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Thanks for the advice and the link. Joanne. Thanks for your help, I have an appointment with the vet today. Joanne.

Thank you for your advice, I appreciate it. I will make sure they only get seed but may I ask, why only seed and why do I need to take the water away? I assume there is a problem with them ingesting moisture/liquid? Sorry if I sound like a dunce. Joanne.

Hello everyone, I'm new to posting on the forum but have been a lurker on occassion. I have two pet budgies, Elmo is my boy and he has his girlfriend Beaky. They are both around five years old and are indoor birds who have free flight during the day. They do have seed but their diet is mainly a wide variety of fresh and cooked veg' on occassion some pasta or brown rice, they also have seed grasses picked from my garden, cuttlefish and a mineral bell. My boy Elmo has megabacteria, he is losing weight quickly and not eating as much as he should. He has been visibly unwell for over a week. He has had two vet visits the second being yesterday where megabacteria was diagnosed. I have Funglin (Amphotericin B 10mg in lozenge form. I am to crush one lozenge in 2ml of warm water and mix in a bit of Crittacare and syringe 1ml into each bird once in the morning and again at night. My problem is that I cannot seem to get much if any of the medication into the birds. I gently put a drop onto the tongue but they don't seem to swallow, they fight me and most of it ends up down the front of the bird. I'm worried and frustrated and I'm wondering if anyone can give me some advice. Any and all advice is welcome. Am I doing something wrong? Is there an easier or better way to medicate the bird? What are my chances of healing the sick bird? I've never had a sick bird before so I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to illnesses. The bird is being kept warm and has plenty of food on offer although he doesn't eat much, I've been able to tempt him with millet sprays and a bit of cooked mixed veg' but that's all. He shows signs of being ravenous and goes looking for food but tends to ignore all his normal food, apart from the millet sprays he won't touch any seed. He wants to eat excessive amounts of shell grit, I have removed this for now because that was all he would eat, was that the right thing to do? Thanks Joanne.