Follow up after Ivermectin - then SCATT...

[jhorch]

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if it's better to start a new post or revive the old one. I started a new one and then bumped the old so they are together. At least with this way you get the backstory...

I did my second dose of SCATT a week and a half ago and noted that my cordon blue male (he got away from me and got a fair bit of exercise) still was clicking like crazy despite my using the SCATT on him 21 days earlier. My thoughts are that this would go away if it was actually treated no? Does the clicking continue on even if the mites are dead?

I also note the head scratching and weird beak motions (mostly opening their beak & "tasting" motions) continue to a small extent. I suppose it's possible they still have feather mites and I didn't get all of them b/c some remained on the birds (although I completely sprayed down their new aviary with Pestex and Virkon). I have to say I have been away for 2 weeks in the last 3 so having time to watch them has been a bit of a challenge. The only other thing I've noticed is my chocolate society seems to be sleeping a lot. The one male still can't sing. Otherwise they are just normal birds.

In my last post I said my next step after this was to find some other regimen to work though slowly to try to eliminate other possible causes of the symptoms. I think Kenny suggested Moxidectin-Baycox and Ronidizole. Does anyone have a suggestion of what to try? Gary - you sent me your protocol with NV, Baycox, Ronex / Ronivet-S, and Worm-Away... What does NV stand for? and I noticed you also do a mite/lice spray. Which do you use?

Sigh... I was so hopeful that I would finally have been able to move on and solve this problem. I sure hope I figure this out before there are any casualties.

Jen

[ac12]

NV is an electrolite solution
http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/product_nv.php
I give it to the new birds for the first few days, to help them thru the shock of transport to their new home.

I think Vitalize by Morning Bird is a similar product.
http://www.gouldiansgalore.net/supplements.html

The mite/lice spray was something I picked up at PetSmart.

[jhorch]

Thanks Gary!

[debbie276]

I would consider that what your bird has is a respiratory infection and not mites if the mite treatment did not cure them.