We're new and soooo confused

[birdmom]

Hello,
I'm Joanne, I have Buddi and Charlie, CAGs. I'm so confused because a couple days ago I put up a posting here, under the Welcome new members thread. I can't find the reply I posted. Where is it?

We are in northern california. My female grey Buddi is 6, and on fluconazole for a yeast infection, we're trying to figure out why she is plucking her neck feathers and the vet did a gram test on her neck and found some kind of yeast. He gave me a spray antibiotic, but she hated that and was trying to eat it and pull out all the feathers that the spray got on. So, after one day of that I had to bathe it all off her, and we went to the oral fluconazole. She didn't like that at all and neither did I.

He also gave her a shot of Lupron, in case her plucking started due to hormones. She is now getting a syringe of fluconazole 2x a day for 18 days. Fortunately, she is taking it but not liking it.
I have to give her a nut afterwards so she feels rewarded and that is working.

I also have a male CAG, Charlie who is 4. I think he is the reason she is plucking. Although she started it before I got him it was very minor. Then after I got him in April, she really starting plucking more. I think she is jealous. The infection may have started 18 mos ago when I moved and she got stressed afterward, and a gram stain showed high negative gram bacteria in her fecal. So, she went on antibiotics, and afterward I should have put her on a Probiotic, but I didn't know it and the vet didn't tell me. So I think she got the yeast from the antibiotics, and it is slow growing, so until some real big stress factors occurred, it was in check. When I got bird number two, she got stressed and I also got her a new cage that month. I'm spending more time with her now, making sure she is feeling verrrry special!

I hope I can learn to use this forum. I don't understand what happened to my other posting. This seems like a great place to meet others with CAGs .

[danmcq]

HI BirdMom,

Your original Post when you first introduced yourself is in the room at the Top, in the Topic "Attention all new Members. :-)

It does take a while to find you way around here and also to keep track of what Topic you started and in which room. You'll get the hang of it soon :-)

Not only can you learn from other owners on this forum, but with your obvious experience and background with Grey's, we can learn from you too!!

The information you posted regarding the vet visits for other illnesses and now a yeast infection which probably resulted from the antibiotics is great information for others here with female Greys that may someday encounter the same thing.

Thanks for posting this and we look forward to hearing more from you!! :-)

[nevjoe]

It will take a while to get areund the forum. Dan said it best

Don't let it get you down.



Joe

[lovemyGreys]

Hi Joanne & ot a great forum, i'm sure you will find it a very informative site.

[fourtrap]

Hello Birdmom and welcome to the family, glad you joined us

Benny

[birdmom]

Thanks Pussycat!

[birdmom]

Hi Benny nice to meet you. Joanna

[FairY]

Joanne, welcome here I am happy you joined.

[birdmom]

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[Tari]