For some backstory, my lovely Crimson-Bellied Conure Ruby (hatched end of March of this year) was sick about 3 weeks ago with a bacterial infection. We were able to figure it out after she smelled really foul one night, and the next morning she was clearly really weak. She was fully cleared after taking her to the avian vet and getting antibiotics and doing a recheck.
While sick, she didn't seem to lose her appetite and didn't puke up or anything that were aware of (I watched her very closely). We thought it might have been from some old water that she got into, and since then we have replaced it with a bottle dispenser which has been working great, and also have been rigorous about keeping her cage clean.
In addition to that, she had JUST started getting pin feathers on her face for her first molting at the same time she got sick, so it was hard to tell at the time what was her being sick and what was her suffering from molting.
Since being sick, she has been extremely noisy, especially when you go to pet her or have food, but still lets you pet her. It's almost like this disgruntled growl. She also will just do it when she's just sitting there. She never used to do this and has been doing it a few weeks now. She was also eating pretty ravenously, I think as expected.
Here's a video (still has stress bars from her previous owner, no molt yet):
As of this morning, she now seems to potentially be sick again somehow, but we aren't sure. She threw up this morning (which she had not done before) after a shower, and seems to have a lower appetite than usual. Definitely seeming weak-footed like when she was sick. She's also being even more noisy than usual (same sounds as the video), where she wasn't very noisy when sick.
Really not sure what's going on and afraid we might have to take her to the vet again. Also, really doesn't seem like she's losing anymore feathers like I'd expect from a molt.
Anyone else have any experience with this?
While sick, she didn't seem to lose her appetite and didn't puke up or anything that were aware of (I watched her very closely). We thought it might have been from some old water that she got into, and since then we have replaced it with a bottle dispenser which has been working great, and also have been rigorous about keeping her cage clean.
In addition to that, she had JUST started getting pin feathers on her face for her first molting at the same time she got sick, so it was hard to tell at the time what was her being sick and what was her suffering from molting.
Since being sick, she has been extremely noisy, especially when you go to pet her or have food, but still lets you pet her. It's almost like this disgruntled growl. She also will just do it when she's just sitting there. She never used to do this and has been doing it a few weeks now. She was also eating pretty ravenously, I think as expected.
Here's a video (still has stress bars from her previous owner, no molt yet):
As of this morning, she now seems to potentially be sick again somehow, but we aren't sure. She threw up this morning (which she had not done before) after a shower, and seems to have a lower appetite than usual. Definitely seeming weak-footed like when she was sick. She's also being even more noisy than usual (same sounds as the video), where she wasn't very noisy when sick.
Really not sure what's going on and afraid we might have to take her to the vet again. Also, really doesn't seem like she's losing anymore feathers like I'd expect from a molt.
Anyone else have any experience with this?