Rosie Goes To The Vet

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Kendra-

I'm quite shocked at Rosie's diagnosis. Definitely have her retested at a different lab! As you may know, Avian Bornavirus is the precursor for PDD (otherwise known as Macaw Wasting Disease). The peculiar question in my mind is how Rosie may have contracted this virus. As far as I know, infection is believed to only stem from intimate contact with other infected birds, such as from their secretions, feces, etc.

Medical labs have been known to make mistakes and misinterpret samples. Please get a second test done! And absolutely keep us posted!

I was shocked as well. It’s not something I ever thought we would be dealing with. I haven’t heard of false positives as far as the testing goes. Definitely false negatives. But when we go back I will ask for another test.

I am not going to go for another test now as from what I have read, stress can be a factor in triggering ABV to turn to PDD. So I would rather wait and keep an eye on her for the time being. I also read that hormones can be a trigger. Which is worrying for me as Rosie is just turning 6, which means we should be hitting hormones big time.

I have read that ABV can be passed from parent to birds. Which is really the only thing I can figure. She hadn’t been around any birds since she was a baby. We brought her home at around 4 months and she has been an only bird ever since. From what the vet told me it is possible to pass from bird to bird if the uninfected bird has a compromised immune system. It seems like there is a lot to be learned about this virus.

Thank you and everyone for all of the good thoughts. Rosie and I appreciate it!! ❤️


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