Ellie 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Member ID: 6,367 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 28 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 230 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 10, 2012 Birthday: 02/05/1991 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Hello anyone. My budgie, Bec, is very ill. She's currently fluffed up & sitting on her perch. The feathers around her beak are wet from her vomiting her tail is bobbing (not too aggressively but you can notice it). Her poo's are a dark pea green with the normal white part. I feel so sorry for her. I've taken her to the vet twice in the past two weeks (most recently, yesterday: 25/08/2011) I've been treating all of my budgies for trichomoniasis (as they were exposed to Bec) and since yesterday I've been treating Bec with antibiotics for a respiratory illness. My vet said she thinks that the trichomoniasis has brought on a respiratory illness. Bec is currently sitting in a cage which has an ordinary desk lamp shining on an area in case she'd like to sit under it for warmth. I've also partially covered the cage in a sheet (as I do for any caged budgie at night). Bec is approximately 7 years old. (Do you think age makes a difference?) What should I do next? I tear up every time I look at her to see how she's doing. Please help me :'-( Thanks. Edited August 26, 2011 by Ellie Link to comment
renee 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Member ID: 4,388 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,462 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,420 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 28, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Ellie you have done the right thing by taking her to the vet. The best you can do is to keep her warm and follow the vet's instructions. Best of Luck and let us know how she does. Link to comment
Ratzy 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Member ID: 5,628 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 77 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,283 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,095 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 22, 2012 Birthday: 26/03/1998 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Fingers crossed! Maybe you could get a reptile heat lamp instead of the normal one? I have one and it is much more effective than the usual ones. Saved Marigold once. Link to comment
stace 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Member ID: 6,349 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 222 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,340 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 12, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Try wrapping a hot water bottle in a towel and placing in the bottom of the cage, with the cover over the cage to keep the heat in. Avian vet suggestion. Link to comment
Ellie 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Member ID: 6,367 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 28 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 230 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 10, 2012 Birthday: 02/05/1991 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ellie you have done the right thing by taking her to the vet. The best you can do is to keep her warm and follow the vet's instructions. Best of Luck and let us know how she does. Thank you Renee. :-) Bec is alive but still not quite herself. I'll just have to see how she goes. Fingers crossed! Maybe you could get a reptile heat lamp instead of the normal one? I have one and it is much more effective than the usual ones. Saved Marigold once. Thanks for the tip. ;-) What brand/size of heat lamp do you have? I'm considering purchasing one. Try wrapping a hot water bottle in a towel and placing in the bottom of the cage, with the cover over the cage to keep the heat in. Avian vet suggestion. Thanks for the tip, Stace. I don't have a hot water bottle so I just kept up with the light. Do you think a wheat bag would do the job? Link to comment
stace 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Member ID: 6,349 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 222 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,340 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 12, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2011 A wheat bag should do just as well. How is your budgie now? Link to comment
Ellie 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Member ID: 6,367 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 28 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 230 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 10, 2012 Birthday: 02/05/1991 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 A wheat bag should do just as well. How is your budgie now? I think Bec's on the mend. I took the light off of her after a couple of days & she seems to be coping. Bec has still got vomit stains on the feathers around her beak (I haven't seen her throw up for a few days though), her tail is still bobbing a little bit & she sleeps alot. There's definitly room for improvement so hopefully I'll see that within the next week or so. Thanks for asking, Stace :-) Link to comment
Daz 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Member ID: 4,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 247 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,882 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 36,650 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2022 Birthday: 02/02/1964 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Heat is the first thing to do untill you get to see a vet. My Hospital cage is set to 34deg C. As the birds starts to recover, slowly reduce it to the temp in the flights. Link to comment
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