new kid on the block

[Aias]

so here is the new kid on the block, no name yet as sabina is out of town until saturday:



more pics here if you want: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100fires/tags/simon/

[mr squeaks]

And what is the story behind this one, Aias??

Looks like there may be an issue with those missing feathers???

A young 'un for sure!

Wishing you ALL Love, Hugs and Scritches!

Looking forward to updates...

Shi

[Pidgey]

Aias,

There was a bird on here once, posted about by a member named "Calvin". It that that kind of feather loss and it died. For me, there are always warning bells going off when they look like that. If it were me, I'd hit the bird with an anti-canker and Baytril for about 10 days and keep a close watch.

Pidgey

[Lady Tarheel]

Aias, for me it is love at first sight. I sure love them at that age. I am not sure what causes the feathers to to grow in certain areas of the head when they are babies but I think I would do as Pidgey recommends and go for a treatment of Baytril and anti-canker. His chest looks a little oily so maybe he was raised in a restaurant vent and got so greasy that the feathers have not grown there or they did and for some reason came out.

He is a sweetheart for sure.

[sabina]

Very cute! Aias, we have generic baytril and we have spartrix for canker. Maybe you can check a weight and we can figure out the dosages? Or do you have an appointment set up for AG?
How's the feeding going?

[Reti]

Love at first sight here too.
I have a youngster here now recovering from PMV, I so enjoy them at this age. They are sweet and curious and just so lovable.

Reti

[MellissaG]

Very interesting pic,

And comments as well. Baby (my neighbor baby pigeon) looks identical to that, and actually hasnt even been growing the past week or two...parents stopped coming around to feed her after she and her sibling who died last week were kicked out of the nest.

Now I have some ideas..cankers?
Where do I get the medications for these possibilities? Is it safe to treat even if they might not have the problem? And how much $ do they run usually?

[Aias]

well mr. squeaks i found this baby in the meat packing district. s/he weighs 180 grams. i am really tired and need a nap will post more later.

[Aias]

ok just drunk my espresso, i am awake now .
so what dose of baytril and spartrix would a 180 gram bird take?

[pdpbison]

Originally Posted by Aias

so here is the new kid on the block, no name yet as sabina is out of town until saturday:



more pics here if you want: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100fires/tags/newkid/

Hi Aias,



So cute and attentive!


But, yes, I also feel there may be something amis there which is effecting the Feathers around the Throat and Neck area.

Canker sometimes will do this...so, checl their Throat well, and see if you see any hints of chaulky 'yellow' in their urates ( which should be 'white') or in any liquids attending their poops...


Have fun..! They are such delights at this age, well...at any age, but this age is it's own version of how cute they are...


Phil
Las Vegas

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by Aias

ok just drunk my espresso, i am awake now .
so what dose of baytril and spartrix would a 180 gram bird take?

1/2 of a Spartrix and 15 mg/kg on the Baytril. I don't know what strength Baytril you have so can't give you the dose other than 15 mg/kg.

Terry

[Aias]

ok so the spartrix is a 10mg tablet. i dont see any baytril here though. we have ivermecting, appertex, and enroxil.

Originally Posted by TAWhatley

1/2 of a Spartrix and 15 mg/kg on the Baytril. I don't know what strength Baytril you have so can't give you the dose other than 15 mg/kg.

Terry

[feralpigeon]

Aias, feel around and see if you can feel "hot spots" or abnormal temperature
ranges in general around the body or crop region. Yes to 1/2 a tablet of Spartrix and generic Baytril--just got mine in the mail and am very pleased but again, we need to know the percentage that you purchased, I have Enrofloxan 10%. I would also hood this one and spray then pull the hood, spray on my finger and apply around the head area this way.

fp

[sabina]

Aias--enroxil is the same as baytril, and we have tablets. How many mg are they? (am still in Minneapolis, will meet the cute baby tomorrow!)

[Aias]

fp, no hotspots that i could find.
this baby is very hard to feed because it gets so excited! because of that i havent been able to look into its throat to check for canker. this morning as soon as i took the cover of the cage it started squeaking like crazy demanding food. i am sure it felt like the longest five minutes ever for the both of us . the baby got 5mg of spartrix last night, and is getting a garlic capsule a day for five days. i will wait for sabina to administer the baytril.

i am starting to feel overwhelmed here with the 4 cats and 2 pigeons .