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Post by amahri on Dec 5, 2014 23:35:31 GMT -5
Hi, I was wondering if anyone else's Quakers has seizures when you give them fruit? Squeaky just had a seizure after I have him little piece of Apple, he also has them if he eats grapes. Any ideas?
Much thanks
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Post by biteybird on Dec 6, 2014 4:07:25 GMT -5
Hi Amahri, I've never heard of this before. I wonder if it's related to excess fructose in these fruits. Many fruits have an inbalance of the fructose to glucose ratio (insufficient glucose in the chain makes different fruits hard to digest in humans - almost 1 in 3 people have Dietary Fructose Malabsorption to some degree, many without ever finding out).
Can your parrot eat onions, pears and garlic without having seizures? These are also high in excess fructose.
Hope this helps.
Oh, forgot to ask...how old is Squeaky and have you asked a vet about the seizures? |
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Post by easttex on Dec 6, 2014 5:08:02 GMT -5
Do you give him organic fruit? If not, my guess would be a reaction to pesticide traces on the skin. Apple skin in particular retains the toxins. They don't need much fruit in their diet, and grapes don't add any nutrition. Squeaky won't be losing anything if you quit giving those to him. If you don't already, you could try peeling the apple first, but, personally, I would not experiment on him and would get him vet checked as soon as possible. The fruit may be just a trigger for the seizure, which is really caused by some underlying condition.
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Post by amahri on Feb 21, 2015 1:01:35 GMT -5
I use to be able to give fruit with no problems but now I feel like I can't give him any. I'm just glad he still like likes vegetables.
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Post by biteybird on Feb 21, 2015 2:18:37 GMT -5
I would play it safe...you know him best. Hope he is seizure-free without the fruit.
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Post by julianna on Feb 21, 2015 13:22:59 GMT -5
Definitely peel all the fruit first. Even the grapes as washing isn't enough to get them real clean. (lol peeling grapes for the birds... my Mom would call Oscar the "queen of sheba"... peel my grapes please... lol)
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Post by aaron on Feb 21, 2015 20:08:23 GMT -5
Have you taken him to an avian vet to discuss the matter? It seems like there must be some sort of underlying condition that the fruit is exacerbating... perhaps something related to blood sugar levels?
Using organic fruit is a good idea, as easttex mentioned... Conventionally grown produce is often totally drenched in pesticide. Not good for humans either. Apples and grapes are both on the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen", a list they release annually of the produce that should always be purchased organic if at all possible. If you can't get them organic, peeling, as julianna suggested, would be an absolute must.
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Post by Craig collins on Feb 13, 2021 14:31:51 GMT -5
I just gave my quaker strawberry he had a seizure same thing happened with peeled apple can anyone help
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 13, 2021 21:04:19 GMT -5
A vet visit would be the best suggestion to find out exactly what's causing the seizures. I would avoid feeding any fruit in the meantime too.
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