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20th May 2007, 07:04 PM
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Well, the neurological symptoms started on this one during this last week so I'd say we've got a PMV bird here. They're fairly light but unmistakable. Can't say for sure but maybe the strain around here is like the vets said--mostly affecting the guts and kidneys. If you leave this guy alone and don't startle him, he mostly stands fairly normal anymore. It's only when he's surprised or stressed that he starts doing the PMV things.
But his poops are good now. Pidgey 
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20th May 2007, 10:11 PM
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I was wondering how this little one was doing! I must have missed the updates somehow!
Does he/she have a name??? Love Hugs and Scritches to the little one! Continued healing thoughts for full recovery!! Shi
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21st May 2007, 04:39 AM
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Yeah, the neighbor kid that I enlisted to help while we were gone gave him a name: Second Chance.
It's not easy--I just put them in a cage far away from others and follow a strict hand-washing policy. I also take care of him last. He's in the living room right now. Pidgey
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1st July 2007, 07:11 AM
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Well, although he's still having fits from time to time (especially when startled), he can stand on one foot for extended periods, scratch his face with his foot, self-eat, drink and preen again. We're getting near the end of the worst of it finally.
Pidgey
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1st July 2007, 09:44 AM
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Probably a lot, but I don't know if there was any permanent damage. And the kidneys. Anything the least bit of a surprise makes him spin his head upside down, always rolled counterclockwise when viewing face on to the bird. I seem to get more progress out of him when I take him for walks and he has to get used to the hustle and bustle of the world around him. When he gets more isolation with nothing moving or changing in the living room, he doesn't seem to progress at all. I figure that whatever disease it was, it's pretty much gone now and all we've got left to do is rewire the brain a little bit. You should have seen him when I was holding him on his side so that with his neck twisted he was still able to look upon his old haunts somewhat normally. You could see him focusing on this and that and remembering. He didn't fight to try and take off (still a long way to go before that's going to be a possibility) but you could tell that it definitely had his interest.
Pidgey
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1st July 2007, 02:29 PM
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Wow...
Good work..! Will you release him if and when he seems returned to normal? I have what I take to be a new PPMV Pigeon also, similar to yours, if starteld ( and he startles easy) he has some mild head twisting sessions and or almost twists his whole budy into a sideways sumersault......otherwise acts normal enough aside from looking 'off' a little... Maybe has some Parlor Tumbler genes??? Oye... Phil Las Vegas
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#24
1st July 2007, 02:31 PM
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Been a loooog haul for Chance!! Sure hope he does well and will make a full recovery!
Of course, Squeaks and I send our BEST HEALING THOUGHTS with LOVE, HUGS and SCRITCHES! Please keep us updated! Anything to add to the Mort Report? Shi & Squeaks
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8th July 2007, 08:15 PM
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Chance is filling out very well now, actually in as good of shape as they get. It'll be another few weeks before Chance can be put out in the loft, though.
Mort's a broken record. Same thing every day. I never see any indication that Mort's got any kind of sweetheart out in the loft. Pidgey
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#26
9th July 2007, 12:35 AM
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 Love, Hug and Scritches to all, with some extra for Chance! Shi
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10th July 2007, 12:00 PM
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I can't tell you for sure that Mort's not a hen, anyhow. Mort loves the skritching in the early mornings while I'm half asleep. If I fall back asleep in the middle of petting Mort (and therefore stop) I get pecked back awake so I can get back to the job. Mort's not spoiled, just a pigeon-of-habit according to Lin.
Pidgey
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10th July 2007, 12:30 PM
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10th July 2007, 07:46 PM
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Chance's battle isn't to live, it's to live without doing headstands too many times in an hour so that he (or she; not sure) can go out to the loft someday. Otherwise, Chance is doing just fine.
However, I'm sure Chance will enjoy me passing along your good wishes by way of safflower seeds. Pidgey
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