After the heat over the last few days she has become all fluffed up. She is still eating but she sleeps alot and has been losing a few more feathers then normal.. Her poo is dark green and runny. Sometime she seems to be choking on something, like something is stuck in her throat.

What could be wrong with her? I can't exactly afford to take her to the avian vet at the moment because of school going back...

Should i seperate her from my other birds that are in quarantine with her?...

The others seem fine and aren't seeming to worry to much about her..

before

 

after

 

Gail. Sick.

Edited February 3, 200916 yr by *Debbie*

 

This is the sign of a budgie more than just sick...very sick. You are going to have to get her to the vet...no matter what....she wont last if you dont. Urgent.

 

Any sick budgie should be immediately removed from others and kept warm...hospital cage with warm lamp 25 to 40 watt globe near her. Never leave a sick budgie to cope with aviary stresses.

 

You will have to get her to the vet Asap

Edited February 3, 200916 yr by KAZ

I know it's urgent, but i really can't do anything till morning. I don't have a spare cage. :cake:

I know it's urgent, but i really can't do anything till morning. I don't have a spare cage. :cake:

 

Improvise....... a wooden or cardboard box with mesh or a cake rack taped to the front. A houselamp with a 25 to 40 watt globe next to the box...anything !!

BUT the bird cannot stay in the aviary as sick as she is.

Edited February 3, 200916 yr by KAZ
fixed typo - 40 watt not 0 watt :)

I agree with Kaz and all her advice. I hope you can get her better.

I know it's urgent, but i really can't do anything till morning. I don't have a spare cage. :cake:

 

Improvise....... a wooden or cardboard box with mesh or a cake rack taped to the front. A houselamp with a 25 to 40 watt globe next to the box...anything !!

BUT the bird cannot stay in the aviary as sick as she is.

 

okay thank you i will do that right now and keep you informed

Good luck, I hope she will survive til you can get her to a vet..I really hope she will be okay. :cake:

I agree with Kaz and all her advice. I hope you can get her better.

 

okay she is in a box inside has a lamp next to her what else can i do?

Get her to the vet as soon as possible. Meantime try a little honey in water and see if you can get her to sip it...dont force it or she will breathe it in.

Edited February 3, 200916 yr by KAZ

Good luck, I hope she will survive til you can get her to a vet..I really hope she will be okay. :cake:

 

thanks i hope she will be okay too

Good luck. Hopefully the vet will know what is wrong.

Good luck, i hope your budgie does get better. It really does look sick though, i have never seen a budgie looking so sick before

Make sure you keep her very warm too, I believe there is a set-up for a hospital cage in the FAQ warmth is a main factor in keeping your budgie alive and of course getting her to a vet, I hope all is okay, keep us updated.

hi everyone Gail looks. heaps better today. Her feathers are not fluffed up any -more and she was sitting on her perch looking more alert. She can only get better from here i hope a big thanks to all those concerned

good to hear, make sure she is eating and drinking, keep her warm and monitor her poops and if you can I would still get her into an avian vet.

Did you take gail to the vet? It is good she is better now.

hi everyone Gail looks. heaps better today. Her feathers are not fluffed up any -more and she was sitting on her perch looking more alert. She can only get better from here i hope a big thanks to all those concerned

Dont be in a hurry to put her back in the aviary. I think she still needs to go to the vet.

Did you take gail to the vet? It is good she is better now.

no not yet because she is eating and drinking more alert and not fluffy anymore do u (YOU)think it had something to do with the 5 day heatwave we had here because she didnt get sick until the cold weather came? would really appreciate every ones opinion ps the heat lamp is working a treat

hi everyone Gail looks. heaps better today. Her feathers are not fluffed up any -more and she was sitting on her perch looking more alert. She can only get better from here i hope a big thanks to all those concerned

Dont be in a hurry to put her back in the aviary. I think she still needs to go to the vet.

i brought a cage today so i will keep her inside near the lamp until she starts jumping around too much and gets too noisy thanks thanks for your guidance really appreciate it hopefully all will be well

Edited February 4, 200916 yr by Elly
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I've adopted "gail" and changed her name to Elle. I've put her in the cage I had Cheeky in when we got him. She seems fine and is ALOT more active and chirpy and everything since I saw her on tuesday.

That is excellent. Well done.

 

 

lol, best I could do. She kept trying to push the camera and my hand out of the way so she could get out..

She looks very nice, looks yf blue yellowface spangle to me. Cant see if the wings are brown or black, if brown she is cinnamon

She looks very nice, looks yf blue yellowface spangle to me. Cant see if the wings are brown or black, if brown she is cinnamon

 

I'm thinking she is a YF2 blue spangle.. but I am probably wrong. She's not cinnamon. I'd like her just a little bit more if she was

Edited February 6, 200916 yr by sunshine*

Thats what I think also. You can see the yellow bleeding into the body colour making it seafoam green.

Yes, Yellowface 2 Spangle, she is pretty and glad she is better.