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I have a 10 mnth old female kakariki who was in an accident 8 days ago - in a real-life version of my absolute worst nightmare, she got under my feet and I stepped on her head. She lost consciousness until we arrived at the emergency vet (about five minutes from the accident, I live around the corner from one) where the prognosis was good. She was bleeding slightly from the right side of her head, but her wings and legs were unhurt. She was very weak and woozy, but I was hardly surprised following such enormous trauma and then a huge dose of anti-inflammatories and antibiotics.
I took her to an avian vet after about an hour with the emergency vet, who was not an avian specialist. The avian vet confirmed that the bleeding was from a superficial wound on the head, and he also took an x-ray at my request which showed no broken bones or apparent internal injuries.
When we got home about three hours later, I was convinced that Robot was going to die in my arms. She looked absolutely awful. To my utmost surprise, she got up and walked - albeit wobbily - to her cage all by herself to nibble at some greens and drink some water. She drank excessively for the rest of the night, getting up every two hours or so to drink deeply. Her droppings were fairly watery for the rest of the evening, but she has had that before as a reaction to medication so I wasn't that fussed - just a little worried about the unusual thirst.
By the next mid-morning, her droppings had returned to normal. I took her back to the avian vet first thing. He was happy with her appetite, but also concerned about the polydipsia. Suspecting that her kidneys were in distress, he decided against prescribing another anti-inflammatory but did prescribe another antibiotic, one which Robot had never had before. A few hours on the the new antibiotic and Robot's droppings went from normal to soft to extremely polyuric. Alarmed, I took her to a new avian vet within 48 hours of the new symptoms (the soonest appointment I could get). The new avian vet said that it was likely a reaction to the antibiotic. He took her off of it and prescribed Rehydrat (the closest thing to Pedialyte in South Africa) and probiotics.
That was five days ago. Robbie's general recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. Presently, her appetite, mood, and activity levels are increasing every day. She takes frequent naps, but I have been told that this is normal - I have to give her a chance to recover, after all. Yet, she still has crazy polyuria. Her thirst is nowhere near as bad as it was that first night, but she is drinking much more water than usual. I am so, so worried about it. I thought that antibiotic-related polyuria was supposed to clear up as soon as the antibiotics were stopped? I have also read two cases of diabetes insipidus caused by head trauma in birds. If anyone has similar stories or simple support, it would be enormously appreciated. I am terribly anxious and unsure of whether I am overreacting or not. In any case, Robbie is going back to the vet ASAP.
I took her to an avian vet after about an hour with the emergency vet, who was not an avian specialist. The avian vet confirmed that the bleeding was from a superficial wound on the head, and he also took an x-ray at my request which showed no broken bones or apparent internal injuries.
When we got home about three hours later, I was convinced that Robot was going to die in my arms. She looked absolutely awful. To my utmost surprise, she got up and walked - albeit wobbily - to her cage all by herself to nibble at some greens and drink some water. She drank excessively for the rest of the night, getting up every two hours or so to drink deeply. Her droppings were fairly watery for the rest of the evening, but she has had that before as a reaction to medication so I wasn't that fussed - just a little worried about the unusual thirst.
By the next mid-morning, her droppings had returned to normal. I took her back to the avian vet first thing. He was happy with her appetite, but also concerned about the polydipsia. Suspecting that her kidneys were in distress, he decided against prescribing another anti-inflammatory but did prescribe another antibiotic, one which Robot had never had before. A few hours on the the new antibiotic and Robot's droppings went from normal to soft to extremely polyuric. Alarmed, I took her to a new avian vet within 48 hours of the new symptoms (the soonest appointment I could get). The new avian vet said that it was likely a reaction to the antibiotic. He took her off of it and prescribed Rehydrat (the closest thing to Pedialyte in South Africa) and probiotics.
That was five days ago. Robbie's general recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. Presently, her appetite, mood, and activity levels are increasing every day. She takes frequent naps, but I have been told that this is normal - I have to give her a chance to recover, after all. Yet, she still has crazy polyuria. Her thirst is nowhere near as bad as it was that first night, but she is drinking much more water than usual. I am so, so worried about it. I thought that antibiotic-related polyuria was supposed to clear up as soon as the antibiotics were stopped? I have also read two cases of diabetes insipidus caused by head trauma in birds. If anyone has similar stories or simple support, it would be enormously appreciated. I am terribly anxious and unsure of whether I am overreacting or not. In any case, Robbie is going back to the vet ASAP.
