maryblueja
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Hi everyone, new to the forum just so I can get some help and advice for my sick budgie, Gwen.
On Saturday, my husband and I came home to find Gwen breathing a little heavily, puffy, and leaning to one side. She was limping a bunch and we thought she may have hurt her leg when we were gone. She also shares the cage with another budgie named Jasper.
I took her to the vet Sunday morning. The vet checked everything. She said Gwen didn't look like she had any infections after checking inside her mouth. She said there were no broken bones. Gwen could eat more she said after feeling her belly. Gwen is a picky eater and we had just changed her and Jaspers diets to pellets. She still likes her seeds but she does eat. Just not as much as Jasper. Vet said that maybe Gwen could have a kidney issue since she poops a little wet from time to time and just told me to give Gwen anti inflammatory meds and vitamin a. I did try to give Gwen the vitamin a and still try too. She had a little on Sunday. She has been eating more of her pellets as I offer them to her and she follows jasper, who is eating them with her. He has also been regurgitating food for her and feeding her.
I haven't given her the anti inflammatory yet as she has been getting better. It is now Wednesday and she is walking more normally now, she has started to chirp again although her chirps are not as strong as they use to be. She still naps a lot though but she does appear to be healing which makes me think she may have just hurt her leg. But now today when she flies she is doing something new, she pants and makes a whistley clicky noise. She did sneeze a little this morning and coughed after eating.
I tried calling the vet but she wasn't in. I also called multiple other vet offices but none of the bird specialists are in ( I literally called 4 places).
That's why I'm hear I was hoping maybe someone would have some advice especially if you have experienced this too. Any help would be greatly appreciated as my nerves are so shot worrying about more poor little girl
On Saturday, my husband and I came home to find Gwen breathing a little heavily, puffy, and leaning to one side. She was limping a bunch and we thought she may have hurt her leg when we were gone. She also shares the cage with another budgie named Jasper.
I took her to the vet Sunday morning. The vet checked everything. She said Gwen didn't look like she had any infections after checking inside her mouth. She said there were no broken bones. Gwen could eat more she said after feeling her belly. Gwen is a picky eater and we had just changed her and Jaspers diets to pellets. She still likes her seeds but she does eat. Just not as much as Jasper. Vet said that maybe Gwen could have a kidney issue since she poops a little wet from time to time and just told me to give Gwen anti inflammatory meds and vitamin a. I did try to give Gwen the vitamin a and still try too. She had a little on Sunday. She has been eating more of her pellets as I offer them to her and she follows jasper, who is eating them with her. He has also been regurgitating food for her and feeding her.
I haven't given her the anti inflammatory yet as she has been getting better. It is now Wednesday and she is walking more normally now, she has started to chirp again although her chirps are not as strong as they use to be. She still naps a lot though but she does appear to be healing which makes me think she may have just hurt her leg. But now today when she flies she is doing something new, she pants and makes a whistley clicky noise. She did sneeze a little this morning and coughed after eating.
I tried calling the vet but she wasn't in. I also called multiple other vet offices but none of the bird specialists are in ( I literally called 4 places).
That's why I'm hear I was hoping maybe someone would have some advice especially if you have experienced this too. Any help would be greatly appreciated as my nerves are so shot worrying about more poor little girl
