Re: birds dying??

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> You have somthing in your loft that is bad.What I mean is a viruis or
> somthing.It can be brought in by other birds or sparrows or birds in
> general.I would get several droppings from you loft and take it to a vet
> and have it anilized.I,m sure that a really good anti-biotic will cure
> it.
Hi Horace,

I don't mean to be persnickety or be a fuss-budget but if one has a 
viral infection in one's loft, an antibiotic won't do a thing for it. 
By definition an antibiotic kills bacteria.  Viral infections are caused 
by viruses which is a whole different thing altogether.  An antibiotic 
might help in keeping a secondary infection from taking hold but then 
again it might not.

Having the droppings analyzed may help but consider that how the 
droppings are collected is very important to making sure that one has a 
good sample.  Therefore if one wants to get stool samples on should 
simply take one of the sick birds directly to the vet so that he or she 
can get the droppings in the correct way.

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