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The Bird is doing just great. So great that the pretty Peahen he was impressing in the picture above is raising his 4 Peachicks this Summer. Looking out my office window at him in the pasture right now. This is his ninth year of hanging with us and I love him dearly. -
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Yesterday marked 3 weeks since The Bird acted well enough to turn loose. Heartfelt thanks to all y’all for your critical help guiding me through a week of confinement and care. He is doing fantastically. He went straight to his usual tree next to our house to roost from Day 1. But for two... -
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Where do you get this, a pet store? And how do you give it - what form does it come in? -
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I never could have done it without the shared knowledge of everyone here! A million thanks. -
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Thanks for your comments. It is scary to let him go knowing I can't catch him. -
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Ha that is hilarious! I was thinking a "chick flick" would be good with that popcorn.... The mineral supplement is made/sold by a veterinary clinic and they are good about answering queries so I shot off an email to them. They are large animal vets who may have more knowledge of turkeys and... -
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Update on The Bird: He is picking at food and I think our poops are good, do y’all agree? I am taking this sample to the vet clinic for a check. He looks/acts good and is honking at noises. Today is Day 7 on pedialyte (120mls twice/day), Day 6 on enrofloxacin and Day 5 on... -
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Corid is one I don't have. Does the metronidazole dissolve in the fluids if I grind it up? He has been relatively calm in confinement but is noticeably more agitated today and wants out NOW! I about freaked this morning to see bright yellow chunks in his cage until I discovered he had tossed... -
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The vet tested his stool negative for coccidia & worm eggs. Per Kathy's link I will rerun the test whenever I can get a decent sample, but they are very watery and run into the straw. Do I understand that if it is blackhead the poop will be bright yellow-colored? I have 250 mg metronidazole... -
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Hello, lousy schedule for having a sick bird. I spent the day doing the tourist thing with the in-laws and getting animals settled tonight. I am also curious as to my Bird’s ailment and reread the post about the peahen. There do seem to be similarities. I wish I could post the video of him... -
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Thanks Kathy, I did. I had to take advantage of the hubby being available to hold him, thus the rush. Fecal today came up negative for coccidia and worms. Vet recommended fenbendazol anyway, at 50 mg/kg so 2.25 per day for 5 days. He likes the mashed up egg and looks SO much better, I am... -
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A quick question if any one can answer it really fast..I have been dosing The Bird with his enroflxacin into the crop tube while giving fluids. Is it ok to do the same with the Safeguard? -
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You may call it the shotgun approach, Kathy, but it is based on years of experience. It isn’t luck, it is skill and instinct combined and we all appreciate you sharing. I am sorry to not be updating to the minute – just found out my inlaws are coming today for a week’s visit instead of... -
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He weighs right at 10 pounds. Think I'll play it safe and check the math in the AM, and get him started then! He is still holding his head up! Yeah! I have to fix him a bigger confinement tomorrow. -
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It has not expired, she was on it recently for a month and only used half a bottle. -
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I will weigh him in a few minutes when I give him fluids again. Do I keep up the fluids for the 5 days on Baytril? If so, how many times/day does he get fluids? Do I offer food and water tomorrow? I will have to keep him closely confined because he has never been handled before today-... -
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The tubing went well and I have my timer set to repeat in an hour. He is holding his head up, thank goodness. I forgot to try to weigh him and I suppose that is going to be necessary to figure the enrofloxacin dose. -
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Thank you so much, y’all are wonderful and have given me hope. To answer questions, when I move him he has been flopping his head about like he can’t always control it. After warming up for 2 hours on my lap, I left him to type this on a bed of hay in an XL dog crate and he held his head up... -
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Thanks for your replies. He came down/or fell from the tree and I was able to catch him even though he did try to run. I am warming him up in the barn now.I have texted our dog vet but have not had a reply.I have ivermectin & prohibit on hand, no safeguard so I will have to run out for that and...