My little bird is bursting with energy and happiness.

 

I should have known that healthy budgie + bright light overnight = activity. Still, I was startled awake about 4am by what sounded like an almighty crashing and jangling from the other room. It was Sunny leaping through his swing and waking up all his bells for play-time. Luckily it's several degrees warmer tonight so he won't be getting the light for so long! Plus, I'm not so sure that he's still sick! The change in him is almost unbelievable. Thanks to Pin and the S*** Sandwich he's a new bird.

 

My habit is to let him out for a few hours twice a day, for (my) breakfast and lunch. Today instead of sitting on my shoulder while I ate lunch (which he didn't always want to do anyway) he hopped down trying to grab bits of food off my plate and drink my cordial. Not allowed! I gave him his own glass of water and a few bird "Crumbles" (also from Pin) so we could eat together. Plus he's done more flying today than he'd normally do in a week. The difference is amazing.

 

Forum members: should I talk to my local vet about all this? Please tell me what you think.

Liz

Wonderful, I am so glad he is doing so much better , keep an eye on him just incase he rebounds but he should be okay.

He sounds like he's doing great :hap: Oh, and by the way many breeders recommend raspberry cordial (the real stuff) for breeding birds to give them a 'pick me up'

Wonderful, I am so glad he is doing so much better , keep an eye on him just incase he rebounds but he should be okay.

Believe me Elly, I will be keeping a VERY close eye on him!

He sounds like he's doing great Oh, and by the way many breeders recommend raspberry cordial (the real stuff) for breeding birds to give them a 'pick me up'

Raspberry cordial? My favourite tipple is sugar-free Apple and Raspberry cordial, which Sunny found VERY attractive. I'll remember your tip for the future. Should it be the cordials made for infants? Pin said to leave it a month before introducing any new foods, given Sunny's compromised gut absorbtion ... like right now Sunny scarfs down broccoli leaves, so he has the bacteria/enzymes/whatever to digest them, but he hasn't embraced spinach, native grasses or any other greens. Pin said to introduce one new food every four weeks like banana, apple or spinach, but ONLY one new food and let Sunny's gut get used to it for a month before I introduce the next new food.Can you tell me exactly which raspberry cordial you give your birds so Sunny can have it too?

It has to be the one with natural Raspberries in it, the artificial ones are useless get the one with the highest content of Raspberries, I think about 30% is recommended. I could only find one with 25% Cascade, but I made it stronger to compensate.

Edited July 30, 200816 yr by Norm

I am so pleased he is better

 

Raspberry cordial kills bacteria in the gutt, that is why it is good for when the birds have gastro.

Considering Sunny's lack of bacteria in his gutt, i would NOT give cordial!

I am so pleased he is better :hap:

 

Raspberry cordial kills bacteria in the gutt, that is why it is good for when the birds have gastro.

Considering Sunny's lack of bacteria in his gutt, i would NOT give cordial!

 

Sounds like no cordial for Sunny just yet, but I've taken notes about what sort of cordial to give him if and when the time is right. This afternoon his poos were very runny again, but that just might be because he sat on his lunch-time glass of water and drank til I thought he would burst! I didn't stop him cos I figured that any clean out has to be good after all he's been through. And if needs be we can always go back to Pin for another yukky but effective S*** Sandwich.

 

Thanks to all of you for your interest in one little budgie when so many of you have whole flocks of them to worry about. Your concern and good wishes mean a lot to me. More than that, starting with Baz's suggestion to see an avian vet, they've given Sunny a new life.