african grey ill

hello, my name is mandy and i am the proud owner of an congo african grey his name is lefkos he has been ill now for almost two weeks as soon i seen he was ill i took him to the vet who said to me that he had a cold and gave to me baytril and told me to add to his water for 5 days i did but after 4 days the illness had returned i went back to vet who then gave me pollivita to add to his water along with his baytril but to me he is getting worse both eyes are watering now he looks to be crying at times and seems to find it difficult to breath he is sleeping alot but is eating little little each time and drinks small amount too.

i live in cyprus and there is no avian specialists here i am beside myself worry and can not see him like this can you make a suggestion on what this could be so i could go to the vet and in hope for him to get well again thank you

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Oct 29, 2011
 african grey ill
by: mandy

ok so i found a vet open this morning and took my lefkos the vet he gave an antibiotic injection and said to come again for the next 3 days to continue treatment (i hope so desperatly for this treatment to work) if this treatment does not the vet said to try a differnt antibiotic he also said he is critical at the moment he is very week and dehydrated i will keep this updated.
Oct 29, 2011
 african grey
by: mandy

Thank you very much for your fast reply i will see a new vet on monday morning and how can i arange a consultation from you with the vet? thank you once again x
Oct 28, 2011
 ill grey
by: Anonymous

Is there an avian vet in another town? This bird NEEDS to see a vet qualified in avian medicine. This vet you took him to does not know anything about the avian species. Just by him/her giving you stuff to give to your bird can kill it. They are not experienced in this type of medicine.

One of my birds was poisoned by a vet in my area a few years ago, because there is NO avian vet here either, so I contacted an avian vet in another part of my country and they helped a vet here draw blood and sent it away to have tests done. My bird almost died, but with the help of an avian vet and a regular vet that cared enough to take the time and learn, we saved his life. He is a good boy and is doing well now.

See if you can even contact by phone an avian vet qualifed to do this and possibly help a vet in your area to get your bird well again, but don't wait, do it now.


Good luck.
Oct 28, 2011
 Bird not getting well
by: The Avian Vet

I am happy to provide a consultation with your veterinarian. The cost is $125.00. Your veterinarian will need to contact me, but the bill will go directly to you.

Your bird is sick and the treatments that have been administered thus far are inappropriate and ineffective. Baytril is a good antibiotic, but it is ineffective in the water. Stop the Pollivita immediately as this is not helping and may actually cause problems.

Put your bird in a small hospital cage and cover with a heating pad. Keep the temperature at 90-95F and make sure he eats and drinks. I think you need to seek the help of another veterinarian, and drive there if you can. You should have blood work done as well as cultures and maybe x-rays.

Dr B

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