Hi! First I just want to say that I'm new here so sorry if I'm doing something wrong, I'm just trying to get another opinion and quickly.
I've had my baby Aloise for about three and a half years now, and I love her to death. As much as I love her, this my senior year of HS and I've been insanely busy with work and classes, so I decided to get her a friend. Last month I bought another cockatiel from a girl who said she was too busy to take care of her anymore. She looked healthy. She was friendly, curious, ate well, and was very vocal etc. However, Thursday morning I found her dead on the floor of her cage. The only idea I have as to what was wrong was that she had broken a blood feather and possibly got an infection as a result. Now I'm terrified that she was sick and my other baby might have caught whatever it was. They didn't share a cage of course, but had spent time outside the cages on the floor, and I kept them in the same room.
Aloise is eating and drinking normally and is her usual playful self. Her droppings look the same as always. What's driving me to post this is that occasionally she seems puffed up and is preening a lot. I do live up north and she is molting, so that doesn't help anything. To be honest, if I hadn't just had the new bird die I probably wouldn't be concerned at all. But I would appreciate a second opinion.
I've had my baby Aloise for about three and a half years now, and I love her to death. As much as I love her, this my senior year of HS and I've been insanely busy with work and classes, so I decided to get her a friend. Last month I bought another cockatiel from a girl who said she was too busy to take care of her anymore. She looked healthy. She was friendly, curious, ate well, and was very vocal etc. However, Thursday morning I found her dead on the floor of her cage. The only idea I have as to what was wrong was that she had broken a blood feather and possibly got an infection as a result. Now I'm terrified that she was sick and my other baby might have caught whatever it was. They didn't share a cage of course, but had spent time outside the cages on the floor, and I kept them in the same room.
Aloise is eating and drinking normally and is her usual playful self. Her droppings look the same as always. What's driving me to post this is that occasionally she seems puffed up and is preening a lot. I do live up north and she is molting, so that doesn't help anything. To be honest, if I hadn't just had the new bird die I probably wouldn't be concerned at all. But I would appreciate a second opinion.