Need Prolapse Post-op Advice

[Casavieja]

Last evening, I noticed that uur 15 year old SI Bijou was egg bound. The egg was about 3/4 of the way out. We immediately took her to the emergency vet, where she was diagnosed with a Cloacal prolapse. The doc removed the egg and put everything back where it belonged, and added a couple of stitches to keep everything in place.
The vet suggested that once Bijou is healed, we have her spayed to avoid this problem in the future, since it is like to reoccur.
Our avian vet has retired, so we will need to find a new one. We plan on discussing alternatives with the new vet. I was wondering though if anyone else here has had a similar experience with egg binding, prolapse and the possibility of Bijou having the same issue again if allowed to continue laying eggs.
Thanks for your input.

 

[LaManuka]

Welcome to you and Bijou, but my goodness what a scare she gave you! I’m so glad she’s ok. Interesting you can have her spayed, my little ones have always been too small to risk the blood loss from that procedure but I’d love to get my lorikeet spayed, she’s a notorious egg layer!

I cannot give you any advice myself but we have a member whose username is tanyamitchellrn with a cockatoo who has prolapse issues. You can find her thread under “Cockatoos” and it’s called “Prolapsed Vent” so maybe you can glean some info from that.

Other than that, a very warm welcome to you and hopefully someone with some more relevant experience will be able to help you further.

 

[chris-md]

Greetings!!

I’m glad bijou is on the mend, what a relief!

Spaying person birds is not something done readily as it is with dogs and like cats. The AVMA is adamantly against it unless there is a medical need. I’ve seen it done once or twice but there were extenuating circumstances.

Whether this situation constitutes “extenuating circumstances” would be between you and your vet, not a bunch of non-medical professionals on an internet forum. I’d speak with your regular avian vet about this development and get their opinion.

 

[noodles123]

Glad they were able to fix it! Scary!!

I would definitely remove all triggers if you haven't already (any dark spaces/shadowy areas---fabric, pillows, hammocks, low ledges, under furniture etc). Paper piles/shredding stuff can also be a trigger for some birds, as can warm, mushy food. Stick to petting on the head and neck only if you have a lot of physical contact with your bird.

 

[Scott]

Kudos for quick reaction, prompt skilled avian care likely saved Bijou!

My flock has never encountered egg binding issues, but history is often prologue. You are wise to keep a close watch and change behavior leading to unwanted egg laying.

 

[SailBoat]

Surprised that the Emergency Vet Service did not provide you with a post-op document defining what to be aware of and if such occurred to quickly return to their office or your Avian Professional.

Commonly, when a Vet retires, they transfer their clients to another like Vet. Apparently that didn't happen?

Anyway, no personal experience with Prolapse, but many surgeries over the years. Strongly recommend that you contact the Emergency Clinic and either set-up a post surgery visit and /or get a recommendation for an Avian Professional in your area.

 

[Amsterdam]

Wish you both all the best im sure other forum members can help you resolve this problem