This is urgent, please help me. My lutino cock (mate of opaline hen) is suffering from acute bowel inflammation, how do you treat it? Is it cause from its dieat? Do I have to change its diets? I haven't change its diet yet. The birds eats millet spray, panicum millet, canary seed, and oats. I tried to add some greens and fruits but the bird does not eat any.

You need an avian vet for this, urgently. It needs medical help, and the vet will advise as to diet and any other changes you can make. Let us know what the vet says

I will take it to the vet.

How is your bird now

Cindy

Oh No! Please take "it" to the vet and let us know how "it" is

(sorry, I couldnt resist, i've never refered to any of my birds as it's)

What did the vet say? Poor birdie, I'll bet he feels awful. I would think any bowel trouble would be the result of diet, or ingesting something the bird shouldn't have. It sounds like he's on an all-seed diet now, so eventually you do want to change that. It might take awhile before he tries anything new, you just have to be persistant.

Has the bird been to the vet prior to this post? Amwondering where the ''acute bowel inflamation'' diagnosis came from? Your pet deffinately needs medical attention though.

I took my lutino cock (name is Sonny) to the vet this moring, I told the vet what happened and she said that Sonny eat too much of the seed foods and that was why he couldn't poop as usual. She suggested that I should add some greens, vegetables and minerals to my birds' diets. She also gave me some clear solution, to add to the bird's water. She said it will help the bird poop. I hope it works.

poor budge! But at least you know what to do now. He should get better soon. Try him with a little bit of brocolli or dandilion leaves or something. You'll find he will enjoy a few greens every now and then in his diet.

poor guy, i'm glad you know whats wrong now & how to fix it. the way i look at it, i couldnt live on cherrios for breakfast lunch and dinner 24/7 so i would never make my pets live on just seed, kibble, etc. but now he's on the road to recovery, thats a good thing

If your bird will drink the water with medicine in it, it should help. Some things to try to get your bird to eat:

 

1. sprouted seed - see if the seed he currently eats will sprout. If not, it is old and shouldn't be eaten anyway. Once the sprouts are about 1/2" - 1" long, rinse them well, make sure they don't smell "off", aren't slimey, or have any fuzz growing on them and put them in a dish or on a plate. You can do a google search about growing sprouts to get the particulars. Sometimes mine grow well and other times they go "off", so I usually have a few different batches growing at the same time. If in doubt about whether your sprouts are okay, don't feed and start a fresh batch. Most birds love sprouts.

 

2. fresh veggies like broccoli, kale, baby spinach leaves, carrots (cut in pieces, shredded, or baby carrots), red or green pepper, corn on the cob are good to start with. You may have to try different ways of offering them (clipped to side of cage near favorite perch, in seed cup on top of regular food, in a dish by themselves, etc) before you find a way your bird will try them. At first he will probably be scared of veggies (which is normal) but in reality you won't waste too much of it because budgie-sized portions aren't very big anyway. At first, if it's bigger than your birds' head - it's too big. The tops of carrots are good too - clip them to the side of the cage or from the top so they hang down near a perch and your bird will eventually eat and probably try to bathe in them.

 

3. fruit - peel and cut apples (no seeds or core), bananas, plums (don't use the fruit near the seed), nectarines, oranges (again - no seeds) to start off. Some birds like the sweetness, others don't. Just keep trying.

 

4. cooked foods - you can cook your own (sans seasonings and butter) or buy prepared like Beak Appetit or Crazy Corn. Again, you may have to be sneaky and sprinkle seeds or millet on top for awhile before your bird is not afraid of it.

 

5. Wheatgrass - contains lots of vitamins and minerals. Again, birds will usually start by nibbling then try to bathe in it. It's okay - they have a blast.

 

6. Just avoid avocado, onions, apple seeds, alcohol (duh) or any treats that contain lots of sugar.

 

7. Pellets - these contain more nutrition than seeds, but in my opinion should not be fed exclusively, no matter what you read. It is hard to convert budgies to pellets, but it can be done.

 

Don't try all these things at once - pick one that is easiest for you for right now, and once your bird is eating something different, then add gradually. Eventually seeds should consist only a small percentage of your birds diet. If in doubt about anything, you can ask here and we will gladly give you our two cents worth but you can also always run it by your vet. He or she should be the final authority, as I don't think anyone on this board is a vet. Best of luck! Keep us posted on your progress.

 

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I just noticed you have 12 budgies in your profile - you should have a much easier time getting them to eat different foods. If they are anything like mine, all it takes is for one bird to taste or even act like they enjoy it before the rest will want some. Even better if one bird tries to keep the others away from the food - that almost guarantees success - LOL. Sometimes budgie jealousy works in your favor.

Edited August 26, 200519 yr by Rainbow

Cress too seems to be a popular green.

I just noticed you have 12 budgies in your profile - you should have a much easier time getting them to eat different foods.  If they are anything like mine, all it takes is for one bird to taste or even act like they enjoy it before the rest will want some.  Even better if one bird tries to keep the others away from the food - that almost guarantees success - (Laughing out loud).  Sometimes budgie jealousy works in your favor. :(Laughing out loud):  :(Laughing out loud):

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Great info there

 

I'm glad you know the problem now sam, and that your birdie gets back to normal soon.

 

I'm hoping this jealousy deal works wonders with Tootie and Jangles, they don't even know what a Millet spray is all about!!

Sonny is popping again, I think the medication that the vet gave help. I added a few greens and fruits to its diet. I removed it at the end of the day last night, I added a few pieces of fruits again this morning.