Lol that is my nickname for it cuz it smells so bad after mixing it all together.
Not a veggie lover, huh? 
Glad he will be OK, I was worried.
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Is my baby thin?
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Not a veggie lover, huh? Glad he will be OK, I was worried.
Good job coming here for help & advice and for taking quick action to help your baby.
As has been said, please keep us posted, and more pics as well...good luck to you & your baby.
As has been said, please keep us posted, and more pics as well...good luck to you & your baby.
Thugluvgrl187
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Just was checking in this evening to see how your little one was doing.
Yes, he is definitely very skinny. I'm glad you were able to get him to a vet
One thing: I think you mentioned you're feeding him every four hours including over night? If his crop isn't totally emptying as you said I would not feed him overnight. I only ever feed between 7am-11pm. It is important that the crop totally empties once a day (ie- overnight) so no food is left to go sour.
Perhaps it is something to talk to your vet about though. Since he is so thin he might need the extra nutrition from more feedings, I don't know. But the crop not emptying is worrying.
I am raising some babies right now including two cockatiels and something I noticed about the tiels (these are the first tiels I've raised and they are about a month old now) is that they always act hungry! Even if I've just fed them they are still begging for more. I have to refuse them any more food or I think they'd eat until they exploded lol. They are very good eaters, chunky little babies! Cute little brats
One thing: I think you mentioned you're feeding him every four hours including over night? If his crop isn't totally emptying as you said I would not feed him overnight. I only ever feed between 7am-11pm. It is important that the crop totally empties once a day (ie- overnight) so no food is left to go sour.
Perhaps it is something to talk to your vet about though. Since he is so thin he might need the extra nutrition from more feedings, I don't know. But the crop not emptying is worrying.
I am raising some babies right now including two cockatiels and something I noticed about the tiels (these are the first tiels I've raised and they are about a month old now) is that they always act hungry! Even if I've just fed them they are still begging for more. I have to refuse them any more food or I think they'd eat until they exploded lol. They are very good eaters, chunky little babies! Cute little brats
I will start a new thread in the cockatiel thread but I was just wanting to answer a few questions before starting one. The vet I took Rango to did not believe he had any food in his crop, that it was just a loose stomach. And doctor said that he needs to be feed until he doesn't want any more and he has been doing better since we have been doing that, we just feed him slow.
Thugluvgrl187
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I am glad to hear that you baby is doing well. I cant wait for more photos
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