[birdlady49]

Call Dr LaBonde's office and either talk with him or one of the vet techs.

Sometimes we have to have blood work done more than once a year if we feel our bird needs it. You're the only one who can make that call. LaBonde is reasonable. I wouldn't be surprised if you would just be charged for a recheck, rather than a full exam since you had him in a few months ago. Call and ask. He's the most reasonable person I know, and he would never think to overcharge or demand tests that aren't absolutely necessary.

I'm sorry you're frustrated but, after talking with LaBonde's office, you may come away feeling better.

His weight sounds fine to me. If it fluctuates a couple of grams, that's nothing to worry about. But I'm not a vet. I'm just someone who has several decades of experience with birds and has learned what I can from books, from seminars, from the internet and from Dr LaBonde. None of us can give you a determinable answer by looking at electronic photographs. Not even the best avian vet in the world would assume to do that.

Bottom line if you feel there is a problem, you need a face-to-face with an avian vet. None of us are rich and sometimes we have to rebudget our expenses for our birds. Heaven knows I have to do that on a regular basis as I've been unemployed since April. We do what we have to do.