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[Bamabexchicks]

Wow that is ridiculous!! If it was me I think I would refuse to pay for that. Sounds like they didn’t do anything for him!!!

Opelika is a small place, my hubs worked for that vet's dad back in the day. They all went to college at Auburn together...etc. Hubs told me today that he felt bad that he didnt advise me to just go to the University clinic. But not paying the bill would be social suicide.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Opelika is a small place, my hubs worked for that vet's dad back in the day. They all went to college at Auburn together...etc. Hubs told me today that he felt bad that he didnt advise me to just go to the University clinic. But not paying the bill would be social suicide.

Aw that’s unfortunate :/ I am glad I do not live in a super small town like that. Are you going to go to the university clinic too now or just try to treat him at home now? I assume two vets would be very expensive.

 

[ronott1]

You would be proud of me Sour, I went and got him. I kept getting okie-doked on the phone so I took @CapricornFarm 's advice and just showed up. All they were doing was giving him an electrolyte/ vitamin (expensive poultry nutri drench) orally and cefazolin injections subcutaneously twice a day. I had hubs take some crumbles to the while was at the dentist. They were feeding him f****** lettuce, and had not changed the paper in the carrier I brought him in where they were keeping him! Found all this out when I showed up unannounced. So now I have the antibiotics and other stuff here. Let him hang out in the yard for about 15 minutes while I cleaned his carrier and he ate crumbles and some scratch grain steadily while he was out. I scrambled an egg and brought him in to eat it inside and he ate 2/3 of that.

I'm getting set to give his injection and electrolytes and have a rubber catheter in case I need to tube any fluids into him. He still is weak and very thin, but I'm going to give it my best effort.

Other than getting anti biotiocs, you are a better vet!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Aw that’s unfortunate :/ I am glad I do not live in a super small town like that. Are you going to go to the university clinic too now or just try to treat him at home now? I assume two vets would be very expensive.

I feel like he's better off here with me the only one handling him

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Other than getting anti biotiocs, you are a better vet!

Thanks Ron. I'm flattered you would say that. All I can do is try.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I feel like he's better off here with me the only one handling him

That makes sense. He probably is. All the different people and new locations is probably stressful.

 

[igorsMistress]

You would be proud of me Sour, I went and got him. I kept getting okie-doked on the phone so I took @CapricornFarm 's advice and just showed up. All they were doing was giving him an electrolyte/ vitamin (expensive poultry nutri drench) orally and cefazolin injections subcutaneously twice a day. I had hubs take some crumbles to the while was at the dentist. They were feeding him f****** lettuce, and had not changed the paper in the carrier I brought him in where they were keeping him! Found all this out when I showed up unannounced. So now I have the antibiotics and other stuff here. Let him hang out in the yard for about 15 minutes while I cleaned his carrier and he ate crumbles and some scratch grain steadily while he was out. I scrambled an egg and brought him in to eat it inside and he ate 2/3 of that.

I'm getting set to give his injection and electrolytes and have a rubber catheter in case I need to tube any fluids into him. He still is weak and very thin, but I'm going to give it my best effort.

Absolutely unacceptable. I'm so happy he's home Becca, poor guy. I hope he's well soon!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Absolutely unacceptable. I'm so happy he's home Becca, poor guy. I hope he's well soon!

Thanks sweetie, I'm g liad he's home too. We will try our best to get him back on his paws!

 

[CapricornFarm]

You would be proud of me Sour, I went and got him. I kept getting okie-doked on the phone so I took @CapricornFarm 's advice and just showed up. All they were doing was giving him an electrolyte/ vitamin (expensive poultry nutri drench) orally and cefazolin injections subcutaneously twice a day. I had hubs take some crumbles to the while was at the dentist. They were feeding him f****** lettuce, and had not changed the paper in the carrier I brought him in where they were keeping him! Found all this out when I showed up unannounced. So now I have the antibiotics and other stuff here. Let him hang out in the yard for about 15 minutes while I cleaned his carrier and he ate crumbles and some scratch grain steadily while he was out. I scrambled an egg and brought him in to eat it inside and he ate 2/3 of that.

I'm getting set to give his injection and electrolytes and have a rubber catheter in case I need to tube any fluids into him. He still is weak and very thin, but I'm going to give it my best effort.

Stupid jerks, how is he supposed to get better if not eating anything nutritious? Good thing you went and got him!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Stupid jerks, how is he supposed to get better if not eating anything nutritious? Good thing you went and got him!

IKR? This vet bills himself as an avian vet, but doesn't routinely offer grams stains as a diagnostic tool. I will be taking my birds to the University clinic in the future.