loplop
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- Kris
Hi all. I'm super new here and I'm glad to find such a great resource to help with my birds!
So today I'm worried about my budgie, Olive. I've had her for about 5 years now and lately she has had issues with droppings getting stuck around her vent area. The other day I had to remove a really big ball of dried droppings from the feathers close to her vent. I'm also worried she might be a bit swollen around her vent/abdomen area but it's really hard to tell. Other than that though, she's acting completely normal. She's always been a shy bird, so she's not acting any quieter than usual. She loves to eat and that certainly hasn't stopped. There's no noticeable tail bobbing, and she only fluffs up when taking a nap next to my other budgie, Banana. She's still capable of going to the bathroom and her droppings don't look runny/discolored/out of the ordinary.
I've made an appointment to get her looked at with my usual vet. However, his hours have changed and because of that my appointment isn't until May 27th. Is this something that can wait a few weeks, or should I go to the 24-hour vet? I try to avoid the 24-hour vet as they can (understandably) be very pricey. Also, a lot of people visit the 24-hour vet and due to the pandemic, it's drop-off only and you can't enter the building with your pet. However I will go there if I absolutely must.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I've tried to attach some pictures, but they're a bit crummy because Olive isn't a big fan of people, so I can't get TOO close unfortunately.
So today I'm worried about my budgie, Olive. I've had her for about 5 years now and lately she has had issues with droppings getting stuck around her vent area. The other day I had to remove a really big ball of dried droppings from the feathers close to her vent. I'm also worried she might be a bit swollen around her vent/abdomen area but it's really hard to tell. Other than that though, she's acting completely normal. She's always been a shy bird, so she's not acting any quieter than usual. She loves to eat and that certainly hasn't stopped. There's no noticeable tail bobbing, and she only fluffs up when taking a nap next to my other budgie, Banana. She's still capable of going to the bathroom and her droppings don't look runny/discolored/out of the ordinary.
I've made an appointment to get her looked at with my usual vet. However, his hours have changed and because of that my appointment isn't until May 27th. Is this something that can wait a few weeks, or should I go to the 24-hour vet? I try to avoid the 24-hour vet as they can (understandably) be very pricey. Also, a lot of people visit the 24-hour vet and due to the pandemic, it's drop-off only and you can't enter the building with your pet. However I will go there if I absolutely must.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I've tried to attach some pictures, but they're a bit crummy because Olive isn't a big fan of people, so I can't get TOO close unfortunately.
