YOUR INFORMATION SOURCE FOR A SAFE, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND WELL BEHAVED BIRD
October 2007 EDITION #15 |
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OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO ALL WHO LOVED ALEX THE WONDER BIRD, SO MUCH.FLY FREE OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE, DEAR ALEX!!!!!!!!!!! ALEX LEFT FOR THE RAINBOW BRIDGE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING OR SIGNS OF ILLNESS. HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL TEST AND NECROPSY RESULTS THAT EXPLAIN WHY: On October 4, 2007, the Pathology results were released by Alex’s Vet: "Alex died quickly. He had a sudden, unexpected catastrophic event associated with arteriosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"). It was a fatal arrhythmia, heart attack or stroke, which caused him to die suddenly with no suffering. There was no way to predict his demise. All of his tests, including his cholesterol level and asper levels, came back normal earlier that week. His death could not be connected to his current diet or his age; our veterinarian said that she has seen similar events in young (<10 year old) birds on healthy diets. Most likely, genetics or the same kind of low-level (impossible to detect in birds as yet) inflammatory disease that is related to heart disease in humans was responsible." |
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