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From: freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR - Novice questions about pet birds
Message-ID: <3182@legs.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 90 18:42:14 GMT
References: <1990Dec26.143531.15098@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Organization: AST Research, ASIC (VLSI) Development, Irvine, CA
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in article <1990Dec26.143531.15098@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, hubler@tomcat.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler) says:
> 
> In article <27766494.2CA@intercon.com> ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) writes:
>>In article <3175@legs.UUCP> freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg) writes:
>>
>>>This may be overreacting. We tried taking all her favorites away in
>>>order to force her to eat other things. After 36 hours of not eating
>>>anything, WE gave in 'cause we couldn't stand seeing her go hungry.
>>>Our vet ( a VERY good avian vet) tells us they can go three days without
>      ?????????^^^^???????????
>>>any problem.
>>
> Would you deny food to your dog for 3 days in an attempt to change its diet?
> Would you deny food to the cat for 3 days?
> 
> How about 3 days for yourself

We did not deny food. We took away her standard fare and offered a
multitude of other foods. In fact, she had more food available during
this time than usual. She chose not to eat it. The vet said that she
might and could have gone for three days without harm.

> What vet would recommend 3 days for any animal?

The same vet that takes care of the birds at Universal Studios and runs
a raptor rehab center. He has taken care of our two healthy, happy
cockatoos through illness and accident. I would take his advice and more
importantly, in this context, pass his opinion to other net folks any
day.

Addressing a dietary problem under the care of a physician is not
stupid. A vet with these credentials is not a quack.
I am not a vet and don't presume to know better. I did find a VERY good
avian vet to entrust the care of our "children" to and heed his advice.

Fred

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