Cheesecake is Ok

[nibblezz]

He's alive.

According to the vet, Cheesecake has liver disease, which caused him to become severely dehydrated. The vet feels the liver issue is due to his advanced age. Ok..then why give him enrofloxacin, which is an antibiotic. My conversations with him never mentioned an infection. Covering all the bases I guess? Tomorrow I'll be talking to the vet again to clear this up.

He was rehydrated, got some goodies then got to go home.

I'm grateful for the positive outcome.

I'll be giving him non-alcoholic milk thistle and aloe vera for his liver.

Comments

[calzephyr]

Whew! I'm so glad Cheesecake is okay. Kidney and liver issues do get to be a problem with older cockatiels. Good luck with the milk thistle--it's so easy to get supplements online these days!

I hate to say it, but yes, antibiotics are just the default method of treating birds. It's non-invasive, less stressful and less expensive.

[nibblezz]

Me too! He seems to be doing so much better!

You are very right about the kidney and liver issues in their later years. It's a bit depressing, I know the milk thistle is only a band aid. I just hope it will prolong his life.