Hopefully only Good News Updates!!!

[Lady Tarheel]

Hi Christin - so happy you took Rally to the vet. I have been worried.

Usually, we dose Baytril once a day and Nystatin twice a day (am & pm) and it won't hurt to give them back to back. We always do. Some vets figure the Baytril at twice a day so be sure to follow her instructions.

Blessings to you too!

[CHRISTIN RN]

Thanks, Maggie!

The Vet ordered the Baytril 0.1cc twice daily and Nystatin 0.3cc twice daily,
Metacam 0.1cc once daily x3 days when needed. Doc said 1 drop would do the trick and it has. Hopefully tomorrow he won't need it....the other choice was to leave him at the Vet for a few days for tube feedings...Ummmm Nah!
With the Metacam he's eating almost a full oz. of mixed seeds...crop seem much better now...it was less full at the vets.

Thanks again for your prayers and support!

[CHRISTIN RN]

Greetings, Birdie Family!

Glad to be home out of the soaking rain!
Just wanted to let you guys know that Rally is doing very well....back to normal without pain med.
Just wanted to ask if Ally should also take the Batril/Nystatin meds. just in case she can get sick from Rally. ??? The bowls for food/water are cleaned twice daily, but not sure if they shared the bowls. ???

Thanks!

[Lady Tarheel]

Hi Christin

That is always a worry but personally I don't think I would treat Ally unless or until she starts showing some symptoms. I don't like to medicate without a reason although sometimes when we get in ferals that seem "puny" we will go ahead and medicate just to be on the safe side. Since you know everything Ally eats and drinks and can observe her I think I would leave it be.

You mentioned being glad to be out of the soaking rain. We are finally getting some much needed rain and I could (almost) go outside and stand in it!

[CHRISTIN RN]

Blessings & Thanks, Maggie!

I guess I jinxed myself, because when I came home tonight, Ally was in her same spot from this afternoon and didn't move when I put the fresh seed into the bowls....she's always the first to come down.
I better be safe than sorry and give her the batril & nystatin also. UGH!
Still didn't get the culture results, so I really don't know if what Rally had was bacterial or yeast. ??? He's doing great and now she's with her eyes half closed, however, not puffed up. I still have the heater on low near the bottom of the cage to keep them both warm until this 'stuff' passes!
I would have started the meds. earlier for her, but I wasn't sure if Rally passed it on to her. I'm starting to think it was that new seed now.
I'm going to bring the bag back to the feed store cause I even worry to give it to the wild birds in my yard.

So thankful that you have some needed rain!

Your help and prayers are much appreciated!
May you and yours be Blessed for being such a Blessing! AMEN!

[TAWhatley]

So sorry for the problems with Rally and Ally, Christin. Now that Ally seems to be feeling a bit poorly, I think it's time to start with the meds for her. I would have advised as Maggie did had I seen this earlier, but it appears that the situation has changed.

Please keep us posted about your little feathered darlings!

Terry

[Trees Gray]

Hi Christin,

I'm SO sorry to hear about Ally showing symtoms too now, hopefully she will be on the mend, when you give her the same prescription as Rally got.

Please do keep us updated, and thank you for being such a wonderful "bird mommy".

[CHRISTIN RN]

Thanks, Terry & Treesa!

Rally and Ally seem fine now...both of them on the batril/nystatin. Both have no need for metacam...not puffed and eating fine.
Unfortunately, all heck broke loose in our area with a black-out and large branches falling and flying all around.
I'm running around outside like a lunatic checking the Co-Hop and the then to the barn....stupidly with a mint (red/wht striped round one) just put in my mouth and then started choking on it, thankfully it went down, but still have pain in my back and chest! I mention this so as to recommend using the smaller kinds of mints/hard candy not only for adults but especially for children. Really scary feeling.

Coco & Hoppy are still sitting on their 2 eggs, however, I noticed today that both were cracked. Should I replace them with the plastic dummies? Or is it ok for them to sit on the cracked eggs?

Terry, I pray all of your new arrivals and other blessed pets are doing well! And also that you're taking time to rest and care of you!


Thanks again!

[TAWhatley]

Hi Christin! I'm glad Rally and Ally are feeling better. You definitely had a bit of a close call there with that mint going down the hard way!

I think I would switch the cracked eggs just to be sure the birds don't end up with a mess on their bellies or anything that would attract ants or other unwanted creatures.

The birds and animals here are doing well, as am I. I'm a bit tired, but that is a normal state of affairs for me! You gotta figure I'm tired as I still haven't managed to bombard the board with pictures for a good while!

Terry

[Dezirrae]

Hi Christin I've been so worried about Rally and Ally too - though I haven't had a second of free time due to work this past week or so I've been trying to keep up with their condition and have been remembering them in my prayers. What a relief it must be now for them and you!

Watch them candies That was sure scary!

The wind Sat. night was scary as all heck around here too! No wonder you were running around checking the barn & the co-op. The siding blew off a portion of our house and tons of huge limbs that needed clean up today - but nothing major.

Coco and Hoppy are die-hard egg sitters huh? I agree with Terry though - don't want any sticky tummies. Wonder how much longer they'll sit on the dummy eggs? Noel finally decided to lay new eggs even though they hadn't given up on the others - silly birds. So I decided to try a little experiment and took the old ones and the new ones that Noel laid away without replacing them. Usually Juliet lays her new ones in a day or so after Noel anyway. So at least this way they're having a couple days to "play together". Hope Coco and Hoppy get a little break between sittings too.

Need some updated photos of your gang soon too!

Take care of yourself - and stay warm! Spring is almost here

[CHRISTIN RN]

Greetings, Birdie Family!

I hope all is well with everyone! I'll get a chance to catch up as soon as I get home from work later....that's if I'm able to sign on....the site has been down everytime I try to sign on when I get home for over a week now! Guess their still transferring the content over to the new owners.

Thanks Terry for your direction....I did end up taking the real eggs out and replacing with the dummies...worked for a few days and then Coco and Hoppy laid 3 new eggs. I removed one and they still remain sitting on the two.

Hey Dez....how did it go with removing the eggs? I would like to give Coco and Hoppy a chance to have some play time as well.

Rally and Ally are back to their happy and healthy selves! AMEN!
I appreciate all the support and prayers you guys gave. I was really worried about them and don't understand how Rally developed e-coli bacteria as shown by the culture results. ??? Anybody know about how he could get that? Water/Food dishes and cage are scrupulously cleaned....I have the covered dishes so no poop ever gets into them. Also, the new cage allows the poop to drop past the grid onto the tray...of course sometimes it hits the bricks/branches, but I clean it off at least 3 times per day. This has really got me stumped as well as fearful that they could get sick again, so if anyone has any ideas on how to prevent them getting infected again, I'd appreciate if you can post some info.

Thanks...gotta run....hope to get back later!
Happy Holy Week Blessings to all!

[Dezirrae]

Hi Christin I was starting to wonder if everything was okay - hadn't heard from you in awhile. So I'm so glad to hear all is going well!

Taking the first set of eggs out didn't really help much with Juliet and Noel - only gave them maybe 2 or 3 more days to hang together before the 2nd set of eggs were laid - and then whoever laid the first set re-laid another set So I gave them a couple days and then removed two so that they only had to cover 2. I feel bad for them - but as long as they look happy and healthy I suppose that's really what matter most

I am SO relieved to hear that Rally & Ally are back to good health 100%!! What a scare though.

Sounds like you do keep their cage and food/water very clean so I don't have any preventative suggestions, but maybe a thought as to how he picked it up... sometimes I'll notice with Juliet and Noel that not all the poo clears the feathers near the vent. If I notice it I do clean it off (which you can imagine how much they love that ), but I wonder if I don't see all of it and they clean it off themselves when they preen? Like I said - no idea about prevention on that one, but just a theory on cause.

I do hope you are having just a fabulous holiday weekend and are not working yourself too hard.

Warmer weather coming soon!!!

[CHRISTIN RN]

Thanks so much, Dez!

Yes...everything is fine...just had some guests for the holiday week including my daughter's cat....what a handful, but I love my little Grand Tiger!!!

Glad that you were able to give Noel & Juliet a little reprieve from sitting on their eggs. Coco & Hoppy are still sitting on the 2 ....I removed 2 of the 4 eggs they laid.

I inspected Rally and Ally's vents and couldn't see any poop soiling. The only thing I can think of is that Rally picked up something to eat while in the Gazebo with Ally getting their flight time. I washed everything down with the white vinegar and placed all new paper towels before they went in there yesterday. Possibly some critter got in, however, I did not see any evidence of such. Yes, it was really scary and now I'm really getting obsessive about keeping their areas clean!

Hope you had a nice Easter....of course I worked, however, had a nice dinner with my family at a nice restaurant in between patients!

Pecks & Hugs to you and yours!

[Trees Gray]

Hi Christin,

I am glad to hear Rally and Ally are feeling well.

I am sorry you had to work on Easter but glad you were able to get away and have a nice dinner with your family, I hope you had a Blessed Easter too!


Sorry I missed your last update.

[CHRISTIN RN]

Here's the pic of my April Fool's Day prank courtesy of Rally & Ally that I mentioned on the thread Karen posted about her Dovey prank!

They really scared me into thinking Rally escaped and I was like, How the heck did he get out???! It actually took me a few minutes to realize he was hiding under Ally!