"bird"  wrote in message
news:pan.2005.02.23.19.15.08.619076{at}invalid.com...
> Help me my bird is going to die. I've had him to 2 vets but they can't
> find what's wrong with him. There aren't any bird vets here just regular
> small animal vets. He's taking antibiotics now but it's not helping him.
> He was always small but I think he's lost weight. He chews his seeds like
> mad and is constantly eating or trying to. I'm not sure he actually eats
> the seeds I think he just chews them to dust. He gapes a lot. He has
> either big green diarheas or he has water ones or he has regular
> poop. He doesn't sit well on the pirch anymore and he's had two seizures.
> What is going on. I read about this "going light
megabacteria" thing could
> he have that? Should I travel cross country to a bird vet? Will this
> stress him and kill him? I don't know what's wrong with him does anyone
> have ideas? :(

Where are you located?

This site may helpy ou find an avian vet inyour area.
http://www.aav.org/vet-lookup/

Call a veterinarian school in your state and ask them if they can recommend
one near you.

What antiboiotic is he being given?

If this vet doesn't know what's wrong, and is just guessing, then for now
try and get the vet to put him on a drop of ciprofloxin twice a day. Odss
are, it's likely to be the best antibiotic for him.

Do whatever you can though to find a vet who's been trained to treat birds.
Regular vets are often useless when it comes to treating birds. They also
don't always take the care of a budgie seriously enough.

Dave




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