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Date Posted: 23:03:21 02/15/07 Thu
Author: Dennis
Author Host/IP: unio-cas1-cs-32.dial.bright.net / 209.143.16.162
Subject: Re: Flyer Emergency!
In reply to: Becca 's message, "Flyer Emergency!" on 20:09:04 02/15/07 Thu

Get some Dannon yogurt or cottage cheese which ever
she is most likely to eat. Fruit flavored is fine.
Get some brocolli since it contains both calcium and
Vitamin D2. If she won't eat the yogurt or brocolli,
it can be doctored with peanut butter for flavor
but most flyers will eat them both.
Get some type of rodent or mammal liquid vitamins
such as LM Animal Farms that contains Vitamin D3.
Add three drops per ounce of water for a week or two
and go to 1-2 drops per ounce of water. Make sure this
is her only source of water for several weeks. Be sure
not to overdo the Vitamin D treatment as it can cause
decalcification and cause a calcium deficiency.
If you think it is severe enough, and it can be
fatal, a trip to a vet is a good idea. Tell them
she has Metabolic Bone Disease, MBD, and needs
calcium and Vitamin D. They can inject a small
amount unser the skin where it will get aborbed
quicker.
For the future:
Get a calcium block,cuttle bone, and mineral spool
for the cage. Make sure dark green veggies get added
to the diet. Add 1-2 drops liquid vitamins per ounce
of water about 2-3 times per week.

>I have a flyer emergency and found this website online.
>
>My flyer is 5 1/2 (got her in November of 2001). I'm
>not sure when this happened, she seemed ok two nights
>ago, but she seems to have lost a lot of use of her
>back legs. She mostly drags them around the cage,
>though she can use them a little. She has been sort of
>"elderly" for a couple of months - moving much more
>slowly, looking a little rumpled, but I truly thought
>it was because she is getting older (I have had other
>small pets and they've looked like this in their last
>months of life).
>
>I am absolutely panicked to see her like this. She
>moves very slowly, leans against the cage, isn't
>eating as much, won't come out now (she just doesn't
>seem to want to be handled at all).
>
>I was discussing it with my Mom and it suddenly
>occurred to me that this could be our fault. I'm sick
>over it, but I realized that I've been very concerned
>about how cold and draft our house is, and so I had
>put a blanket and towel over the back and sides of her
>cage, to keep her warmer. My parents have been caring
>for her in my absence the last few months and
>apparently have kept the cage entirely covered day and
>night because it is so cold in the house. This means
>she probably isn't getting much, if any, sunlight
>during the day. Could this be Vitamin D deficiency, or
>is this natural aging? Is there anything I can do for
>her??
>
>I am so heartsick at the thought that we did this to
>her! I don't know what to do, and the vets down here
>don't see flyers. They don't know them at all. The vet
>said that if I think this is bad enough, they could
>put her to sleep for me, but that's really all they
>can do.
>
>I feel horribly irresponsible. I truly do love her.
>She has a calcium block in her cage, she gets fruits
>and veggies and nuts. She's been healthy and vibrant
>and loving and wonderful up until now. She's my baby,
>and I just want to help her.
>
>Dennis & others, I don't know you, but do you have any
>advice?

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  • Re: Flyer Emergency! -- S. K. Dixon, 04:46:01 02/16/07 Fri (cache-mtc-ae12.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.16)
  • Re: Flyer Emergency! -- Moca, 05:37:11 02/16/07 Fri (r75-110-137-149.nbrncmtc01.nwbrnc.ab.dh.suddenlink.net/75.110.137.149)
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