Another Cautionary Warning! UPDATE w/pics post #11!

[The Sheriff]

Good news. I spoke with a Dr. Jackie Gai who was recommended by UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She put me in touch with a Dr. Brian Speer, avian vet in Oakley, CA. He agreed to see Stuart at 2:00 p.m. We took Mary Catherine by our local vet's office before we left for the appointment to have her x-rayed too. She has twice as much hardware in her as Stuart! I called Dr. Speer's office and he agreed that we could bring them both down. We made the 215 mile round trip with both of them in the back of the Hummer. Dr. Speer was wonderful, has had his own emus for over 28 years! He reviewed the x-rays and in the end, decided that the best course of action at this point is using the Metamucil and just biding our time. He is not overly concerned about the zinc, stating it is an acute illness and they both seem fine since ingesting the screws several days ago.. He doubts the screws will cause perforation given the anatomy of the emu. He said he has seen worse in the gullet of emus before these guys. I was thrilled to find such a great resource. He happens to know our local vet as they were classmates, so as we go forward he could collaborate on their care. So we wait and see.


Mary
p.s............He did an exam on both of the genitalia and thinks they are both boys! Not 100% but most likely. Mary Catherine Gallegher left the house as Mary Catherine Gallegher and came home as M.C. Hammer!

Here are some of the highlights of a very interesting day in the life of a novice hobby farmer.

Waiting for the doctor.

Curiosity regarding the iPhone.

Still waiting.

Mary Catherine, oops M.C. is taller than the exam table. She weighed 18 pounds!

Finally exam time!

Then the consultation.

 

[chickenzoo]

So interesting..... glad they are going to be fine, I'd hate to see an x-ray of my grown emus gullet...... may have a car in their by now......

 

[chickenzoo]

I wonder if you could use the cow magnets that they feed them to remove metal from their stomachs?

 

[teach1rusl]

So great that the doc sounded optimistic

Love your pictorial narrative! What cutie pies your little birds are!

 

[2buckskins]

YAY! That's awesome! I loved all the pics! Thanks so much for sharing the vet reference too- if I ever have a problem with one of my birds, I'm heading to Oakley! It sounds like you got some great advice. The boys(?) look SO big!! Wow they are growing fast!!!!

 

[tiffanyg2]

OMG ~ lol I needed to get to page 2! That's just awesome

 

[SuperPeacockman]

Hmmm? Two boys, sounds like you need a girl or two!

 

[deanna&rich]

Hahahaaa! love the story-board!

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

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