My BFA 17 y/o Bean was diag FLD 30 days ago. We have owned him since he was a baby, so we are responsible for his health condition. Bean was never on a "seed" diet. We didn't feed him seeds, except for a few sunflowers seeds mixed in with hs other foods for variety and foraging. He must have gotten sick from other bad stuff, maybe things like parrot treats, colored pellets, hemp seed, Im not sure. Any way. He has been n a strict new way of life starting the day we left the vet. He gets in the morning a bowl of mixed vegetables like beets, carrots, peas, mixed greens, squash, sweet potato, corn, peppers, and a few others, and some whole grains all mixed together chopped up fine. It was hard to get him switched to this, now he loves it.
I have a question for you, does he still need to eat seeds? I still give him some seeds at dinner time, because I read that he still needs the protein in them(seeds). Is this correct? Or can he eat enough good stuff, like the veggies above, that he does not need the seeds any longer?
His polyuria seems to have improved, it does not soak thru 4-5 piece of news paper. is colors look better, he is eating better, more vocal, more playful, of late. I jut hope his liver is doing better. His Dr, who is a board certied avian vet, said there is still a realistic chance of his liver recovering. He is also taking 1 rx I have to melt 1x day called Omega Booster(palm oil), and a compound the doc makes I think its milk thistle, Sam E/SYLM/LACTUS, is what the label says. 2 x a day. I finally taught Bean to take it straight from the syringe, into his mouth, after failing at trying to hide it, and sneak it into him. Any way, about the seeds, and would the aloe also help as additional to what he is doing already, plus anything else anybody can think of. Thanks.
