Sorry this is long!
Update 3!
Two days later and Lulu is finally back home! The enlarged chamber of her heart that they saw on the xray and the ultrasound seems to be of least concern, but something to be monitored. Her thickened bowl appears to be legions on her small intestines which are likely auto-immune (basically birdy IBS/IBD) or allergy related. The big issue is that her liver is enlarged and she has a genetic per-disposition for fatty liver disease which can be fatal if not caught in time/corrected. Lutino Cockatiels with a lot of yellow body feathers are at a higher risk.
She also wasn't eating while she was there and dropped almost 8 grams (which is a ton for a bird!) it turned out she didn't like the dishes they were using. I brought her dishes in this morning and she started pigging out. We got some medication for her liver and she'll be on that and some antibiotics for about a month.
We're so happy to have her home and hear her little beeps. The vet was so great, she knew what we had already spent and gave us a break on some of the bill with a "Client appreciation" discount for some of her days there. They really are awesome, I''d never take my beebs anywhere else.
[Update 2.0]
Lulu needs to spend tonight at the vet again, we can hopefully take her home tomorrow, but they did find some potentially worrying problems during the ultrasound. The vet is going to send everything to a radiologist tomorrow to take a look at give her his opinion on the scans. She seems to have possible problems with her liver, thickened intestinal walls , and maybe a small problem with her heart. The vet said that her biggest enemy right now is her own genetics. We'll have the culture results tomorrow, hopefully. Her poops are more or less back to normal and she seems to be very bright and alert. We may also need to switch her to an all veggie diet depending on what the vet decides!
While I wish the call had been to say she was 100% a-okay there's still hope we can correct the issues or at the very least manage them. I'm not sure what the radiologist is going to cost but I''ll be taking another 5 commissions once I'm done with the current round. We're sitting at about $230 in completed commissions, our last few dollars and a very generous donation from our awesome awesome friends which should cover the extra two nights at the vet and the ultrasound. I wish I could express my appreciation for everyone that has helped out. Lulu is the sweetest no-bite cuddle-muffin fluff-bunny.
[Update]
The vet called us a about 10pm last night and said she wants to do an ultrasound on her heart and liver as she didn't like the xrays. She told me we could come get her the next day and bring her back on Monday to have that done. I called this morning to see if she was ready but the vet has asked to keep her another night at about $70 and an ultrasound for less than $100. Her poop is pastey and her vent looks inflamed, but she is very alert and fighting them constantly so that's a good sign. We'll also have some of the culture results tomorrow and the barium swallow/standing xray images. Thanks to everyone who has helped out, donated, and signal boosted! I also want to shout out to Dr Anne McDonald at Night Owl Bird Hospital. You are the best.
So, our Cockatiel, Lulu, was straining to poop this morning so we took her to the vet as we were worried she might be passing an egg. It turned out she had some urates blocking her vent which was making it difficult to pass a poop. They put on some topical anesthetic and scrubbed her vet and she was able to pass a big poop.
We were pretty relieved but the vet asked if we still wanted to do an Xray to confirm there were no eggs and a culture to rule out any sort of bacterial problem. It was about $327.00 total with the exam fee but we decided that we would play it safe because bird are tough to diagnose and hide their illnesses. We got called back later and the Xrays are a little troubling. The vet can see a weird bubble in her intestinal tracked which they are not sure if its a blockage or something else. There is also an unknown issue in her abdomen that needs to be sorted out.
The vet told us she recommended leaving her there over night so they can do a standing Xray and a barium swallow to check how her digestive system is working. With the overnight fee this was another $207.00 dollars, which we paid but we only have about $50 in our bank account until next paycheck. If she needs more care we're going to be in trouble
SO
Commissions are $20 each, USD via paypal. These are flat colour, fully body quad/monster/animal or furries. I'm trying to make these quick so probably no humans.
Slot 1: Nukenai [Completed/Paid]
Slot 2: Nukenai [Waiting for ref]
Slot 3: Seashell [Complete/Paid] Slot 4: fidele [Complete/Paid]
Slot 5: HADES [Complete/Paid]
