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20th January 2009, 12:49 PM
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isolation questionshello again...I am happy to report the sick feral pigeon I received at the brink of death ( or so i thought) has made what appears to be a huge recovery. the symptoms appeared to be either PMV , or paratyphoid....I am 90 percent sure its PMV.
I have had him for about 3 weeks ....his ( i think its a he) all symptoms appear gone and he can fly ....I have another two crippled ferals...I have introduced them from a distance. ever since he can fly again and see other birds, hes really been wild again (humans are scary)... I am planning a spring release at the alley where he was found. the rescuers will be an audience!!!   sorry what I mean to say, is he ok to let mingle with my other pigeons. I dont know how long he was infected before he was rescued in an alley ( at -20!!) . IS IT safe to assume hes not infectious?? or should I wait a few more weeks  ...its tough watching him pine for pidge company... or am i risking my others??jenn
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20th January 2009, 01:03 PM
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Please review this thread and many of your questions will be answered.
http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f47/pi...eon-30129.html
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20th January 2009, 01:20 PM
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i have read it probably 10 times!! its hard to say when this pidge was actually infected...my question was whether being free of symptoms meant they no longer shed virus....
I feel cruel letting this pidge see others and then locking him up...3 more weeks if I stick to the standard....its tough but i guess the answer is even if hes healthy keep up the isolation?
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These creatures are called psychopomps, from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός (psychopompos), literally meaning the "guide of souls". Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply provide safe passage. Frequently depicted on funerary art, psychopomps have been associated at different times and in different cultures with horses, whippoorwills, ravens, dogs, crows, owls, sparrows, harts, and dolphins.
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20th January 2009, 01:36 PM
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Most would say that you need to keep him isolated for 6 weeks from the time you received him.
A PMV bird cannot be released to the wild because the symptoms can re-appear at any time often triggered by stress which to a Feral Pigeons could include...hunger, variations in the weather, predators, and illness to name some triggers.
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