Okay, I have four budgies in the hospital cage, each with different ailments

 

Fang was looking a bit 'off'', if you know what I mean, so I brought him inside. He's moulting, and has a sore foot, so I thought I'd better keep him in overnight and see how it is.

Well, got him in, had a look at him and noticed that his beak is a bit malformed. It's more like a spade at the end than a normal beak. So I don't exactly know how to deal with that one, it's not hindering his ability to eat I don't think. Anyway, he's going back in the aviary today ( maybe, depends how he is later on ) so his mate can look after him, and I'll do a bit of research on that.

 

Elly hasn't been quite right for a while now, she's been in the hospital cage for a few days now. She's showing all symptoms of egg peritonitis ( spelling?? ) which probably doesn't bode well as the closest avian veterinarian is two hours away. But she's improved a lot since being placed in my hospital cage, and she's even been taking food and electrolytes from a syringe without me having to force her, like my original flock do ( very useful when worming, that is ). She's very lively right now, for a budgie that was looking close to death a couple of days ago, but I don't know whether she could could pull through.

 

Betty was just looking a bit off too. Probably just the weather and the fact that she's just finished moulting, but I brought her in anyway. No other symptoms, apart from being fluffed up, and she's been screeching every time I come into her line of vision. She won't even LOOK at my syringe, and I don't particularly want to force feed her ( she drew blood yesterday ) and she's not really bad enough ( health wise ) anyway.

 

Chubba Chubs..... has been attacked by what I think was a rat. So I'm cementing the aviary floor today, immediately. I got a shock when I walked in and Chubsy was fluffed up, weak and unresponsive, with a fair bit of blood ( and that;s from a BUDGIE ) splattered on the wall, and his beautiful tail covered in blood and damaged at the base . So he was in shock, and I managed to pull him out of it. I think he's going to be fine now, as long as it doesn't get infected.

 

Any info on treating egg peritonitis and deformed beaks?

Thanks

Sorry to hear that your birds are a bit under the weather, I don't seem to bad.

Is it chuba chub with the rat eaten tail. Is there a whole in the floor where it came up

or are you guess.

Just that I have had birds with blood from one end to the other in the aviary but it is from blood feathers, Yes I I have had them bleed heavily from the tail. and head.

But if you think rats and mice get in I would cement too with out delay.

Anyway I hope your little buddies get better soon.

Hi Ratsy, It's bad enough to have one sick without 4. At least it doesn't look like a contagious thing. Sounds like your on to it anyway. Good idea about the cement floor. At least when it gets wet it will dry better than a soil base. Good luck with hosp. patients.

clip the spoon bill

and rake and clean your floors mate taking top layer off

after that put a dose of baycox in all water 2 days its the time of year that cocci hits if not prevented for

once now for three mounth prevention

not saying they have that but its a few none discript ill birds that has me breaking out the baycox if this time of year

 

as for bird bleeding and in shoke you own cats so not imposable one swipped him they are unpredictable rat would of killed him if was going to atack as would been for tea

also dip him in a salt water warm bath for 5 mins then dry him off compleatly or benidine bath better

then just watch him wont infect if you do that

clip the spoon bill

and rake and clean your floors mate taking top layer off

after that put a dose of baycox in all water 2 days its the time of year that cocci hits if not prevented for

once now for three mounth prevention

not saying they have that but its a few none discript ill birds that has me breaking out the baycox if this time of year

 

as for bird bleeding and in shoke you own cats so not imposable one swipped him they are unpredictable rat would of killed him if was going to atack as would been for tea

also dip him in a salt water warm bath for 5 mins then dry him off compleatly or benidine bath better

then just watch him wont infect if you do that

 

I would do EVERYTHING GB suggested as it would be my plan of attack as well. The rat thing ? I also agree with GB...if it was a rat you would find the remains of a half eaten budgie body, usually with the whole chest area eaten out and head gone in most cases....not a tail issue.

Thanks guys!

 

They've all made recoveries ( well, I hope Elly is recovering, she looks a heap better )! Fang and Betty are back in the aviary.

Still haven't clipped Fang's beak, do I do that with nail scissors? I'm kinda scared of hurting him.

Betty is completely fine now.

Lol Fang's happy to be back with Dude, seriously, the second I put him in the aviary Dude is preening him! Pity they're both cocks!

Meanwhile, Chubsy and Elly have bonded, and they are still in the hospital cage, and probably will still be in the hospital cage until the weekend, just to be sure.

Chubba Chubs has bounced back, and Elly is looking a whole lot brighter.

 

The reason I thought it was a rat was that I found a dead rat outside the aviary about a week ago.

I don't have a cat, so it couldn't have been that. It's possible that he got attacked by another budgie, but the food station was tipped, and it would be too heavy for budgies to do that.

There's a hole in the floor where the outside flight joins the inside bit, that would be where ( if it was a rat ) would get in.

 

Hopefully Elly will be fine ( not all that worried about Chubsy now ) but she looks a heap better, so maybe she'll recover.

 

Where would I get baycox? Would they have it at a dog/cat vet?

 

Thanks!

You should be able to get it from your vet but you can also get it from Dr Rob Marshall if you are client. It is easy to become a client also and it is very handy because you can get preventive medicine over the phone.