[nailsrglue]

I have also noticed that avian vets like to ask to do alot of tests that cost alot of money when they don't even need the tests to diagnose something.

I had a bird in the past that developed a nostril problem. Took it too a vet and they wanted about $800 for all kinds of tests, none were considered conclusive. I was in high school with no job so I just took the meds they gave me and went home. A year later when the bird got bad again, I took it to a new vet. They charged me $180 for the visit, meds, and took a culture of the nostril to find out what was wrong and did not insist on more tests. It all just depends on the vet and thier experience in diagnosing birds.