strange bird thing

[la_belle_laide]

My little woodthrush, Fox, just had a seizure. Okay, he is in the exact same spot that Dana lived, different cage though. Dana had seizures toward the end, too. And seeing as how I've got an epileptic in the household, I'm really wondering now if there's something in here, in my house, that triggers seizures.

I remind myself that Dana was neurological since birth (or hatching really,) and she always had nystagmus, every day; it just never went away. And that Fox came to me with a severe head injury, blunt force trauma.

But why a seizure all of a sudden like this? OTOH it's possible that he has been having them the entire time and I've just never witnessed it before.

Holy crap, just as I was writing this he had another one.

The only thing Fox and Dana have in common aside from their locale is their diet, which is mealworms and fruit, usually blueberries. Hmm. I wonder what sort of seizure this is, and if the blueberries are maybe fermenting? But they're brand new, though, just thawed two days ago.

Should anyone have any suggestions, I'm open to hearing them.

Comments

[marrael.livejournal.com]

Have you ruled out indoor air pollutants? The modern home can have quite a few sources, it's not just Teflon frying pans.

Sorry to hear about Fox.

[shonagonchan.livejournal.com]

I thought of that. Thing is, I don't really use any chemicals to clean. I usually make my own stuff out of soap and a pinch of tea tree oil.

[marrael.livejournal.com]

Well, there's also Radon, lead (knock on wood), VOCs, formaldehyde... the first two are the most nasty... the last two not so much, but they are common because some "wood" and particle-board furniture and fabric/insulation materials outgas/offgas them. I can't remember all the effects of these pollutants, but of course they may affect animals differently from humans.

Trying to think of what else. Are birds OK with essential oils?