Urgent Advice pls....Sick Budgie in the UK

[Beki lou]

Hi guys... thank you for all your advice re my now rip Budgie aldervireld...
I’ve homed some budgies that we’re in a outside aviary and the one I lost was one of these. I have a ino I believe hen and I’ve noticed (now they are a bit tamer to me I can get close & some will come to hand) that I think she has mites. Maybe scaly beak and it’s spread to her eye? Her beak was more crusty when we got her and cuttlebone and decent toys she seems to of got some of it off but she still doesn’t look right. I think she has had a bad wing clip coz she can’t get more than 3ft if the floor. She manages with the ladder provided and uses the bars. But she is fluffed up a lot and I don’t think she’s 100%. I bought some scaly beak treatment and gave her the drops yesterday. Needless to say she was not happy and the noise was awful bless her. She does seem happy enough... she will sort of quack at me when I talk to her and opens her beak.
I don’t know if she’s just a scruffy Budgie that’s had a bit of a hard time previously in the Aviary or is poorly. I’ve posted some pictures one without a flash. I just want to get my flock happy and healthy and would really appreciate any advice.
Also If anyone is from the south coast of the U.K. pls do you know of any avarian vets.
Many thanks

 

[Mizzely]

I do not know of vets in the UK, sadly. Can you call a cat/dog vet to see if they can direct you to one?

I've edited the title of your thread to hopefully help you get more responses.

 

[Toy]

Looks like it could be Conjunctivitis, which can be caused by or lead to respiratory. It's also highly contagious. Your bird will require a vet ASAP. The southcost UK is a big place, can you list a town that is close to you so someone can locate an avian vet?

 

[Beki lou]

Looks like it could be Conjunctivitis, which can be caused by or lead to respiratory. It's also highly contagious. Your bird will require a vet ASAP. The southcost UK is a big place, can you list a town that is close to you so someone can locate an avian vet?

Thank you Brighton UK. It’s doesn’t weep or anything and looks like little warts?

 

[Beki lou]

I do not know of vets in the UK, sadly. Can you call a cat/dog vet to see if they can direct you to one?

I've edited the title of your thread to hopefully help you get more responses.

Thank you very much

 

[Toy]

Rhis is list of vets I found near your area: Member Search Results - Association of Avian Veterinarians

 

[Toy]

I found these: Closest one, exotic pets: Vets in Brighton & Hove | Coastway Veterinary Group
Might do exotic pets: About Us
Pretty far away, but avian: Home Page

 

[Mizzely]

@tka messaged me to post some info for you just in case you didn't get it by PM

I used to live in Brighton so can offer a personal recommendation of Celine le Rochais at Coastway Vets in Kemptown. Very nice, thorough and willing to consult other exotic vets about problems. She has a really calm way about her when handling parrots

Hope that helps!

 

[Monica]

I'm sorry, but all of these budgies need to see a vet.... and it wont be cheap.

The one that passed may have been a male with cancer that caused the cere to turn brown. The male budgie that was next to the sick one already has his blue cere turning brown. This one quite possibly has mites....


Who knows what other health ailments they all have.

 

[Beki lou]

I'm sorry, but all of these budgies need to see a vet.... and it wont be cheap.

The one that passed may have been a male with cancer that caused the cere to turn brown. The male budgie that was next to the sick one already has his blue cere turning brown. This one quite possibly has mites....


Who knows what other health ailments they all have.

OMG I did wonder why I was gifted such beautiful birds.... I had a 2 Budgies I bought from reputable breeders and they were fine perfect... but I don’t know the ages of some of these birds. I thought the cere may go brown on a male if hormonal.
I’m devastated to hear this...

 

[Monica]

No... a males cere will only turn brown when there's a turmor in or near their testes which causes the change.

There's a local family that gave up 12 budgies. They went into foster. Of those 12, there's at least half still available. I saw them yesterday and one of the budgie hens had a split lower beak and overgrown top beak. It wasn't noticed.

This picture, you can see a little bare skin to the left of her beak. That's where her beak had curled to and was rubbing the feathers off. You can kind of make out the split lower portion as well... left side is growing right. (towards camera) This is after clipping off some of it.





Not only is her lower beak split and overgrown, the upper beak is overgrown and she had a sinus infection at one point in time that destroyed a part of her cere.






All this was unnoticed by the person taking care of them. I'm not sure if the family was even aware.



Perhaps whoever had the budgies you took in didn't notice their poor health, or maybe they did but couldn't, or wouldn't, do anything about it and unloaded them onto someone else.


Some of the budgies you have taken in may be perfectly healthy! And that would be great! It's clear however that others are not doing so well. It's better to ensure all of them are healthy.

 

[Beki lou]

I'm sorry, but all of these budgies need to see a vet.... and it wont be cheap.

The one that passed may have been a male with cancer that caused the cere to turn brown. The male budgie that was next to the sick one already has his blue cere turning brown. This one quite possibly has mites....


Who knows what other health ailments they all have.

Thank you for your reply. What type of mites would this be? They all seem to be happy to day and yesterday and since not giving the fresh veggies the poop is no longer runny. All I know about the birds was that they were in a outside aviary before I took the last 9...ages of them unknown but I believed the guy to of been honest in his intentions and would Of said if noticed any ailments etc.
I let them out to have free flight and they all fly lovely bar the ino hen. I did have some concerns about one who I thought was wheezing but after the initial first fly about (they didn’t come out the aviary) but it was gone as quick as I saw it. He did spread his wings some too
Is it possible the cere could be a brown tinge coz of hormones? There is a hen amongst the green and yellows possibly 2 but I’m still identifying them. Well trying .
Currently 3.17 pm UK time and it’s getting dark... they’re chirping away happily as the light goes... I’m hoping that the scaly beak treatment will work with the hen... I looked into conjunctivitis a bit more and with her beak also being slightly mishapen (it’s much better, she seems to of scrapped some off on the cuttlefish.
I feel awful as my 2 budgies were healthy and happy and I just wanted to give these a nice home also. My original birds seem perfectly fine and no changes atall. Quite happy to be his cheeky self around them bossy thing lol typical youngest!
Thank you for any help given new and old and apologies for my navigation issues around the threads.

 

[Beki lou]

No... a males cere will only turn brown when there's a turmor in or near their testes which causes the change.

There's a local family that gave up 12 budgies. They went into foster. Of those 12, there's at least half still available. I saw them yesterday and one of the budgie hens had a split lower beak and overgrown top beak. It wasn't noticed.

This picture, you can see a little bare skin to the left of her beak. That's where her beak had curled to and was rubbing the feathers off. You can kind of make out the split lower portion as well... left side is growing right. (towards camera) This is after clipping off some of it.

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Not only is her lower beak split and overgrown, the upper beak is overgrown and she had a sinus infection at one point in time that destroyed a part of her cere.

View attachment 326074




All this was unnoticed by the person taking care of them. I'm not sure if the family was even aware.



Perhaps whoever had the budgies you took in didn't notice their poor health, or maybe they did but couldn't, or wouldn't, do anything about it and unloaded them onto someone else.


Some of the budgies you have taken in may be perfectly healthy! And that would be great! It's clear however that others are not doing so well. It's better to ensure all of them are healthy.

Apologies again I just saw this... thank you xx

 

[Beki lou]

No... a males cere will only turn brown when there's a turmor in or near their testes which causes the change.

There's a local family that gave up 12 budgies. They went into foster. Of those 12, there's at least half still available. I saw them yesterday and one of the budgie hens had a split lower beak and overgrown top beak. It wasn't noticed.

This picture, you can see a little bare skin to the left of her beak. That's where her beak had curled to and was rubbing the feathers off. You can kind of make out the split lower portion as well... left side is growing right. (towards camera) This is after clipping off some of it.

View attachment 326073



Not only is her lower beak split and overgrown, the upper beak is overgrown and she had a sinus infection at one point in time that destroyed a part of her cere.

View attachment 326074




All this was unnoticed by the person taking care of them. I'm not sure if the family was even aware.



Perhaps whoever had the budgies you took in didn't notice their poor health, or maybe they did but couldn't, or wouldn't, do anything about it and unloaded them onto someone else.


Some of the budgies you have taken in may be perfectly healthy! And that would be great! It's clear however that others are not doing so well. It's better to ensure all of them are healthy.

The grey is quite old I think bless him but still seems to do everything that he should be doing... My baby I’m sure you can see.

 

[Beki lou]

These are a few more of the guys.

 

[Monica]

The ino appears to have scaley face mites. I do see quite a few males in the group.


I really hope you are able to get all of them to be healthy! They deserve it!

 

[Zara]

It is wonderful that you have opened up your home and given these 9 a soft place to land
Just remember, it is important when bringing home any new bird, even if they look healthy, to go to the vet for a check up.

 

[Beki lou]

The ino appears to have scaley face mites. I do see quite a few males in the group.


I really hope you are able to get all of them to be healthy! They deserve it!

Thank you.... I have some treatment that she has been getting and I shall do the rest of them. I was told it was a SCAR. I shall be having a few firm words with the person I got these guys from.
Thank you