basia
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Coco died on june 4th 2012 ,this is kind of late but I thught I needed to share.This is Coco's story
We got Coco in february from a family that did not want her anymore.We thought why should we get from a breeder when there are so many birds out there that need a home.Coco was my friend,she was such a clown and lively,and just a joy to live with.Coco appeared happy and healthy,but the truth was,she was not.One day in June she began to vomit and she got puffed up and would not eat and looked in a horrible condition.It was really late so we could not take her to the avian vet since they were closed this time of night.Since she looked horrible we decided that instead of waiting til morning we were gonna take her to an emergency veterinary clinic.We took her and we waited 5 hours before we got admitted.When the vet checked her out (not an avian vet ) he said that it was probably some kind of infection but he could not be sure.He gave us some antibiotic and so we went back home and the next day we booked an appointement to an avian vet for later in the week.She was on Baytril and she was back to normal for a bit.Although, the day before the avian vet she started to worsen.We took her to the avian vet and she concluded that Coco had some fluid in her crop,so they gave her a crop wash and examined the fluid to figure out what was wrong with her.The vet then told us that she has bacteria and fungus ,not much bacteria but she had a systematic fungal infection.They gave us new meds(Nystatin) but told us to continue the Baytril. The vet didnt think she was going to make it.The vet also gave us some baby mash because Coco was not eating.The vet said that if she lived until the repeat check up (5 days) days she would probably survive. I stayed home 5 days hand feeding her like a baby.She survived until the appointement and the vet said she had a high chance of surviving.2 days later it was time to take her off the Baytril (emerg vet med).She got so much worse,and the next day I also stayed home hand feeding her.She died in my arms that day.The sad thing was is that the day before she died she learned to say her name.We still dont know the cause of the infection,but we assume it was because her previous owners fed her some seed that contained unshelled peanuts and I have heard that peanut shells can contain a fungus.I was extremely sad for a lonnng time.We wanted to get a second bird but did not want a green cheek .It is extremely difficult living without birds if you have had them and loved them.I still remember when we bought a bunch of fruits and veggies,and I was relatively over it and then when I saw the fruits and veggies I burst out crying bcuase I remember we used to buy produce for Coco.Sorry for going on and on but just thought I would share,
thanks for reading
We got Coco in february from a family that did not want her anymore.We thought why should we get from a breeder when there are so many birds out there that need a home.Coco was my friend,she was such a clown and lively,and just a joy to live with.Coco appeared happy and healthy,but the truth was,she was not.One day in June she began to vomit and she got puffed up and would not eat and looked in a horrible condition.It was really late so we could not take her to the avian vet since they were closed this time of night.Since she looked horrible we decided that instead of waiting til morning we were gonna take her to an emergency veterinary clinic.We took her and we waited 5 hours before we got admitted.When the vet checked her out (not an avian vet ) he said that it was probably some kind of infection but he could not be sure.He gave us some antibiotic and so we went back home and the next day we booked an appointement to an avian vet for later in the week.She was on Baytril and she was back to normal for a bit.Although, the day before the avian vet she started to worsen.We took her to the avian vet and she concluded that Coco had some fluid in her crop,so they gave her a crop wash and examined the fluid to figure out what was wrong with her.The vet then told us that she has bacteria and fungus ,not much bacteria but she had a systematic fungal infection.They gave us new meds(Nystatin) but told us to continue the Baytril. The vet didnt think she was going to make it.The vet also gave us some baby mash because Coco was not eating.The vet said that if she lived until the repeat check up (5 days) days she would probably survive. I stayed home 5 days hand feeding her like a baby.She survived until the appointement and the vet said she had a high chance of surviving.2 days later it was time to take her off the Baytril (emerg vet med).She got so much worse,and the next day I also stayed home hand feeding her.She died in my arms that day.The sad thing was is that the day before she died she learned to say her name.We still dont know the cause of the infection,but we assume it was because her previous owners fed her some seed that contained unshelled peanuts and I have heard that peanut shells can contain a fungus.I was extremely sad for a lonnng time.We wanted to get a second bird but did not want a green cheek .It is extremely difficult living without birds if you have had them and loved them.I still remember when we bought a bunch of fruits and veggies,and I was relatively over it and then when I saw the fruits and veggies I burst out crying bcuase I remember we used to buy produce for Coco.Sorry for going on and on but just thought I would share,
thanks for reading
