A Lovebird, which was claimed to be 20 days old when I first got it (Although I suspect it was younger) seems to be doing bad right now...
Nearly 8 days ago, I bought the chick to my home and mostly everything went smooth. The first few days passed and the bird seemed to be doing very good in terms of eating and how energetic he/she was... Possibly the most active baby bird Ive ever hand-fed. Basically, it nearly wouldnt stop eating if he/she had the chance to, Until a night that was about 3 days ago. During that night I woke him/her up at about 2am so I would feed it (Since didnt feed it for some time), but as I took him/her out of the "nest", it appeared to be EXTEREMLY weak, it couldnt hold its balance, the feet were cold and he/she barely opened his/her mouth so I could feed it, I only managed to get some of the formula in. He/she was limping so bad that it couldnt walk a few steps without loosing balance and banging its head on the floor. It fell over its back and wouldnt turn over, it just sat there with the eyes closed. I decided to return it back to the nest.
A few hours later I took him/her out of the nest and the situation appeared to be getting worse, It just took in a small droplet of the formula and it wouldnt swallow after that nor open its beak for more. I thought that at this rate it would probably starve to death, So i just started force feeding it. I forced about 3/4 of the amount I usually feed into the crop and placed it back in the nest. After 2-3 hours I came back to check on it and it seemed like it was doing MUCH better, the limping stopped and he/she started begging for food again, The day continued and he/she was eating just fine without the need to be gavage fed anything, but the same story happened again during night time. the cold feet, limping and loss of appetite were all back. I force fed it again and placed it back to the nest... few hours later, its back again. no limping and no cold feed, but the appetite did not return to the way it was. It was still nibbling my finger for food but it appeared to be weaker and the begging/screaming was less aggressive and energetic than the way it was. when i feed it it just took in about 70% of the amount and wouldnt take in more, but something was else was very bad, the poop. The thickness of the poop appeared to be fluctuating and the colors were in varity, sometimes yellow, sometimes black, some times creamy... and the odor of the poop kept on getting stronger.
This time, the night wasnt that bad, but he/she would only take in 1/2 of the formula. Today, the bird appetite was even worse, he would beg for food at first, but after a few little sips he just closes his eyes and stops swallowing, we could barely give him 1/2 of the formula now. The current color of the poop is brownish and sometimes creamy white. The odor is still strong
Theres probably no solely avian vet here (in the whole country) except for 1 veterinary institute which appears to have a full avian department, However I wont be able to go there at the current time. Theres a clinic which has a small avian department but they dont seem like they're specialists but they do have blood tests, the thing is with this clinic is that Ive heard a good bunch of BAD reviews talking about how the vets nearly have no idea how to properly diagnose and treat birds with the correct medicine, which does trigger my alertness.
What do you think is wrong with the bird? there was a period where the crop was emptying slower than usual so I suspected the crop is partially blocked and theres an infection, but after a few massages it probably returned back to normal rate.
The issue might be with the liver I dont know, does anyone have an idea about whats going on here?
Nearly 8 days ago, I bought the chick to my home and mostly everything went smooth. The first few days passed and the bird seemed to be doing very good in terms of eating and how energetic he/she was... Possibly the most active baby bird Ive ever hand-fed. Basically, it nearly wouldnt stop eating if he/she had the chance to, Until a night that was about 3 days ago. During that night I woke him/her up at about 2am so I would feed it (Since didnt feed it for some time), but as I took him/her out of the "nest", it appeared to be EXTEREMLY weak, it couldnt hold its balance, the feet were cold and he/she barely opened his/her mouth so I could feed it, I only managed to get some of the formula in. He/she was limping so bad that it couldnt walk a few steps without loosing balance and banging its head on the floor. It fell over its back and wouldnt turn over, it just sat there with the eyes closed. I decided to return it back to the nest.
A few hours later I took him/her out of the nest and the situation appeared to be getting worse, It just took in a small droplet of the formula and it wouldnt swallow after that nor open its beak for more. I thought that at this rate it would probably starve to death, So i just started force feeding it. I forced about 3/4 of the amount I usually feed into the crop and placed it back in the nest. After 2-3 hours I came back to check on it and it seemed like it was doing MUCH better, the limping stopped and he/she started begging for food again, The day continued and he/she was eating just fine without the need to be gavage fed anything, but the same story happened again during night time. the cold feet, limping and loss of appetite were all back. I force fed it again and placed it back to the nest... few hours later, its back again. no limping and no cold feed, but the appetite did not return to the way it was. It was still nibbling my finger for food but it appeared to be weaker and the begging/screaming was less aggressive and energetic than the way it was. when i feed it it just took in about 70% of the amount and wouldnt take in more, but something was else was very bad, the poop. The thickness of the poop appeared to be fluctuating and the colors were in varity, sometimes yellow, sometimes black, some times creamy... and the odor of the poop kept on getting stronger.
This time, the night wasnt that bad, but he/she would only take in 1/2 of the formula. Today, the bird appetite was even worse, he would beg for food at first, but after a few little sips he just closes his eyes and stops swallowing, we could barely give him 1/2 of the formula now. The current color of the poop is brownish and sometimes creamy white. The odor is still strong
Theres probably no solely avian vet here (in the whole country) except for 1 veterinary institute which appears to have a full avian department, However I wont be able to go there at the current time. Theres a clinic which has a small avian department but they dont seem like they're specialists but they do have blood tests, the thing is with this clinic is that Ive heard a good bunch of BAD reviews talking about how the vets nearly have no idea how to properly diagnose and treat birds with the correct medicine, which does trigger my alertness.
What do you think is wrong with the bird? there was a period where the crop was emptying slower than usual so I suspected the crop is partially blocked and theres an infection, but after a few massages it probably returned back to normal rate.
The issue might be with the liver I dont know, does anyone have an idea about whats going on here?
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