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Dorian results

Posted by Diane on 2/4/2025, 6:50 pm

Of cause I missed the vets phone call. She’ll call back tomorrow but she left the following message. He had servers no contagious pneumonia. (I can’t spell the proper name) and liver disease. She wants to talk about the liver disease because it might be dietary she said and I guess it might affect max ( she didn’t say that part but I’m assuming she meant that).

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Posted by Diane on 2/5/2025, 6:02 pm, in reply to "Dorian results"

I spoke with the vet. The pneumonia was from the liver. His liver was gone. He had chronic liver disease. I don't think there was probably anything I could have done. I wish I didn't believe in medical miracles I would probably be able to accept that more. I did feed him basically a seed diet with Harrisons, avicakes, and zoo preen thrown in. He probably ate mostly the seeds.

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Posted by Diane on 2/5/2025, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Also he was under constant stress for one year before I moved and two years after I moved I'm trying my best to keep Max from getting stressed out.

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Posted by Diane on 2/5/2025, 6:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

All in all I still feel like I failed Dorian. Dorian was so sweet.

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 2/6/2025, 9:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

You did the best you could, and Dorian knew you loved him. What age was Dorian?

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Posted by Diane on 2/8/2025, 1:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Dorian was only 14.

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Posted by Cecilia on 2/8/2025, 6:47 am, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

You did not fail him. You did the best you could. I think all of us have felt that way when treatment did not go as we had hoped. I know I felt that way when I lost Lily to egg binding. Remember you gave him a wonderful life.

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Posted by Cindy AZ on 2/5/2025, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Dorian results"

I always feel like I failed when a bird dies, too, even though there was nothing i could do, nothing the vet could do. It’s always good to know the necropsy results though. It doesn’t ease your pain but it answers some questions.

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Posted by Cathy on 2/6/2025, 10:18 am, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

I'm glad that you finally heard from the vet. Was the word that she used aspergillosis? I think that it's a pneumonia that birds can get.

Unfortunately tiels are notorious seed junkies. Back when there were a lot of tiel forums many an owner was frustrated by not being able to wean their tiels off of seed.

Dorian knew that he was loved and cared for. I'm sorry that things became stressful for a time but birds are very adaptable and adjust to situations. I'm sorry you lost him.

Cathy

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Posted by DIANE on 2/6/2025, 1:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Thank you. I guess I'm feeling the effects of aging and not being able to make Max's life more happy. If I had kids or someone I can leave the birds to I would get him a companion. But I just don't. And also I don't live near an avian vet and animal health care just is to expensive.

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Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 2/6/2025, 9:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

You're doing all you can. Sooner or later, everyone of us that has more than one bird, has that last bird. You are Max's flock, his person, and as long as you're near, I think he will be okay.

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Posted by Gina on 2/7/2025, 12:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

I am in the same boat as you, Diane. Bailey has been so sad since Snickers died Jan. 2021 and I KNOW he needs a buddy (other than me). I have to see it in him every day and it hurts.
However, I am 73 with no one to leave another bird to. I live in a very small apartment so separating Bailey and the new bird won't work. The only Avian vet where I live is very expensive and I am on a fixed income.
My situation frustrates me because I want to do so much more for him.
I am his person, but I know it is not enough. Our flock is not what he needs. I just keep trying like you are doing.

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Posted by Diane on 2/7/2025, 7:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Your situation seems exactly the same as mine. It's definitely hard.

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Posted by Gina on 2/9/2025, 1:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

So.hard...

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Posted by Cathy on 2/10/2025, 3:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Would fostering a tiel be one way to go? I don't know who you'd reach out to but if it's a rescue organization you wouldn't be responsible for any costs whether an avian vet or food. Just a thought.

Cathy

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Posted by Diane on 2/10/2025, 6:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

That isn't a bad idea. But the situation remains the same. No avian vets around here and this apartment is just not bird friendly. Here's an example of what I mean. I was taking a walk and (I have a security camera in the apartment) and my phone starts ringing. The fire alarm went off. In this building all the fire alarms are attached to one another and if one goes off in another apartment it goes off in your apartment and it just doesn't go off it really goes off loud with bright red lights. I walked home as fast as I could and max looked like he was in shock. He's ok now.

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Posted by Gina on 2/11/2025, 9:49 am, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

Diane, I agree that we may be living the same life:

My apartments are Senior Apartments which require annual testing of fire alarms.

That happened a week ago, Monday and I had to stick close to Bailey's cage and keep talking to him and whistling, etc. since he was absolutely terrified until they stopped.

Cathy, I seriously considered rescuing/fostering (still think about it) but, like Diane, my apartment is not bird-friendly and it is really too small for two birds. At Bailey's age I don't want to move him since here he has familiarity. After 8 years, I can give him that. He has those pesky aging issues (like me, lol).

Gina

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Posted by Cathy on 2/11/2025, 2:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Dorian results"

It reminds me of the time in 2001 when my condo association completely replumbed all of the buildings. I brought my 2 tiels, CC and Lulu, to a motel and stayed there for 2 weeks. I don't know where I got the energy, there's no way that I could do that now. I don't know if that motel is even pet friendly any more. So I understand.

They were great, though. They let me do my own vacuuming, pick up fresh towels, etc. so that housekeeping wouldn't be coming in and scaring the girls.

Cathy

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