I spoke finally last night to Dr. Taylor. It was his first day back and said to me had only a chance to have a quick review of Austins case, but would look more investively today and call me when he has something to confirm with me. He was quick and didn't offer much advice to tell me that what Austin is suffering, his neurogical and ups and downs , are very normal and to be expected with PDD, especially at the stage they feel he is at. I said i was worried about my other 2 timnehs. I want to catch it early, and what i can do asap to try to detect any abnormalties. I don't want to wait for symptoms......because if i do, what if it means they have been sick all along too and BOOM one day , just like Austin, I fight to keep them alive for the first few weeks. I won't except that as an answer to a very very painful illness.As far as Austin. We have begun to suffer neurogical symtoms. he has lazy eye lids that can either droop, or blink fast. Then there are times they are normal and he is wide eyed. He also goes into some sort of a little seizure, during that time he is a little dumbfounded or not really aware of what is around him, other times he'll stare into space while you wave your hand in his face he has no reaction. These things started the night I held him all through the night. These things are not something he has constantly, it appears to happen moreso when his crop is empty in the morning, handfeednig him 1 or 2 in the middle of the night seems to help.
His weight is now accurate, since we can now say the swelling in the crop is pretty much back to normal. He is 234 grams from 285 grams. That is alot of weight for a little Timneh. Right now, he has a low appetitie and handfeeding is becoming a tricky process. This may just be temporary as he gains strength and any side effects of medications start to agree with his senstive system. Im learning from others it takes a few months of night and day feedings, feeding every 2 hrs even if you only manage to get 5 cc or whatever. Just keep him with food in his crop, keep it moving and don't let him empty out as this slows the digestive and it s a harder to get things moving when all calms from not working food.
Austins poops are more water, then they are food. He does produce droppings of proper color and consistency most of the time, just not the amount we want to see.
So, Austin is stable. He is here now having some moistened pellets and sitting on his rope perch in front the window. At times he seems so normal. Then at other times, you realize how sick he is.
We have alot to deal with to give Austin the chance to live, It won't be easy and it will come with many set backs as i've learned many who's birds where diagnosed at the stage Austin was, it was touch and go for the first 2-3 months. It takes along time for weight to come back on......
So, today again, I await answers. I await the plan I need in order to deal with this.
I also need to learn to tube feed. I will have my vet teach me, but any thoughts in the meantime would be apprechiated.
