Victory Over Illness! Special thanks to John and Karla Scott for sending us the wonderful news that their African grey "Gabi" had fully recovered from all of her illnesses soon after switching to Harrison's Bird Foods. The Scott's commitment to the health of their bird involved working closely with their veterinarian to fully convert the stubborn Gabi's diet and getting maximum results by following recommended guidelines.

Dear Dr. Harrison,

I'm sure that you receive hundreds of testimonials and photographs from your customers exclaiming the benefits of converting to your diet but here's one more!

I'm enclosing copies of photos of our four year old African Grey, Gabi. Gabi had been on a combination diet of nutriberries, seed, peanuts, fresh vegetables and fruits and miscellaneous pellets for the majority of her life. We offered her a virtual smorgasbord everyday. Of course, her favorites were the nutriberries and peanuts. Little did we know that although we thought we were being good parents by offering such a variety, we were actually promoting her poor health.

In January of 2003, Gabi began feather picking to the point that she was virtually bald from the neck down. It was then that we discovered that she had come down with a nasty yeast infection that we just could not cure. Our vet, Dr. David Kersting, tried every drug available to treat it. We would clear up the infection and then when resuming her diet (as described above), she would re-contract the yeast infection. This would generally occur within two weeks of coming off the drugs. This cycle of drug treatment went on for approximately 9 months.

It was at this point that we finally conceded to Dr. Kersting and agreed to convert Gabi to a Harrison's only diet. We sent Gabi to Dr. Kersting's office and left her for a week so that he and his staff could monitor her conversion. It took a couple of days, but she finally relented and began eating the pellets. Her weight has increased and as you can see; her feather condition has improved tremendously.

It's been four months since her conversion and last night we visited Dr. Kersting for a check-up. We waited impatiently for the results of her gram stain and we're thrilled to say that she is finally yeast free!

As a result of Gabi's success, we took our umbrella cockatoo, Gracie to spend the week with Dr. Kersting and his staff. She too is now on a Harrison's diet and she is also doing wonderfully.

So, thanks Dr. Harrison. You've made believers out of us!

Sincerely,
John T. Scott
Karla Dueren Scott