>From:    Gina Hart <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Question for Vets/Wise People
>I really need help here.  My vet has given up on my poor, baby Paleface; I
>have not.  To be brief: Last July, Paleface had an ulcer...
 
There are many other causes of gastrointestinal problems besides ulcers and
infections.  Your veterinarian is the best judge of where to go from here,
but you might consider such things as a general blood panel and/or an
intestinal biopsy if he/she hasn't already done so.
 
--
Bruce S. Levine, DVM
Bird & Exotic Animal Practice, Placentia and Newport Bch, CA
"Lost in Cyberspace"
[Posted in FML issue 1633]