry pans, but found the "Green Pans" instead, so I was excited about that. So I picked those up last night. All of the old non-stick pans are in the trash( I found a second teflon pan in my cupboard). all of the other non stick stuff...waffle iron, george foreman grill, electric frypan are going to be advertised on Craig's list.
Thanks you all for being there for my little Skittles and me. I'm off of here for now to go cuddle my little Zoe!!
Hugs again--
Cindy
She suggested that I I could still get a necropsy done on Skittles, but that there was no guarantee that I would get any answers. Of course his death could have been any number of things, but the most suspicious was the non-stick pan that was old and had scratches.
She said disinfecting everything was the right thing to do. I could have disinfected the perches, toys etc...but decided to start out with new instead. I threw out even the perches that came with the cage. The perches I had bought were not all that expensive anyway and I'd rather be safe than sorry again.
So...having done all that...the vet that I spoke with encouraged me to save the money from the necropsy, and use it instead for a baseline well birdy exam for Zoe which would include baseline bloodwork, testing for the various diseases, and the polyoma vaccine series... believe she said it was two shots.
She also encouraged me to contact the breder and let them know what happened to Skittles...which I am waiting for them to call me back...I've left messages. Then, if they are ethical breeders, they can get their birds tested if they haven't done so already. If they are not ethical breeders, then even if i did the necropsy, and if it showed anything, and I informed them of it...they wouldn't do anything about it anyway.
So...that is where things are at...I've decided to take the vet's second suggestion, and use the money toward a well bird exam for Zoe, and for things she needs to stay healthy...such as the bird lamp I just purchased. It was actually just the bulb I needed to purchase, as I already had a light fixture to use it in.
Also--she told me about this stuff called Oxyfresh--that is 100% bird safe and a great disinfectant...she said it will even kill polyoma virus. I bought some today and plan to use it rather than bleach to keep all of Zoe's things clean. I bought mine at Parrot Island which is an awesome bird store that is practically in my backyard!! www.parrotislandinc.com The owner told me they use it everyday on all of their birds things...for rope perches they soak them in the stuff and let it dry. Anyway--just thought I would share about the stuff in case anyone is interested.
I feel good about my decisions after speaking to the vet at length today...she really took her time with me and on a Saturday even!! I feel that she was very knowledgeable, honest and sincere, and I'm at peace.
Also--while out shopping last night, i went to go get some stainless steel fry pans, but found the "Green Pans" instead, so I was excited about that. So I picked those up last night. All of the old non-stick pans are in the trash( I found a second teflon pan in my cupboard). all of the other non stick stuff...waffle iron, george foreman grill, electric frypan are going to be advertised on Craig's list.
Thanks you all for being there for my little Skittles and me. I'm off of here for now to go cuddle my little Zoe!!
Hugs again--
Cindy