Hello.
My 1 year old budgie is currently hospitalized at the vet, X-ray found particles of something in her gizzard (we think it's paint as we just noticed paint chipped from the windowsill) her symptoms were pooping water, leg weakness on left leg then both legs, poofiness, not perching. She was eating and drinking still even today when I took her in to vet.
Symptoms of weak leg started Monday but we noticed her vomit Saturday along with poofiness. I believe this is when we noticed the paint missing as well. The vets plan is to pull the toxins out with metamucil and give fluid therapy and gout medication. She's in the best place possible now, but I'm just seeing if anyone has experienced toxic poisoning in their budgie or smaller parrot and what was the quality of life like if they survived? I'm so scared and sad. The symptoms came on quickly. Did we wait too late? She seemed happy and fine Sunday and Monday morning until Monday afternoon when I noticed her not able to put weight on her left foot.
My 1 year old budgie is currently hospitalized at the vet, X-ray found particles of something in her gizzard (we think it's paint as we just noticed paint chipped from the windowsill) her symptoms were pooping water, leg weakness on left leg then both legs, poofiness, not perching. She was eating and drinking still even today when I took her in to vet.
Symptoms of weak leg started Monday but we noticed her vomit Saturday along with poofiness. I believe this is when we noticed the paint missing as well. The vets plan is to pull the toxins out with metamucil and give fluid therapy and gout medication. She's in the best place possible now, but I'm just seeing if anyone has experienced toxic poisoning in their budgie or smaller parrot and what was the quality of life like if they survived? I'm so scared and sad. The symptoms came on quickly. Did we wait too late? She seemed happy and fine Sunday and Monday morning until Monday afternoon when I noticed her not able to put weight on her left foot.
