At the risk of getting some MAJOR back lash I would like to comment on the persons who find it necessary to scream "you're risking her life" and "get her to the vet" - it would be better for the people who come on here scared and worried if you just kept your thoughts to yourself. Having worked in vet offices, rescues, and humane societies for years I see the kind of fear those types of reactions instill. Yes, it's important to get the point across and encourage people who are ill equipped to deal with an emergency to seek medical help, in this case, a vet. But screaming at them and making them feel defeated or wrong...NOT going to help.
I'm not so sensitive to it and know overall your heart is most likely in the right place, I'm just saying - for most, you're not helping the owner or the pet.
To everyone else - thank you so much for the support and the information, albeit earnest and scary! I have been searching for an emergency Avet in my area with no luck, it's pretty rural. The vet I use is the one I intern with (I'm a pre-vet student, but I am studying large animals and believe you me they are nothing like birds...)
In the mean time she has been separated from Wesley. She is eating, but not as much as the other two. She does move around the cage, get up on the perches to get to food, and she is pooping which is normal at this point. I spent an hour with her in a warm bathroom, then sitting in warm water with lubricant on her vent, and finally she did lay in the water. Doesn't mean it's over, but we are sure trying. We are mixing the egg protein mix, calcium, and ground pellets for her to eat and will see if she takes it first thing in the morning.
I do know seeds are not junk and a an important part of a small parrots diet. I feed a mixture of pellets, nuts, seeds, fruits, veggies, and also add in nutri-verries as treats every day. What I meant to imply is that if "all" she eats is sunflower seeds then - it's junk, it's incomplete. While they provide protein, selenium and vitamin E as well as fat they are not in themselves a complete diet.
She has the box back with 3 fake eggs. I will decide what to do with the live ones after I take care of Buttercup. I can take them into my vets office and the whole crew will care for them with me, if I decide to raise them. But yes, I understand their may be malformations and am not sure yet if it is worth the risk. I am not "too eager" to have chicks or anything like that, just hate to waste a life if I can help it.
Will update later...Thanks again for the info and support!
I'm not so sensitive to it and know overall your heart is most likely in the right place, I'm just saying - for most, you're not helping the owner or the pet.
To everyone else - thank you so much for the support and the information, albeit earnest and scary! I have been searching for an emergency Avet in my area with no luck, it's pretty rural. The vet I use is the one I intern with (I'm a pre-vet student, but I am studying large animals and believe you me they are nothing like birds...)
In the mean time she has been separated from Wesley. She is eating, but not as much as the other two. She does move around the cage, get up on the perches to get to food, and she is pooping which is normal at this point. I spent an hour with her in a warm bathroom, then sitting in warm water with lubricant on her vent, and finally she did lay in the water. Doesn't mean it's over, but we are sure trying. We are mixing the egg protein mix, calcium, and ground pellets for her to eat and will see if she takes it first thing in the morning.
I do know seeds are not junk and a an important part of a small parrots diet. I feed a mixture of pellets, nuts, seeds, fruits, veggies, and also add in nutri-verries as treats every day. What I meant to imply is that if "all" she eats is sunflower seeds then - it's junk, it's incomplete. While they provide protein, selenium and vitamin E as well as fat they are not in themselves a complete diet.
She has the box back with 3 fake eggs. I will decide what to do with the live ones after I take care of Buttercup. I can take them into my vets office and the whole crew will care for them with me, if I decide to raise them. But yes, I understand their may be malformations and am not sure yet if it is worth the risk. I am not "too eager" to have chicks or anything like that, just hate to waste a life if I can help it.
Will update later...Thanks again for the info and support!