If my blood test says I have Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis will I have to get rid of my birds?
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I've been having breathing problems and am waiting for blood test results regarding the above. If the tests are positive, will the birds have to go? I have an Indian Ring Neck, two budgies and a Conure. Thanks.
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The blood tests usually measure precipitins (or IgG antibodies) to avian proteins. There are more bird fanciers with precipitins than disease. If you have hypersensitivity pneumonitis (allergic alveolitis) diagnosed from breathing tests and CT scans, and have positive precipitins, it is reasonable to assume that the birds are the cause of the disease, and exposure needs to cease. If however the x rays and breathing tests show something else, the results of positive blood tests are much more difficult to interpret, and may just mean that you have exposure to the birds rather than have disease caused by them.
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