Macaw wasting disease, proventricular dilatation in xray, bacterial infection in intestines.

Came in with

A blue gold macaw with signs of weight loss, regurgitating, undigeseted food in droppings

What we found

Macaw wasting disease, proventricular dilatation in xray, bacterial infection in intestines.

What we did

Cloacal swab taken for pcr and cytology. sympomatic treatment followed

Recovery

Prognosis was guarded/poor.