ANIMAL experts are baffled as to why 38 budgerigars suddenly dropped dead at a show in northern Wales at the weekend.(visit the link for the full news article)
Hundreds of birds were being prepared to line up in front of judges at the annual Gwynedd Budgerigar Society Open Show until one collapsed.
Checks on two casualties later revealed they had died from congestion and haemorrhaging of the lungs.
Small birds are especially vulnerable because of their tiny, sensitive respiratory systems.
Ingestion: Causes excitation, loss of consciousness, convulsion, cyanosis, congestion and capillary hemorrhaging of the lung and internal organs.
Originally posted by Shere Khaan
This is really freaky. The first thing I thought of was poisoning from some jilted budgie shower. But then you get to the end of the story...
Checks on two casualties later revealed they had died from congestion and haemorrhaging of the lungs.
Small birds are especially vulnerable because of their tiny, sensitive respiratory systems.
Sound like this new Ukraine flu much?
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Originally posted by sos37
. We were told if we ever saw bird fall out of the sky near us to drop what we were doing and run and not to jump into ditches for safety.
