Palm Cockatoo chick #3

Palm Cockatoo chick #3

Hatched 2/20/89

This chick had lots of problems, as you will see. It was given Nystatin as a preventative. The diet was changed in an attempt to curtail the problems. Chick #3 and chick #4 were both raised by the same institution. Chick #4 was raised on formulas developed by ABRC.

Date	Day	Weight	Amt. Fed	Diet	Medications	Remarks
2/20/89	1	17 g	0.2 cc	oatmeal cereal w/applesauce+banana w/ water		Strong, healthy, good color
			0.2		0.05 Nystatin	good feeding response. ½ dose Nyst. - preventative.
			0.25			made formula thicker
			0.25			took fecal & throat culture
			0.3
			0.3			thicker formula
			0.35
			0.35
2/21	2	17 g	0.4
			0.4		0.05 Nyst.
			0.45
			0.5
			0.55
			0.55	26 Zupreem monkey chow, ½ oatmeal, ½ cream corn, ½ garden veg., Tsp. p-nut butter	0.05 Nyst.
			0.65
			0.7
2/22	3	18 g	0.8
			1.5		0.05 Nyst.
			1.75
2/23	4	18 g	2.0		0.05 Nyst.
			2.4
			2.0
			3.0
			3.0		0.05 Nyst.
2/24	5	21 g	3.5		0.06 Nyst.
			4.0
			4.0
			4.5		0.06 Nyst.
2/25	6	24 g	5.0		0.08 Nyst.
			5.5
			5.5
			6.0		0.08 Nyst.
2/26	7	28 g	7.0		0.08 Nyst.	Eye slits becoming very apparent
			7.5
			7.8
			8.0		0.08 Nyst.
2/27	8	34 g	8.5		0.1 Nyst.
			9.0			eye slit opening
			9.0		0.1 Nyst.	both eyes opening
2/28	9	42 g	9.5		0.12 Nyst.
			10.0			feather tracks on wings
			11.0		0.1 Nyst.
3/1	10	46 g	12.0		0.12 Nyst.
			13.0
			13.0		0.12 Nyst.
3/2	11	55 g	14.0		0.15 Nyst.
			14.0
			14.0		0.15 Nyst.
3/3	12	66 g	15.0		0.18 Nyst.	Food still in crop from last night feeding - 7 ½ hours.
			15.0
			15.0		0.18 Nyst.
3/4	13	72 g	17.0		0.21 Nyst.
			17.0		0.21 Nyst.
3/5	14	79 g	18.0		0.24 Nyst.	Formula thinner. Is active, color good, pin feathers on
			20.0		0.5 Nyst.	head, back, wings. Passing food slower than should.
			18.0		0.5 Nyst.	Throat mucus thick - incr. Nyst. to regular dose.
3/6	15	92 g	24.0		0.54 Nyst.
			25.0		0.54 Nyst.
3/7	16	107 g	26.0		0.6 Nyst.
			25.0		0.6 Nyst.
3/8	17	115 g	28.0		0.4 Nyst.	½ dose again
			15.0		0.4 Nyst.	filled crop only ½ full
3/9	18	117 g	30.0		0.4 Nyst.
			32.0		0.4 Nyst.
3/10	19	165 g	35.0		0.4 Nyst.	Using tap water.
			30.0		0.4 Nyst.
3/11	20	141 g	40.0		0.42 Nyst.
			40.0		0.42 Nyst.
3/12	21	157 g	42.0		0.45 Nyst.
			45.0		0.45 Nyst.
3/13	22	172 g	45.0		0.46 Nyst.
			30.0		0.5 Nyst.
3/14	23	177 g	45.0		0.53 Nyst.
			50.0		0.53 Nyst.
3/15	24	195 g	45.0		0.55 Nyst.	Weight w/ crop ½ full.
			35.0
3/16	25	197 g	50.0		0.57 Nyst.	Weight w/ food in crop
			40.0		0.57 Nyst.	Cheeks turning pink
3/17	26	205 g	50.0		0.61 Nyst.
			35.0		0.61 Nyst.
3/18	27	195 g	35.0		0.6 Nyst.
			55.0
3/19	28	203 g	55.0		0.61 Nyst.
			35.0		0.61 Nyst.
3/20	29	210 g	55.0		0.62 Nyst.
			35.0		0.62 Nyst.
3/21	30	206 g	55.0		0.62 Nyst.	Weight ß - changed weighing time from AM.
			50.0		0.62 Nyst.	* First sign of problem
3/22	31		55.0		0.62 Nyst.	Formula thicker w/ ß veg.
3/23	32	215 g	50.0		1.26 Nyst.	Regular dose Nyst. + extra tsp garden veg./cream corn
			40.0		1.29 Nyst. 0.08 Ketaconizole	food passing well extra veg. given.
					1.29 Nyst. 0.04 Keta.
3/24	33				1.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta.
					1.5 Nyst.	Food not passing.
			20.0	regular formula thin w/ 2cc glucose	1.2 Nyst. 0.08 Keta.	flushed crop w/ 1/5 vinegar /water. 2.5cc LR Sub-Q each side. 0.1 Piperacillin
			20.0		1.2 Nyst. 0.08 Keta	food from last feeding not passing. emptied crop. flushed. 8cc LR SubQ BID
3/25	34	200 g	15.0	2cc glucose 50/50 13cc Lactated Ring. 0.2cc Calcium 0.3 Vibromycin	0.1 Piper. 4 mg Amikacin	Sub-Q fluids BID
			25.0	Oatmeal w/ banana & applesauce , LR, 2cc glucose	1.3 Nyst.
					4 mg Amik. 0.1 Piper. 8cc LR
			15.0	13cc LR 2cc glucose	0.3 Vibromycin 1.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta.
3/26	35	192 g			0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper.	Weight ß 8g
				12 cc LR 2cc glucose tsp Oatmeal	0.2 Vibra. 0.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta.	Flushed with vinegar
					1.2 Nyst.
					0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper.	food not passing - bird weak
					0.2 Vibra. 0.08 Keta.	stool mainly bile
			35.0	10cc Nutrical 30cc Formula 2cc glucose 10cc LR		*make crop support bandage
3/27	36	182 g	37.0	Same as above	0.08 Keta. 0.1 Piper. 0.02 Amik. 8cc LR	passed 20 cc from last night
			15.0	Thin reg. formula	1.0 Nyst. 0.3 Vibra.
			30.0	Reg. formula, LR, nutrical, glucose	1.0 Nyst. 0.06 Keta.	Formula regular consistency
3/28	37	195 g	30.0	Same as above	1.0 Nyst. 6cc LR S/Q	Weight w/ tape & 5cc formula / Digested 27cc!!
					0.06 Keta.
					0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper.	6cc LR Sub-Q
					0.06 Keta.
			40.0	Same as above
3/29	38	199 g			0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper. 6cc LR	Digested 30cc from last night
			?	Same as above	0.3 Vibra. 1.0 Nyst. 0.06 Keta.	Flushed w/ vinegar & water
					0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper.
			30.0	Above formula with peanut butter	1.0 Nyst. 0.3 Vibra. 0.06 Keta.	Added peanut butter to formula
3/30	39	199 g			0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper. 6cc LR
			30.0	Formula w/o peanut butter		Food from last night didn’t pass as well.
			35.0		0.06 Keta. 1.0 Nyst.	Tightened bandage. Food passed much faster.
3/31	40	215 g			1.0 Nyst. 0.06 Keta. 0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper. 6cc LR
			35.0			Removed 5cc.
					0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper.
4/1	41	208 g	40.0	Formula w/ P-nut	0.06 Keta.
			35.0		0.06 Keta. 1.0 Nyst. 0.1 Keflex (oral)
			40.0	Formula, nutrical	0.06 Keta. 0.1 Keflex
4/2	42	213 g	30.0		0.06 Keta. 0.1 Keflex 6cc LR	Pulled out 20 cc Changed bandage
			35.0	Added high-protein cereal	0.06 Keta. 0.1 Keflex	*Regurgitation Began emptied crop & fed again.
			25.0	Reg. form. & Nutrical		Without cereal
4/3	43	208 g	30.0	Added tsp protein powder.	0.06 Keta.	Had to remove 5cc - choking
			27.0		0.06 Keta.
			27.0
4/4	44			1 piece soaked monkey chow
			10.0	Formula w/ garden veg.		Removed 25 cc
					1.26 Nyst.	Flushed crop w/ vinegar, heavy yeast in stool cytology (?)
			30.0		0.5 Chloromycetin 0.08 Keta.
			20.0		1.26 Nyst.
4/5	45	220 g	35.0	Reg. formula	1.26 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.	Added vinegar to Keto.
			35.0	Took out nutrical & protein powder	0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.	Changed vinegar with Gatoraid.
4/6	46	226 g	40.0	Reg. Formula	0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor. 1.29 Nyst.
					1.3 Nyst.
			40.0		1.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.	Changed bandage.
4/7	47	230 g	35.0		1.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.
					1.3 Nyst.	Continues to regurgitate
			40.0		0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.
					1.3 Nyst.
4/8	48	226 g	35.0		1.38 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.
			37.0		1.38 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.	Crop empty. Formula made w/ LR
			7.0
4/9	49	238 g	40.0		1.38 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.
			20.0
			40.0		1.38 Nyst. 0.08 Keta. 0.5 Chlor.	D/Chloro.
4/10	50	224 g	20.0		1.3 Nyst. 0.08 Keta.
			36.0		1.3 Nyst.
					0.1 Piper.	Removed 20cc
			40.0			Changed bandage.
			20.0		1.39 Nyst.	Removed 10cc
4/11	51		40.0		1.39 Nyst. 0.1 Piper.	lowered temp. Regurgitation is worse
			20.0	Just oatmeal w/ banana/applesauce	Stopped Nyst.	Cleaned crop w/ vinegar
					0.1 Piper. 6cc LR
			30.0	Diet #7: 1: roudybush 1: oatmeal cereal 2: monkey chow tsp: oatmeal w/ applesauce+banana		*Changed diet. Bird did not throw up as much.
			20.0	Diet #7
4/12	52	258 g	30.0	Diet #7	0.1 Piper. 6cc LR	flushed w/ vinegar
			30.0	Diet #7	0.1 Piper.	No throwing up!
4/13	53	254 g	35.0	monkey chow diet		Throwing up 45 min after fed.
			35.0	monkey chow diet	0.1 Piper. 0.02 Amik.	Removed old food. Flushed w/ vinegar.
			20.0	monkey chow diet		a little throwing up.
			7.0	monkey chow diet	0.02 Amik.
4/14	54	256 g	35.0	monkey chow diet	0.02 Amik. 0.1 Piper. 6 cc LR	flushed w/ vinegar bird regurgitating
			35.0	Diet #7		Removed monkey chow food, flushed w/ water.
			15.0	Diet #7	0.02 Amik.	No regurgitation.
			17.0
4/15	55	244 g	30.0	+0.33 cc Nutrical	0.04 Claforan	changed bandage.
			40.0	+0.33 cc Nutrical	0.04 Claf.
4/16	56	247 g	35.0	w/o Nutrical	0.04 Claf.	Flushed w/ bi-carb.
			½ piece	monkey chow	0.04 Claf.
			40.0	+ pinch of Vionate		removed 15 cc
4/17	57	244 g	35.0	w/ Nutrical	0.04 Claf.	Stools are yellowish
			35.0	W/o Nutrical	31 mg Itraconazole(ICZ) 0.04 Claf.	Removed 15cc of first feeding.
			15.0
4/18	58	250 g			0.04 Claf. 1.55 ICZ 0.03 Bcomp	flushed w/ vinegar 1:5 removed 5cc
			35.0	W/ 2cc Nutrical
			35.0	+ pinch Pancrezyme	0.005 Depen	No Nutrical
					1.55mg ICZ + Iron
			15.0	Pancrezyme & yogurt	1.55mg ICZ	Regurgitating
4/19	59	242 g	40.0	Pancrezyme	1.55mg ICZ	removed 17cc smelled fermented (vinegar)
			40.0	Plain form.+ yogurt	1.55mg ICZ	removed 25cc flushed w/ bicarb. Throwing up worse
			30.0	Plain formula	0.33 Ciproflaxacin 6 cc LR 0.03 Bcomp	removed all food - 25cc
			18.0	ß
4/20	60	255 g	40.0		0.33 Cipro. 6 cc LR	removed 17cc. Flushed w/ bi-carb. Still regurgitating.
			15.0			removed 8cc
			40.0		0.06 Cipro.	no regurgitation
4/21	61	252 g	40.0		? Cipro. 0.03 Bcomp	removed 18cc flushed w/ bi-carb.
			10.0
			20.0		0.17 Cipro.
			20.0
4/22	62	260 g	45.0		6 cc LR 0.17 Cipro.	flushed w/ bi-carb.
			45.0		0.17 Cipro.
4/23	63	263 g			0.03 Bcomp 0.005 Depen 3 cc LR	Added more monkey chow to diet.
			45.0		0.17 Cipro.
			20.0
			30.0		0.17 Cipro.	regurgitated much
4/24	64	270 g			0.03 Bcomp 0.005 Depen 6 cc LR	still regurgitating
			45.0		0.17 Cipro.	removed 17cc
			20.0			regurgitating
			30.0	Back to diet #7	disc. Cipro.
4/25	65	264 g	40.0		6cc >R
			35.0			Ý monkey chow
			30.0
4/26	66		45.0		6cc LR	did not flush
			30.0
			10.0
4/27	67	275 g	45.0		0.81 Nyst.	Flushed w/ bi-carb
			45.0		0.81 Nyst.	Loose stool.
4/28	68	270 g	50.0		6 cc LR	*changed method of feeding Adding Vionate.
			2 pieces	monkey chow
			45.0
4/29	69	278 g	20.0 2 pieces	diet monkey chow	6 cc LR	still full from last night. Changed bandaged. Flushed w/ vinegar.
			3 pieces	monkey chow		stool still soft. Only little regurgitation.
			30.0
4/30	70	289 g	20.0 2½ piece	diet monkey chow (MC)	Nyst. TID 6 cc LR	flushed w/ bi-carb. Soaked MC w/ corn, p-nut butter, oatmeal.
			2 MC
			1½ MC
5/1	71	290 g	4 MC	w/ p-nut butter	1.7 Nyst.	Flushed w/ bi-carb.
			1½ MC
			30 cc
5/2	72	300 g	4 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.	Flushed w/ vinegar.
			2 MC		1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
			1½ MC		1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
5/3	73	305 g	4 MC	w/ cereal, corn, p-nut butter.	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.	Flushed w/ bi-carb. Changed bandage.
			1½ MC		1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
5/4	74	310 g	2 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
			1½ MC	w/ P-nut butter oatmeal
			1 MC
5/5	75	317 g	3 MC	w/ p-nut butter oatmeal, corn	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.	Eating millet!
			1½ MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
			1 MC		1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
5/6	76	324 g	2½ MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
			1¾ MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
			1 MC		1.0 Chloro. 1.8 Nyst.
5/7	77	332 g	2½ MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 1.5 Nyst.
			2 MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 1.5 Nyst.
5/8	78	336 g	2 MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.	Flushed w/ bi-carb. Changed bandage.
			2 MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			1 MC		1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
5/9	79	343 g	2 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			2 MC		1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.	Flushed w/ bi-carb.
			1 MC		1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
5/10	80	342 g	2 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			1½ MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			1 MC		1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
5/11	81	350 g	2 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			2 MC	"	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
					1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
5/12	82	350 g	2 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.	1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
			3 MC		1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
					1.0 Chloro. 2.0 Nyst.
5/13	83	363 g	3 MC	w/ p-nut butter corn, oatmeal.		just pulled old feed out
			3 MC
5/14	84		2 MC
			2 MC
5/15	85	376 g	2 MC			flushed w/ bi-carb. Doesn’t want to give feeding response.
			2 MC
5/16	86	373 g	2½ MC		2.0 Nyst.	Picking up food on own.
			2 MC			*Moved to cage.
5/17	87		2½ MC
			2 MC
5/18	88	380 g	2 MC	w/ mixed veg. + peanut butter	2.0 Nyst.	Giving shelled p-nuts and corn, apple, beet.
			2 MC
5/19	89		2MC			*Removed bandage
5/22	92			BID hand feeding MC w/ cereal, p-nut butter.	Full strength Nyst. BID	eating on own some; p-nuts, almonds, bread sticks. Passing food w/o bandage.
5/26	96	387 g
5/29	99	390 g		BID hand feeding same diet Ý	2.5 Nyst. BID	stools are still occasionally yellowish.
6/5	106	400 g
6/12	113	412 g		MC rolled in hulled sunflower seeds + chopped p-nuts.	Nyst. BID	weighed w/ food left in crop
6/14	115	400 g			D/C Nyst. 6/13	BID bird eating almonds, Brazil nuts, MC on own.
6/15	116			2 soaked MC w/ warm p-nut butter rolled in hulled sunflower seeds BID		Offered daily: Psittacine mix cracked almonds cracked Brazil nuts hulled sunflower hulled p-nuts corn, grape, banana, wheat bread, steamed veg., green beans and dry monkey chow

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