Hi Everyone,
I took my My Sun Conure, Sophia, to see an Avian vet on Thursday- 12/10/20- as she had been breathing rapidly and tail bobbing. (We had been to my vet the week before who is not an Avian vet but does have experience with birds and she was diagnosed with pneumonia and put on Baytril.) An x-ray was taken and she was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. She was put on .03 ml of Pimobendedn to be given twice a day We started that day so she has had 9 doses of the drug so far, and has not shown any improvement with her breathing and tail bobbing. I called the vet's office today and they advised me to continue with the Pimobendan and check in with them on Thursday. She is around 12-14 (I adopted her so am not positive of age) and fortunately has been eating, drinking, and pooping fine.
I was wondering if anyone else has had experience with enlarged hearts in Sun Conures and what treatments were successful
Thank you for any input,
Tracey and Sophie
I took my My Sun Conure, Sophia, to see an Avian vet on Thursday- 12/10/20- as she had been breathing rapidly and tail bobbing. (We had been to my vet the week before who is not an Avian vet but does have experience with birds and she was diagnosed with pneumonia and put on Baytril.) An x-ray was taken and she was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. She was put on .03 ml of Pimobendedn to be given twice a day We started that day so she has had 9 doses of the drug so far, and has not shown any improvement with her breathing and tail bobbing. I called the vet's office today and they advised me to continue with the Pimobendan and check in with them on Thursday. She is around 12-14 (I adopted her so am not positive of age) and fortunately has been eating, drinking, and pooping fine.
I was wondering if anyone else has had experience with enlarged hearts in Sun Conures and what treatments were successful
Thank you for any input,
Tracey and Sophie