*GRAPHIC WARNING* Analyse this baby GW Macaw poop please

[chad84]

Name: Robert
Age: 11 weeks 1 day

Genealogy: Wild parents; raised until 8 weeks old then abandoned
Adoption: Given to me by a friend to hand feed and raise as my buddy

Plumage: Head, wings and tail intact; mother plucked rest of body; new fluff and feather growths emerging
Home: My entire house; free range; sits in box when cleaning house; have a 5 ft x 6 ft aviary when he gets older

Vet: Non-Avian vet (knowledgeable with Avians though)

Current Meds: Amoxicillin oral 100 mg suspension (flavoured)
Dosage: .5 ml twice a day ( 1 ml a day)
Reason: Wheezing, sneezing and tail bobbing
Diagnosis: Aspiration/Respiratory infection
Duration for Meds: 7 days
Total time on Meds: 4 days

Previous Meds: Diflucan 150mg gelatin capsule
Dosage: 20mg a day
Reason: Slow crop, sour breath, dough texture to crop, food undigested in poop, white blobs in mouth
Diagnosis: Candidiasis
Duration for Meds: 7 days
Total time on Meds: 7 days

I would like to get someone to give me a diagnosis of the entire poop; especially the urine. They cloudy yellow urine started around the same that he started the Amoxicillin. Sometimes he has normal stools, sometimes they are almost clear and sometime they are cloudy. I am worried. I ran to the vet who told me to finish the meds and then bring him back a few days after the meds have worn off. I was wondering what madness is this. My baby pooping yellow and I have to wait? He doesn't seem sick at all. Following me around all day. When I visit my clients I have to carry him around as he cries and begs to come along. He nibbles my toes and always wants to be picked up like a helpless child. He is alive and well. Should I continue the Amoxicillin beyond the 7 days?

Poop on tile (camera flash off)


Poop on tile (camera flash on)


Poop picked up with toilet paper (camera flash off)


Poop picked up with toilet paper (camera flash on)

[Wolf]

I wish that I could be of more help to you and Robert but although I have downloaded a couple of avian medical texts I do not have the vet training to go with it and just don't have the knowledge to diagnose this.

I know that the majority of the birds urine is produced in the liver and that the yellow coloration is suggestive of liver issues it could also be related to the medication that he is on. the urine that we see when or birds poop is contaminated on the way through the lower part of the digestive tract where it is eliminated with the poop, so is usually not much use for diagnosis. The yellow could also be caused by the food that he eats especially if it is pellets that are colored or fruits and vegetable that contain yellow color such as carrots.

You best bet is to locate an avian vet and get a second opinion on this, regardless of how good a vet is, sometimes a fresh look through new eyes is very beneficial. I have to drive for almost 2 hours to reach the closest avian vet or any vet that will work with birds.

All we can do is give you lay advice as we are not trained vets avian or otherwise and our suggestions must never be taken as superior to the advice of the vet. Myself, I would get another opinion as quickly as possible.