Back in April my pet pigeon, Roo, layed her first egg. She was supposed to lay a second egg after that, but it never fully formed, and after staying at the vet for 4 days with no progress, they drained and collapsed the egg with hopes that her body could then reabsorb it, or expel it.
That never happened though. Over the next couple months, and several rounds of medication, her health continued to decline. Having spent all money I had on her back in April, I began asking for paypal donations on Tumblr. I was able to raise enough money to pay for another x-ray, and was finally able to see what has been wrong with her.
The second egg was never reabsorbed or expelled, and has been causing inflammed tissue growth around her intestines. We’ve got her on anti-inflammatory meds, as well as a new antibiotic, to combat this.
However just treating the inflammation and infection won’t solve the problem–the vet is recommending I get Roo spayed. It would take care of the current egg, as well as prevent this from ever happening again in the future…
The minimum cost of the surgery would be around $1,500 which I definitely can’t afford, and I’m pretty certain that without this surgery Roo is going to have to be euthanized. If that’s the case, this will be the second bird I’ve lost in a short time, it’s really not something I want to go through again so soon…these birds are so intelligent and unbelievably loving, and losing one that’s bonded to you is excruciating. I’m going to do everything I can to get her better, which right now means I need to keep asking for help…
It would mean the world to me if I could reach this goal. Roo means so much to me, and this is life or death for her. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you’re able to please consider donating. Any little bit helps!
(Please spread this post around! This is life or death for Roo, she needs all the help she can get)
