Help- fluid pouring out of peacocks mouth

[casportpony]

I still think it was human error on that negative fecal exam Kathy.

From what I read, the cecal worms can damage the intestines so bad that quite often you won't fin egg or worms in them.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@msmolly , update?

-Kathy

 

[msmolly]

Please do! Suggestion... talk to your vet about blackhead, and tell him that a friend of yours had a poult that had a negative fecal, but necropsy found blackhead.

-Kathy

So sad, my boy passed away at the vet a short time ago. He was still weak and quiet this morning. Before they could get blood work and xrays, they heard him start flailing in the cage, then his head went back in a seizure type move and he arrested. The vet tried intubating and resuscitating- no luck. We are all stunned- so she is going to do a necropsy. some blood when she intubated she said. The stool showed no parasites to speak of. (I just wormed every one a month ago).

 

[msmolly]

From what I read, the cecal worms can damage the intestines so bad that quite often you won't fin egg or worms in them.

-Kathy

That's interesting.....

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I am so sorry!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Once you see what they look like in a necropsy it makes sense.

-Kathy

 

[msmolly]

My poor Blue died at the vets this morning. When they performed the autopsy, he had a full crop of peanuts, which I had fed the previous day. Liver and kidneys were pale, and his lungs were filled with blood. Tissues are being sent to the state lab. Uggghhh.... can't be good. So far the other birds seem okay. My chickens were vaccinated for new castle, but none of my young peacocks, and I don't know about Blue. I don't know much about Newcastle, but it says respiratory. Than again, there are a lot of other scary things I'm discovering as I read. any other ideas?

 

[casportpony]

My poor Blue died at the vets this morning. When they performed the autopsy, he had a full crop of peanuts, which I had fed the previous day. Liver and kidneys were pale, and his lungs were filled with blood. Tissues are being sent to the state lab. Uggghhh.... can't be good. So far the other birds seem okay. My chickens were vaccinated for new castle, but none of my young peacocks, and I don't know about Blue. I don't know much about Newcastle, but it says respiratory. Than again, there are a lot of other scary things I'm discovering as I read. any other ideas?

So sorry.

@luxbwinDVM might be able to comment on what he knows about newcastle.

-Kathy

 

[msmolly]

So life goes on and it is most definitely a circle. This happened at the burial of my beloved Blue.

Pic#1 is of Blue on his favorite perch, a tree stump that looked out over his kingdom & aviary. Pic#2 is the view from that stump. This was Blue's guard tower, so he could call out when there was danger. We buried Blue at the base of that tree stump and immediately this happened.....Pic #3 & 4 are his son T (1 yr.), very gently touching Blue's feathers that mark the grave,.....and then.....T turned and jumped up onto the stump,(never went near it before). Passing of the Throne- so to speak. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but the timing was just so.... well anyway. I just love these darn birds!


Blue on his throne. View of his kingdom. The son paying respects The new King

 

[msmolly]

My poor Blue died at the vets this morning. When they performed the autopsy, he had a full crop of peanuts, which I had fed the previous day. Liver and kidneys were pale, and his lungs were filled with blood. Tissues are being sent to the state lab. Uggghhh.... can't be good. So far the other birds seem okay. My chickens were vaccinated for new castle, but none of my young peacocks, and I don't know about Blue. I don't know much about Newcastle, but it says respiratory. Than again, there are a lot of other scary things I'm discovering as I read. any other ideas?

Lab Results Back- This is what killed my peacock. "Aflatoxin" - a common type of Mycotoxin. Basically a deadly and even carcinogenic mold/fungus that contaminates corn and peanuts(most often) but other grains as well. The contamination can happen before harvest,or sometimes after- in poor storage situations- hot, humid summer weather and relaxed husbandry...ie,cleaning and disposal of old feed. Hope every one reads this- since its a real wake up call. This fungal toxin can be completely invisible- in other words the grain does not even have to look moldy- to be deadly. There are many articles about aflatoxin- but there is one from Cornell University I found interesting (and alarming).