Lorylove
Sprinting down the street
Gosh, I feel so bad for my little monster 
For the past four days, Darby has been sneezing quite frequently. I checked for discharge, and it's only clear, so that makes me feel better. I called my vet the day after this started, and she said to just keep a watchful eye on him and if the sneezing continues, to bring him in. He started to scratch at his nostrils a lot, then I noticed he was rubbing his head on his perches more than normal (which is making his head feathers fall out), then yesterday I noticed that when I gave him head scratches he would open his mouth really wide and make this clicking sound. So I brought him in yesterday. Everything else looked good, but from his symptoms, my vet concluded he has an upper respiratory infection. She took a swab and put him on Baytril for now. She was going to attempt to grow the bacteria to decide exactly which antibiotic to put him on for sure, but said the Baytril treats URIs 80% of the time. I should hear from her and go back in either tomorrow or Thursday.
He's acting completely normal otherwise...eating like a pig and playing with his toys with as much gusto as always. Is there anything I can do to make him a little more comfortable? Also, could anyone give me some insight as to what causes URIs, and how they work basically
?
This is really stressing me out, should I be this worried? Or is this a semi-common, easily treated infection (especially for a 4.5 month old baby)?
Thanks in advance
For the past four days, Darby has been sneezing quite frequently. I checked for discharge, and it's only clear, so that makes me feel better. I called my vet the day after this started, and she said to just keep a watchful eye on him and if the sneezing continues, to bring him in. He started to scratch at his nostrils a lot, then I noticed he was rubbing his head on his perches more than normal (which is making his head feathers fall out), then yesterday I noticed that when I gave him head scratches he would open his mouth really wide and make this clicking sound. So I brought him in yesterday. Everything else looked good, but from his symptoms, my vet concluded he has an upper respiratory infection. She took a swab and put him on Baytril for now. She was going to attempt to grow the bacteria to decide exactly which antibiotic to put him on for sure, but said the Baytril treats URIs 80% of the time. I should hear from her and go back in either tomorrow or Thursday.
He's acting completely normal otherwise...eating like a pig and playing with his toys with as much gusto as always. Is there anything I can do to make him a little more comfortable? Also, could anyone give me some insight as to what causes URIs, and how they work basically
?This is really stressing me out, should I be this worried? Or is this a semi-common, easily treated infection (especially for a 4.5 month old baby)?
Thanks in advance
