She is
- fluffed up
- sleeping with her head tucked back all day and is not interested in anything that is going on around her
- making regurgitating motions but I do not see anything coming up
- there might have been vomit on her face this morning and on other mornings in the last few weeks (I didn't know that's what it was. I thought she was molting or had recently taken a drink or a bath)
- her eyes are dull
- she did not fly down for her breakfast this morning (she did climb down the side of the cage, but only ate a little before climbing back up to her willow perch, where she is sleeping again), and in retrospect also did not fly down for her treat last night but climbed also
- when her head is not tucked under her wing she is sitting very very straight and upright, almost leaning backwards - I know I read something about this recently in a thread here. If you remember or know what it was, please tell me.
- she and Pepper (her female cagemate) have been in breeding mode the last month or two, and have been feeding each other and all that. Piper was constantly begging Pepper for feedings (I think??) for a week or two up until the last week.
We are going to the vet soon. I don't know if I should move her to a smaller cage or not. She seems very comfortable and unstressed in her normal cage, sitting on her big willow perch (as comfortable and unstressed as she can be, I guess, when she seems so very ill). Pepper was helping her preen away the stuff (vomit?) on her face and head.
I do not have a heating pad. If I put her in a smaller cage when we get back from the vet, can I use a hot water bottle or something similar? I am worried they do not retain heat for long enough. I don't know where to buy a heating pad, or even what I should buy. By heating pads do we mean the electric ones used for muscle aches?
- fluffed up
- sleeping with her head tucked back all day and is not interested in anything that is going on around her
- making regurgitating motions but I do not see anything coming up
- there might have been vomit on her face this morning and on other mornings in the last few weeks (I didn't know that's what it was. I thought she was molting or had recently taken a drink or a bath)
- her eyes are dull
- she did not fly down for her breakfast this morning (she did climb down the side of the cage, but only ate a little before climbing back up to her willow perch, where she is sleeping again), and in retrospect also did not fly down for her treat last night but climbed also
- when her head is not tucked under her wing she is sitting very very straight and upright, almost leaning backwards - I know I read something about this recently in a thread here. If you remember or know what it was, please tell me.
- she and Pepper (her female cagemate) have been in breeding mode the last month or two, and have been feeding each other and all that. Piper was constantly begging Pepper for feedings (I think??) for a week or two up until the last week.
We are going to the vet soon. I don't know if I should move her to a smaller cage or not. She seems very comfortable and unstressed in her normal cage, sitting on her big willow perch (as comfortable and unstressed as she can be, I guess, when she seems so very ill). Pepper was helping her preen away the stuff (vomit?) on her face and head.
I do not have a heating pad. If I put her in a smaller cage when we get back from the vet, can I use a hot water bottle or something similar? I am worried they do not retain heat for long enough. I don't know where to buy a heating pad, or even what I should buy. By heating pads do we mean the electric ones used for muscle aches?
I don't have any answers but I am sending many good thoughts and prayers Pipers way.
