真鸟版「垃圾鸽」再见...甩头灰鹦Birdy病逝 疑花生惹祸
▲Birdy最爱吃花生，但妈妈没想到最爱的零食隐藏致命危机。（图／翻摄自Instagram／birdy.african.grey.parrot）
还记得真实版垃圾鸽「灰鹦Birdy」吗？遗憾再也看不到牠奔放的「甩头舞」了，Birdy6日因曲菌症病逝，1月时发现去看医生，但已经太晚了，即使吃药控制，Birdy撑了11个月仍继续恶化。对于失去Birdy妈妈非常伤心，虽然曲菌症可能是环境引起，但也可能是吃到不新鲜的花生造成的。
23岁的Birdy从小听到音乐就会兴致勃勃地跳起「甩头舞」，全世界许多人都看过牠随着妈妈「Go Birdy!」的节奏，奔放甩头的模样让大家好奇「怎么都不会晕？」，而且这个样子和超红网路贴图「垃圾鸽」简直一模一样。然而Birdy的粉丝专页和Instagram当地时间6日贴出「安息吧Birdy，我们会想你」的照片，Birdy已经飞上天堂跳牠自豪的「头部大车轮」了。
Birdy the Dancing Parrot（@birdy.african.grey.parrot）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 8月 月 25 6:03上午 PDT 张贴
Birdy今年1月诊断出曲菌症，曲菌可能来自所有有壳的坚果、家中盆栽的土壤或是任何潮湿的环境，鹦鹉一旦感染会有呼吸困难、加速呼吸、声音改变、粪便异常、消瘦、食欲不振等，而Birdy很爱吃花生，妈妈怀疑是自己给Birdy吃了不新鲜的花生，因此非常自责，「我不知道花生对鹦鹉来说很危险，虽然了解病因和环境也可能有关，但想到可能是因为我给牠吃了不新鲜的花生，就对自己好生气。」
11个月来，Birdy每天吃3、4种药2次，还得使用喷雾剂1到2次，妈妈把整袋花生、葵花子都丢了，整个饮食也做了调整，初期看来有成效，Birdy能开心吃饭、跳舞，但曲菌症最近已经无法用药物控制，最终夺去了Birdy的生命。
妈妈表示，推广不要给鹦鹉吃花生以来，有很多人争辩「可是我的灰鹦爱吃」、「我都买人类等级的给牠吃」，事实上曲菌会出现在任何坚果类的外壳，和等级一点关系也没有，因为无法得知花生在买回来之前究竟是怎么被保存的。妈妈希望用Birdy的案例让大家知道，别让自家的鸟儿和Biry受一样的苦。
▼Birdy当天使了，大家会永远记的牠带来的欢笑和快乐。
Birdy has not had his procedure yet. I took video of him before we left for the vet. THIS IS ASPERGILLOSIS! Symptoms range from respiratory distress, gasping, accelerated breathing, voice changes, abnormal droppings, emaciation, regurgitation, poor appetite, diarrhea, anorexia, gout, increased thirst, nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, just to name a few. I’m so angry because although it can come from environmental factors, Birdy ate a contaminated peanut. I had no idea PEANUTS ARE DANGEROUS FOR PARROTS. In general they are unhealthy because they have little nutritional value but mainly because the shells can carry aspergillis which is a deadly mold especially for parrots. Even unshelled loose peanuts can carry the mold if they have been in contact with a moldy shell. I found out about peanuts through my vet when it was too late. What’s more frustrating although Avian vets agree #nopeanutsforparrots parrot food manufacturers continue to add peanuts both shelled and unshelled to their food. After all it’s what the people want and they want to make some money. Infuriating! Birdy has been struggling since January. We completely changed his diet. No peanuts which were his favorite or sunflower seeds. We threw away the entire bag of food we had because anything in contact with the moldy shell or peanut can carry the mold. He takes 3-4 medicines twice a day by syringe and a nebulizer treatment 1-2 times a day. We did all the right things but this mold is so aggressive it stopped responding to meds which is why we need the endoscopy. Please google #aspergillosis in parrots and read about it. There are also environmental factors like poor ventilation, poor sanitation, dusty conditions, and close confinement can increase the chance the microscopic spores will be inhaled. Please continue to share Birdy’s story. This video is so hard for me to watch but I thought maybe it will help convince those of you who have argued with me “but my Grey loves peanuts! I’ll give him human grade peanuts”. ANY peanut can carry the mold. You have no idea how the peanut was stored before it ended up in your home. Don’t take the chance or your bird will inevitably suffer like my little man.
Birdy the Dancing Parrot（@birdy.african.grey.parrot）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 12月 月 6 11:10上午 PST 张贴