Citrunelli
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I have a quaker parrot named Pickles. He is around 8 to 9 years old.
He was given some dried cranberries last night as an only option for food.
I used to feed him the fruit blend of ZuPreem pellets, but I've stopped giving him those due to finding out how unhealthy they really are, and also finding what looked to be regurgitated pellets.
But back to the main problem: He had eaten some dried cranberries last night, and completely threw it all up. He did have the bobbing head motion, along with moving his crop around. But it looked like he was vomiting. This happened a little bit before 10pm last night.
He had drank multiple sips of water afterwards, and ended up regurgitating that out as well... it comes out like a trickle from a faucet. That was some time passed 10pm last night.
Every time after he throws up, he is lethargic looking, sleepy. At that time, no real heavy breathing occurred.
At this point, I'm thinking it's hypovitaminosis of vitamin A from the cranberries, since i know that causes vomiting, not regurgitation.
But just this morning, he has only drank water, and the same thing has occurred. He's thrown up the water. But now, he's developed dropping wings, open beak breathing, and potentially throwing up again, all after too much movement. He makes himself look really skinny by lowering down his feathers.
I've tried giving him limited sips of water now, rather than just having him chug it. And he hasn't regurgitated the water. But i am afraid to feed him.
I'm going to be grinding up some cooked beans for him in a processor and slowly feed him, to see if he regurgitates that.
But I'm terrified; this hasn't happened before. He's never thrown up this much before. I have had a conversation with a vet, but they're just suggesting it's a blockage in his crop. But i don't know... i can answer any specifics truthfully if you can help me.
And i an new to this site, so this is my first post.
He was given some dried cranberries last night as an only option for food.
I used to feed him the fruit blend of ZuPreem pellets, but I've stopped giving him those due to finding out how unhealthy they really are, and also finding what looked to be regurgitated pellets.
But back to the main problem: He had eaten some dried cranberries last night, and completely threw it all up. He did have the bobbing head motion, along with moving his crop around. But it looked like he was vomiting. This happened a little bit before 10pm last night.
He had drank multiple sips of water afterwards, and ended up regurgitating that out as well... it comes out like a trickle from a faucet. That was some time passed 10pm last night.
Every time after he throws up, he is lethargic looking, sleepy. At that time, no real heavy breathing occurred.
At this point, I'm thinking it's hypovitaminosis of vitamin A from the cranberries, since i know that causes vomiting, not regurgitation.
But just this morning, he has only drank water, and the same thing has occurred. He's thrown up the water. But now, he's developed dropping wings, open beak breathing, and potentially throwing up again, all after too much movement. He makes himself look really skinny by lowering down his feathers.
I've tried giving him limited sips of water now, rather than just having him chug it. And he hasn't regurgitated the water. But i am afraid to feed him.
I'm going to be grinding up some cooked beans for him in a processor and slowly feed him, to see if he regurgitates that.
But I'm terrified; this hasn't happened before. He's never thrown up this much before. I have had a conversation with a vet, but they're just suggesting it's a blockage in his crop. But i don't know... i can answer any specifics truthfully if you can help me.
And i an new to this site, so this is my first post.