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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: galeey on March 03, 2017, 07:27

Title: chest infection-asked if i had birds
Post by: galeey on March 03, 2017, 07:27

was sent to AandE with really high blood pressure. diagnosed anong other things with a chest infection. the consultant asked if i had birds. well we had 4 chickens down to 2 now. and a rosella parakeet in the house. read a few horrir storues on the internet. and wirried now the danage may be permanent. anybody else diagnosed or been in sane situation any advice i dont want to get rid of the pets

Title: Re: chest infection-asked if i had birds
Post by: New shoot on March 03, 2017, 16:11

I don't have any experience of this, but I'm really sorry to hear you are unwell galeey  :(

Hope you feel better soon.  It's not nice to think you might have to get rid of your birds.  I hope it doesn't come to that.

Title: Re: chest infection-asked if i had birds
Post by: ghost61 on March 04, 2017, 06:51

Think that parrots are a potential problem in the home, rather than the hens?

Title: Re: chest infection-asked if i had birds
Post by: 8doubles on March 04, 2017, 10:30

Quote from: ghost61 on March 04, 2017, 06:51

Think that parrots are a potential problem in the home, rather than the hens?

Depends if you have a walk in hen coop ! :)

Psittacosis is no joke though, a couple of uncles had pigeon lofts and the inside of them was at times a very dusty environment.

There were members of the pigeon club under serious doctors orders not to enter their lofts without breathing masks .

Title: Re: chest infection-asked if i had birds
Post by: henamoured on March 05, 2017, 10:00

I searched on this here  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/psittacosis.

According to that information, it's quite likely a few of us will have psittacosis without knowing we've had it. May be Galeey's doctor tested for the antibodies?

Anyway, I hope you feel better soon Galeey.