#avian vet

[criminalmints]

This post was advertised to me and I couldn't reblog it. If you haven't already heard, avian flu is contagious to cats. Please read about it in this post.

Please keep your cats inside. They will be so much safer in every case, from anything.

[iheartvmt]

*flails* it is so nerve-wracking being on the client side of things!

[kedreeva]

Any idea on an age?

Spalding blue, around a week old by those shoulder coverts. Major imprint/hand taming risk still, so be careful how much handling you do in case it's a male.

Needs a high-protein crumble, preferably wetted to be soft but not soupy. If it has space to run around, you can go up to 28%, if not, stick around 24%. 95-105F hotspot for keeping warm. If it's been on raw ground, check for coccidia, they are really prone to dropping dead from it by around 10-14 days if exposed that young. Toltrazuril is preferred treatment over amprolium.

[plumbits]

i'm too tired to write a fully informational post right now, but as we're seeing more and more cases of H5N1 on the rise (in animals and humans): if you work closely with any species that have high potential to be infected, PLEASE wear proper PPE and take precautions when you get home (thorough hand washing, changing clothes when you get home from work, not wearing your work shoes inside).

as for the general public, if you come upon an injured or sick bird and can't find anyone who will take it, aside from very large hospitals, it's because of H5N1. during surges of the virus (like we're seeing now in the western US), rehabbers have to limit what they take in because of how dangerous the virus is to the other animals in their care and also in humans. a lot of rehabbers are home-based and only have themselves or a few other people to help them take on cases, and it's more than reasonable to not want to expose themselves, their animals, or their families to this virus.

as far as i know from the research being published, we haven't seen any human-human transmission of H5N1 yet, which is GREAT. we are seeing cases in humans from people who have interacted with wild birds, cattle, and swine*. H5N1 is also particularly deadly for house cats, especially those fed on a raw diet. all the more reason to keep your cats indoors and not feed them raw.

*people as in those who work on farms or those who are involved in culling infected flocks of birds.

i'm happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability, although i am NOT an epidemiologist.

[urdtarah]

My bird isn't doing very well 🥺

[lisalindtstillons]

Now the tweet is showing signs of a respiratory infection.

His current struggle with sickness is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with. But he’s got a vet appointment in a little over a week, so hopefully we can at least address this current issue.

I am so stressed and so tired, but I’m not giving up on him!

[birdvetsingapore-blog]

We are the leading Avian Pet Care veterinary service clinic in Singapore, we strongly believe in treating all birds and pets like our own!

[hydraulicfluidinmyteapot]

for everyone that had me performing surgery on a chicken on their school holidays bingo card:

that's so weird why would you even put that on there

....feel free to cross it off

[veterinaryrambles]

The majority of sick cats we have been seeing in the US have been indoor only cats being fed raw milk or raw poultry diets. Outdoor cats can certainly be exposed to bird flu by hunting wild birds or by roaming on farms, but indoor cats can and have died.

Please feed your cats cooked diets, whether canned, kibble or fresh cooked. If you are absolutely dead set on feeding a raw diet, switch to fish, pork, or other non-poultry/non-beef based diets! And nobody should be drinking raw milk, animal or human. Avian influenza is only one of many pathogens that can be found in unpasteurized milk, it’s just not worth the risk.

Indoor cats died of influenza after exposure to raw milk or raw diets

Bird flu from cat food? What to know to protect your pets : Shots - Health News

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5270042/cat-food-bird-flu-raw-milk

[edge-oftheworld]

never thought it’d be ‘why can’t we just boycott usamerica’ that would lead me to be like ‘oh well guess I gotta buy lukes signed cd’ but here we are

[lanomin]

Another bird died. god, poor ginger. She was the most gorgeous lorikeet and such a sweet quiet lady. I just don't know man. like what do you do when the vets don't give a shit? What do you do other than be the annoying keeper who they extra ignore when shit starts getting bad? Fuckin twice a day pain meds for a case of suspected sarco like what the fuck. Like some Ponazuril was tacked on but she was only on it for like 2 days!! Like no antibiotics? Nothing to try and treat as much as possible to try and save this bird? Idk man it's so clear the vets don't know what they're doing with birds, like literally our associate vet is like "well if it's not life threatening we don't need to see them" ARE YOU INSANE??? Birds aren't like mammals if things are that bad it's literally too late!! Avian medicine is preventative!!!! The second we tell you there's a weird behavior you need to be on that shit! But no it's just whatever until we come begging up to the hospital to at least look at our birds. I hate to leave the birds but I'm so heartbroken seeing this happen over and over and over

[oetscop]

having nonstop flashbacks to literally watching danny die and i csnt sit still and i know bothering him will only stress him out more but i keep getting up and tryig to get him to eat or even step up snd he wont

hes sittung at the top of the cage not the bittom but im still so fucking scared and i can only schedule an appointment wednesday and i dont thinknhe can drive to boston tuesday bc my mom works