mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Mike Mahler) (08/17/90)
In article <1990Aug17.114953.599@agate.berkeley.edu>, boris@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Boris Chen) writes: > Well, the more I think about it, the vet I went to was, > pardon the expression, a quack. Cute. I guess vets make better quacks than MD's? (;^}) > I have recieved some references to > a quality vet, and I intend to visit him shortly. Good job! When it comes to illness, you're better off taking advice from a good vet than what you read on some network. People often mean well, but you can't attempt to make a medical diagnosis over a tube and certainly without knowing the history, age, diet, weight, etc. of the patient (human or animal). With birds, even a slight weight gain (from something as innocuous as overfeeding) can cause changes in the bird's behavior (canaries will stop singing) or danger to it's life (egg binding, esp in cockatiels). Find a good vet and develope a good working relationship. You'll find most vets are more interested in your pet's welfare than your MD is about yours. Your legal recourse is much better too (if you need it).