I bought them a pack (whew pricey! $8?) and Cupcake chews out the seed and dumps the pellets; Paris ate them but could care less, Skittles and Mango never even touched them. Mah birdiez iz weird.
Ella, the vet said it wasn't uncommon for them to drop a little weight on antibiotics. I did notice decent water consumption--this might be a good thing with Ella since she is underweight. Part of that could be due to dehydration.I notice that taste varies so much even among breeds.
Amanda how was Cupcake with her meds? I think Ella is drinking more water than her usual. I see her sipping it a few times a day. Maybe the meds make her thirsty or maybe I didn't notice her drinking before.
She still won't eat any pellets yet but she sure loved the Higgins Worldly cuisine spice market. And I didnt have to spoon feed it to her -- she loved it.
well that doesn't sound appetizing at all. My sun doesn't like her nutriberries either. wow, I think I may toss them.Maybe they don't like propylene glycol,that's antifreeze btw..
http://forums.avianavenue.com/feathered-food-court/42499-who-feeds-nutriberries.html
She's doing pretty good with them. Of course she fights me and bites the syringe. She does get nippy but her bites are mild, she just grabs ya and let's go, no blood and no real pain.Ella, the vet said it wasn't uncommon for them to drop a little weight on antibiotics. I did notice decent water consumption--this might be a good thing with Ella since she is underweight. Part of that could be due to dehydration.
Cupcake was really good. How is Ella doing with them? My vet told me to offer her a wet bundled paper towel right after I gave her the meds so she could "drink" the water from it and make sure she got the meds all down.
Good. Hijack my thread anytime to talk about Ella.She's doing pretty good with them. Of course she fights me and bites the syringe. She does get nippy but her bites are mild, she just grabs ya and let's go, no blood and no real pain.
The meds must not taste good. I tried the meds in oatmeal and in handfeeding formula, even 1/4 meds and 3/4 percent oatmeal or formula and as soon as she tastes it she won't eat any more. So I opted not to give it to her in the food anymore because I want her to eat her food. She still eats fairly well, still talking and still playing so she is doing well with them. I hope she doesn't lose too much.
The vet didn't tell me about the papertowel but I was doing this after she ate to wash her mouth and to make sure she got sips of water because I wasn't noticing her drinking but with the meds I see her sipping water off and on throughout the day, not excessive amount just 2 or 3 sips but hadn't noticed her drinking as much before.
I will do the wet papertowel after meds to make sure they wash down.
sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread.
The meds must not taste good. I tried the meds in oatmeal and in handfeeding formula, even 1/4 meds and 3/4 percent oatmeal or formula and as soon as she tastes it she won't eat any more. So I opted not to give it to her in the food anymore because I want her to eat her food. She still eats fairly well, still talking and still playing so she is doing well with them. I hope she doesn't lose too much.
My granddaughter was given med's to take for her ear ache. They were huge chewable pills that tasted nasty. We finally got her to take it crushed and put in raspberry flavored weight watchers ice cream. It totally disguised the taste. Maybe this would work with birds that wont take their meds?