Avian veterinarian misdiagnosis
In October, I brought my very sick 9-month-old parakeet to Long Island Bird & Exotics Veterinary Clinic in Great Neck, NY. After a $40 gram stain, they misdiagnosed her and put her on the wrong medication while recommending very expensive tests that ended up being “inconclusive,” requiring even more expensive tests. After two weeks of no improvement, I ended up taking my pet to a vet in Huntington, NY for a second opinion who did not recommend the costly tests but repeated the same simple gram stain that immediately revealed a different diagnosis and treatment. Improvement began 2 days after treatment started and she recovered. I had to travel three times the distance but it was worth it to have a caring medical professional I could trust.



