please help

[rubyroo]

i took my roo to the vet for bloodwork and she had an xray which revealed an enlarged liver but the liver functions from lab were normal... her cholesterol was 950 and he said norm was 150 i want to know how a vegetarian bird can have a high cholesterol when only animal products contain it ( she is a vege bird as i am also) no eggs no milk products or meat!! i ordered aloe detox and milk thistle for her she is 18 yo can anyone tell me about the cholesterol?? thanx

 

[jbbandt]

I was told sunflower seeds are the main reason for the liver thing , thats what they said at a bird expo we went to. He also after a few months off it would go back to normal

 

[Auggie's Dad]

can anyone tell me about the cholesterol?? thanx

I'm sure your vet could!

Animals produce their own cholesterol. In fact diets high in a number vegetable oils can actually lead to increased activity of the enzyme that produces cholesterol. Sunflower seed oil is one of these, but there are several others. HMG-CoA reductase is not (as far as I know) a standard part of a liver function test, but dysregulation of that enzyme could lead to elevated cholesterol.

Of course this is just one of dozens of possibilities. What did your vet say?

 

[rubyroo]

my vet said seed have cholesterol.. I know he is wrong but there are no avian vets in hawaii and this vet is the 1 that the avian sites recommended

 

[rubyroo]

also her lymphocytes were low at 2944 and wbc low at 9.2 momocytes high at 4% and plasma protein high at 13.2.. sgot was 123 normal. does this mean anything specific?? thank you

 

[Celtic Caique]

I'm sorry I don't know the answers to any of your questions. But is there perhaps an avian veterinarian that you could speak with over the phone or on-line that would consult with you and the veterinarian that you have to use? You could at least share the test results with an avian vet, and maybe some answers could be found that way. Prayers being sent for your Roo...