Emergency vet trip [emoji24]

[C3mommy]

Had an emergency vet visit for Gamora. Not sure if she's outta the woods or not! The vet said there is some neurological issues that they can't adjust and no visible punctures, but prescribed some metacam and said to keep her warm and in a quiet place.

My 6 yr old thinks it's ok to always take her in and outta the cage after being told not to, time and time again. Not exactly sure what happened, but he was told to put her on her cage (not sure he did/didn't) and my MIL came out of the bathroom and my FILs dog had her!! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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[C3mommy]

Had an emergency vet visit for Gamora. Not sure if she's outta the woods or not! The vet said there is some neurological issues that they can't adjust and no visible punctures, but prescribed some metacam and said to keep her warm and in a quiet place.

My 6 yr old thinks it's ok to always take her in and outta the cage after being told not to, time and time again. Not exactly sure what happened, but he was told to put her on her cage (not sure he did/didn't) and my MIL came out of the bathroom and my FILs dog had her!! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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Pray for her please!!! [emoji120]

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[LaManuka]

Oh no I am very sorry indeed to hear this! I hope Gamora is ok. I am praying for her and you

 

[Bubbyboy]

I am sooo sorry! I really hope everything turns out ok. I have had a dog (not mine) get one of my sweet conures. He didn’t make it . Now, I limit other people’s dogs in my house, if any. It was just too traumatic. I pray for Gamora! Sending love and good thoughts your way!

 

[Laurasea]

Oh no!!!!!! That is terrible. I'm so sorry for that sweet little baby and you. There is hope till there isn't. A crushing injury so sorry, did they x-ray? Give time a chance to heal. I will be adding my prayers.

 

[ChristaNL]

Time to do some serious training with the six year old.
(just my not so humble opinion)
There was an accident waiting to happen - and it happened.
(not blaming anyone, just stating a fact here)


My father would have boxed my ears and added a very "I am deeply disappointed in you, I expeted more of you"-speach - and believe me, the boxing would have been the least painfull and soonest forgotten one!
(My parents almost never hit anyone, but endangering lives was not permitted no matter what the circumstances!)

 

[Owlet]

Is there anyway you can put some sort of child lock on the cage so she can't actually open it?

 

[EllenD]

Oh no, that's awful, I'm so sorry...

Did the Vet take an X-ray, or did they just prescribe the Metacam and then tell you to wait it out? How is he acting? Is he eating normally? Moving alright?

Dogs unfortunately tend to have a habit of violently shaking their heads whenever they get a hold of prey in their mouths, so that's usually when a small animal/bird that is in their grips gets internal injuries. They don't usually actually "chomp down" on them, it happens but not often. Usually birds in this situation die of internal bleeding due to them being shaken...Hopefully that is not the case, and she's just very sore and in some shock...Keep her warm, quiet, and still until she starts acting normally, and keep your child away from her until that point...

And yeah, you gotta make some kind of rule about your 6 year-old not being allowed to get the bird out of her cage unless an adult is with them. 6 years old is very young for them to understand what can happen if situations like these. It's not his fault, he's just too young to appreciate the dangers of what can happen, especially if there are dogs in the house too...

 

[GaleriaGila]

Profound sympathies.

Yes, please find a way to interrupt the dangers in the future.

Good for you for seeking vet help right away.

So tragic.

 

[C3mommy]

Oh no!!!!!! That is terrible. I'm so sorry for that sweet little baby and you. There is hope till there isn't. A crushing injury so sorry, did they x-ray? Give time a chance to heal. I will be adding my prayers.

They didn't x-ray because there was no sign of that type of injury. She was more stressed out when theu messed with her, so they didn't want to over do it for her. She did puke up most of her crop of food and it smelled sour. Wondering if they should have given antibiotics also.

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[MonicaMc]

Sour smell - usually a sign of a fungal infection, not bacterial.

So sorry this happened! Any news yet on how she's doing today?

 

[C3mommy]

What do I do about a fungal infection?

She made it through the night, but is still lethargic and not super active.

Sour smell - usually a sign of a fungal infection, not bacterial.

So sorry this happened! Any news yet on how she's doing today?

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[Laurasea]

Being in a dogs mouth, is the type of injury , very easy to crush or break bones even if not punctured with teeth. I really feel for you both, abd can't imagine your worry. Is she perching? Eating drinking? Poor poor birdie. What kind of dog was it? This is a good reminder for members with dogs, that it only takes s moment for their prey drive to kick in. And a good lesson for members with young children to put locks on cages. Not that it is something we wish anyone had to go through. I sure hope she is going to make it. The vomiting could be stress, or internal injury, or picked up infection from dogs mouth ..

 

[Scott]

I'm so sorry Gamorra was seized. That she did not succumb to the shock is a good first sign.

The absence of puncture wounds may argue against antibiotics for now. Hopefully she will improve with rest and Metacam as pain reliever.

Fungal growth is a specific diagnosis and can be treated with a fairly lengthy course of antifungals; 4 to 6 weeks.

Sending my healing thoughts for Gamora and hugs for you.

 

[C3mommy]

Being in a dogs mouth, is the type of injury , very easy to crush or break bones even if not punctured with teeth. I really feel for you both, abd can't imagine your worry. Is she perching? Eating drinking? Poor poor birdie. What kind of dog was it? This is a good reminder for members with dogs, that it only takes s moment for their prey drive to kick in. And a good lesson for members with young children to put locks on cages. Not that it is something we wish anyone had to go through. I sure hope she is going to make it. The vomiting could be stress, or internal injury, or picked up infection from dogs mouth ..

She stands, but I have her set on the bottom of cage to prevent injury if she was to fall. She's weak. He's a mutt medium sized. I am hope she'll be ok. I hate that she's going through this and I wasn't home to protect her.

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[Laurasea]

Ok. Give her time to get over the shock. It's good you have her set up with food and water near by, you can out a folded towel for her to rest on if Shee needs to get off her feet. Try not to move her around or make her move, I would cover three sides of the cage. We are here with you , and Gamora. It took Ta-dah the whole next day just to recover from the vet visit stress.

 

[C3mommy]

Ok. Give her time to get over the shock. It's good you have her set up with food and water near by, you can out a folded towel for her to rest on if Shee needs to get off her feet. Try not to move her around or make her move, I would cover three sides of the cage. We are here with you , and Gamora. It took Ta-dah the whole next day just to recover from the vet visit stress.

I have the one side that she's setup on uncovered. I have a little heater next to her cage for heat. I have her on a towel and a couple socks beside her filled with rice fornher to lay between and rest. She drank some this morning, but doesn't show interest in food. I bought some formula and my friend thay raises birds is going to help me feed her some.

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[Laurasea]

I would not try and feed her today. Shock shuts down their GI system, if force feed her the food could sit in her guts and rot. Just let her rest today, it's ok if she doesn't eat today. Im not sure I would even force feed her tomorrow, talk to your vet. But please don't force feed her today let her rest. This all happened last night right? If she eats on her own that's ok though, her body will let her Know that.

 

[EllenD]

I would get her to a CAV or Avian Specialist Vet as soon as you possibly can...I wish they would have done an x-ray, as it would have shown any free-fluid/blood or free air inside of her, indicating an internal injury. That's what she needs to have done now...

Also, if she vomited and it smelled "sour", Monica is right, that's a common sign of them having a fungal/yeast infection in their crop/GI Tract, and they need a prescription Anti-Fungal medication that is given to them just like an antibiotic would be...Make sure that she does not get any antibiotics from a vet on a "just in case" or "wait and see" basis, as this is very common for Exotic Vets to do, they simply prescribe an antibiotic like Baytril or Doxy without doing any cultures to actually diagnose the issue; if she does in-fact have a yeast/fungal infection in her GI Tract, any antibiotics will make it much, much worse, as they kill-off ALL of the bacteria in their GI Tract/crop, even the normal, "good" bacteria, which is what keeps yeast/fungi at-bay...So they need to take a culture (flush and cluture) from her crop, and then look at it under a microscope, and preferably send it out to the lab to be plated and grown, as a lot of the time they have what is called "budding yeast", and that won't show under a scope, it must be plated and let to grow...

It could be that she has a GI/Crop yeast infection that is making her very sick, especially if you could smell it that strongly, and that it's just bad timing that the dog got a hold of her...Or she obviously could also have internal injuries/bleeding from the dogs "shaking" her or biting down on her...Or both...but if you smelled that sour, yeasty smell from her vomit, then it's pretty safe to say that she has a yeast/fungal infection...

I would put her on a Probiotic once daily, as it won't hurt her even if she doesn't have a fungal infection, but it will help her if she does, and will help a bit until you can get her back to an Avian Vet. BeneBac is a great Probiotic, as well as the Qwicko Avian Probiotic that is a powder you sprinkle on her food once a day. Both can be purchased at Petco and other pet shops...

 

[ChristaNL]

So sorry to read all this, I was hoping after being in shock for a short while the bird would bounce back - still wishing all the best for the little fellow.