Hello everyone,
I would really appreciate any feedback you have on helping me bring my parakeet back to better health. I am currently working with an Avian vet, but any other feedback or advice would be helpful.
Snowy is a 5 year old parakeet. Over the last few months she has had on and off bouts with sinusitius. The vets we have worked with have advised us to transition her to Harrisions (which we have tried, but not really been successful with), and well as provided treatment. They think the root cause is likely vitamin a deficiency, which seems likely due to her diet.
She is currently going through the worst bout I have seen her with. It started last week when we noticed a small amount of nasal discharge. She was given antibiotics, which she had a very bad reaction too (vomiting, and lack of appetite resulted). This led to her not eating for a day, and we needed to hospitalize her for the weekend to make sure she had adequate nutrition to get her through as her droppings were very empty.
We brought her home Monday night, with not much hope for a successful recovery. She was tired, not really alert, and seemed very stressed from the experience. She has stayed perched through this ordeal. We had some bloodwork done, and she has higher bile levels (200?), so this will be a long term challenge.
Yesterday, she appeared to make some good progress. She was eating on her own, taking her medication well, and her droppings were moving more towards normal. Later yesterday evening, she started sneezing, and this morning, she is having some respiratory distress s her tail is bobbing harder than it should be, and she is still sneezing.
We have been keeping the temperature up in her cage (average temperature is between 83-87, and also keeping a humidifier going in the room. She is climbing, jumping and moving through her cage (with periods of rest) . She also seems to be a bit irritated that she is not with the other birds - though they are near her and also seem to be keeping watch by her.
She is eating this morning, and with the exception of the tail bobbing and sneezing, acting pretty normally. She is squacking a bit - her chirps do not sound like they had in the past. Not sure if this is due to the feedings she undertook or the sinusitis.
Any suggestions on transitioning her to a better diet, and how to keep her comfortable during this time would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I would really appreciate any feedback you have on helping me bring my parakeet back to better health. I am currently working with an Avian vet, but any other feedback or advice would be helpful.
Snowy is a 5 year old parakeet. Over the last few months she has had on and off bouts with sinusitius. The vets we have worked with have advised us to transition her to Harrisions (which we have tried, but not really been successful with), and well as provided treatment. They think the root cause is likely vitamin a deficiency, which seems likely due to her diet.
She is currently going through the worst bout I have seen her with. It started last week when we noticed a small amount of nasal discharge. She was given antibiotics, which she had a very bad reaction too (vomiting, and lack of appetite resulted). This led to her not eating for a day, and we needed to hospitalize her for the weekend to make sure she had adequate nutrition to get her through as her droppings were very empty.
We brought her home Monday night, with not much hope for a successful recovery. She was tired, not really alert, and seemed very stressed from the experience. She has stayed perched through this ordeal. We had some bloodwork done, and she has higher bile levels (200?), so this will be a long term challenge.
Yesterday, she appeared to make some good progress. She was eating on her own, taking her medication well, and her droppings were moving more towards normal. Later yesterday evening, she started sneezing, and this morning, she is having some respiratory distress s her tail is bobbing harder than it should be, and she is still sneezing.
We have been keeping the temperature up in her cage (average temperature is between 83-87, and also keeping a humidifier going in the room. She is climbing, jumping and moving through her cage (with periods of rest) . She also seems to be a bit irritated that she is not with the other birds - though they are near her and also seem to be keeping watch by her.
She is eating this morning, and with the exception of the tail bobbing and sneezing, acting pretty normally. She is squacking a bit - her chirps do not sound like they had in the past. Not sure if this is due to the feedings she undertook or the sinusitis.
Any suggestions on transitioning her to a better diet, and how to keep her comfortable during this time would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!