Nest on porch with 2 eggs . . .

[Reti]

Thank you all.
Unfortunately he died at 10.00pm. I was still at work, but Lee was with him, at least he was not alone.
Yodi has an appointment with a vet tomorrow 9am. Keep him in your prayers please.

Reti

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by Reti

Thank you all.
Unfortunately he died at 10.00pm. I was still at work, but Lee was with him, at least he was not alone.
Yodi has an appointment with a vet tomorrow 9am. Keep him in your prayers please.

Reti

Ohhh, Reti .. my heart breaks for you and little Boaz. I am so very sorry.

I will be pulling for you and Yodi!

Terry

[Reti]

Thank you Terry. I am so tired and depressed. I was going to take him with Yodi to the vets today even though I had a feeling it was too late when I made the appointment yesterday. I wish I would have realized days ago how serious his condition was.

Reti

[Birdmom4ever]

Reti, I'm so very sorry. What a shame he died after all that. Please don't beat yourself up, though. It's so hard to treat little babies in the nest. You did your best for him.

Still praying for you and Yodi.

[Lovebirds]

Reti, so sorry to hear the news. Keep you're chin up though lady. You've saved WAY more than you've lost and there'll be lots more that will need you're help and love before it's all said and done. He was happy and was given the best chance that anyone could have given him. RIP little Boaz.

[Reti]

Thank you Birdmom and Renee. I still see his little sweet face and he loved to cuddle in my lap. I miss him.
I have to focus on Yodi now. He has an overwhelming infection, I just pray it is not too late for the antibiotics to work. We'll know for sure next week what it is, after the results are back.

Reti

[Birdmom4ever]

Reti, I don't know if it will help, but a few years ago I had a young Nun come down with a terrible infection. My vet and I still don't know what it was. Her droppings looked normal but she eventually stopped eating and became painfully thin and listless. Whatever the infection was, it didn't respond to Baytril. My vet put her on Ticarcillin and I had to give her two injections a day for awhile. It was terrible because she shuddered and closed her eyes with every shot I gave her--the shots were obviously very painful for her. But she pulled through and we bonded through her recovery time in the house. Today she's a healthy, happy girl and even lays eggs and has raised some nice chicks. I still don't know what it was that made her so sick, but it must have been bad because I've heard Ticarcillin is a really big gun.

I do hope your vet will find the right medication in time and Yodi will pull through.

-Cathy

[Reti]

Originally Posted by Birdmom4ever

Reti, I don't know if it will help, but a few years ago I had a young Nun come down with a terrible infection. My vet and I still don't know what it was. Her droppings looked normal but she eventually stopped eating and became painfully thin and listless. Whatever the infection was, it didn't respond to Baytril. My vet put her on Ticarcillin and I had to give her two injections a day for awhile. It was terrible because she shuddered and closed her eyes with every shot I gave her--the shots were obviously very painful for her. But she pulled through and we bonded through her recovery time in the house. Today she's a healthy, happy girl and even lays eggs and has raised some nice chicks. I still don't know what it was that made her so sick, but it must have been bad because I've heard Ticarcillin is a really big gun.

I do hope your vet will find the right medication in time and Yodi will pull through.

-Cathy

Thank you for the advice Cathy. Yodi is on Fortaz injection 3 a day (ouch) and Doxycycline. He said his labs look much like Chlamydia. He sent out a Chlamydia DNA but it takes some time to get the results. If it is not that he said the Fortaz should take care of whatever it is. If I don't see any improvement I will ask for Ticarcillin ( I have to look it up as I am not familiar with this antibiotic).

Reti

[Birdmom4ever]

I was unfamiliar with it too, but mentioned it to a couple of friends from Bible study who happen to be RN's. They told me that in humans it's used for drug-resistant staph infections.

[tmkwv2]

Hi Reti -

I have been away from the message board for about a week. I am so sorry to hear about Boaz. It is very sad he did not make it. Thank you so much for taking care of him up until the end. We were in Miami yesterday and thought about giving you a call. Bless you!

[Reti]

I am so sorry tmkw2 that little Boaz didn't make it. I am not sure there was anything that could be done. I asked my vet when I took in Yodi and it is very likely he had something from the start. Maybe Ruth had it too and that is why she never hatched. We will never know. But he was much loved and he enjoyed his cuddling sessions.
He was burried in in the Flagler pet cemetery among my other beloved pets who passed away too soon.


Reti

[tmkwv2]

Reti -

I was thinking, do you believe that perhaps Boaz's parents had an illness that they passed to the babies and perhaps that is why they disappeared? Maybe they were sick too?

[Charis]

That is very likely.

[yellowking]

this is why i always have an extra pair of pigeon incase i need a foster parent. sorry to here the lost.

[Reti]

I was thinking the same thing, maybe the parents were sick and passed it on to the babies.

Yelloking, the baby was cared for by foster parents.

Reti