Dawn, let me tell you how very sorry I am that you are experiencing this. It must be quite frightening!
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Originally Posted by hugs28
This is what 2 vets have told me now, its not worth doing a necropsy, cause the results can take 2 wks to come back and it can cost alot of money to have it done. They told me to see if there is a board certified person that can maybe do it in there office, but there is not :( I don't know what else to do.
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No, a necropsy is not cheap but it is certainly worth doing. It can rule out certain things (disease, reactions to a toxin, etc.) and possibly find an answer. An individual bird's unexpected passing is one thing but three birds in as many days (please correct me if I am wrong) is a different situation altogether. You can ask as many people as you'd like for advice or guesses but without the tissue samples and testing, you're never going to know.
Keep in mind that ALL birds have sensitive respiratory tracts and perhaps the smaller birds are all that more vulnerable. Things to consider that my be hazardous to the health of your pets:
*housepainting (inside or out)
*carpet cleaning or carpet replacing
*air fresheners (plug-ins, candles, sprays, those solid things that you sit on a shelf, etc.)
*fumes from Teflon or other non-stick cookware
*fumes from a self-cleaning cycle
*fumes from crafts (paints, hot glue guns, etc.)
I don't know what to tell you, chica. In the unfortunate event that another bird passes, PLEASE refrigerate (DO NOT FREEZE) that bird immediately and contact a board-certified avian vet (
certification, species, credentialing, veterinary clinical practice, vet, abvp) ASAP to arrange for a necropsy. I'm not just worried about your birds at this point but you and your family as well.
Please keep us updated,
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