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Rhodie is a 4-month old normal grey and she's only been home for a month. (She has not been DNA tested, so she could be he.)
She was fine Sunday, maybe just a little less vocal and active, but nothing major. I woke up Monday morning to see that she had thrown up throughout the night and there were drops of blood in her stool. I quickly called the vet and got her in to see him as a walk-in. He gave her a physical and prescribed her a nausea med and an antibiotic that we've been giving her every 12 hours. He also told us to give her Gatorade, which we've been doing. She seemed better on Tuesday and started to act like her normal self later in the evening, but relapsed yesterday morning. She ate some pellets and applesauce and we gave her some fresh watermelon juice to help the meds go down, which she seemed to really like. I woke up this morning to find vomit on the side of her sleeping cage. She's still sleepy, completely puffed up, sneezing more than usual (clear nares and no discharge), constantly losing her balance, and won't eat on her own. Normal stool, no more blood. Going to call the vet again to ask for a care plan.
She still has a nasty habit of eating (not just munching) her poop, even though we've been feeding her egg every week.
It just feels odd that the vet didn't do any tests, not even when we took her last month for her first well bird check. As a first-time bird owner, I just want to make sure I'm not overreacting and know what to ask and look for in a vet. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. She's become my family's whole world and it hurts me to see her so sick.
She was fine Sunday, maybe just a little less vocal and active, but nothing major. I woke up Monday morning to see that she had thrown up throughout the night and there were drops of blood in her stool. I quickly called the vet and got her in to see him as a walk-in. He gave her a physical and prescribed her a nausea med and an antibiotic that we've been giving her every 12 hours. He also told us to give her Gatorade, which we've been doing. She seemed better on Tuesday and started to act like her normal self later in the evening, but relapsed yesterday morning. She ate some pellets and applesauce and we gave her some fresh watermelon juice to help the meds go down, which she seemed to really like. I woke up this morning to find vomit on the side of her sleeping cage. She's still sleepy, completely puffed up, sneezing more than usual (clear nares and no discharge), constantly losing her balance, and won't eat on her own. Normal stool, no more blood. Going to call the vet again to ask for a care plan.
She still has a nasty habit of eating (not just munching) her poop, even though we've been feeding her egg every week.
It just feels odd that the vet didn't do any tests, not even when we took her last month for her first well bird check. As a first-time bird owner, I just want to make sure I'm not overreacting and know what to ask and look for in a vet. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. She's become my family's whole world and it hurts me to see her so sick.
She's being cremated and should be coming home in the next two weeks. 
It means a lot to us 
It's only been a day, but you've all really helped us get through this. 
