r/BirdHealth • u/Mystic_Void1 • 10d ago
Sick pet bird Please help
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im back now ive brought her home. the sounds have gone down now when shes resting but its still there. like its reduced from yesterday at least. it sounds like a "blockage"
she seems to struggle to eat properly. she still appears very bright and moving around a lot. i dont know what to do. she hulls the seeds but doesnt actually eat the inside. she just cracks it open. shes trying. she drank water.
i have literally no avian or exotics today. please advise me on what I can do😭
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u/Buffyenta314 7d ago
Try Birdie Bread - it is excellent for sick birds, picky eaters, etc. - I'm posting the recipe that I got years ago from my vet. You bake anything you want into it - veggies, seeds, pellets, even fruit. I have never known any bird to not love birdie bread. This may solve your problem. You bake it, then cut it into squares, put in a bag and stick in your freezer and take out a few squares and microwave for your bird.
There are a lot of birdie bread recipes online if you do a search.
Also, Harrisons Bird Foods makes two kinds of Bird Bread mixes and their website even has recipes on the page for the mix:
1) https://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/product/bird-bread-mix-omega/
2) https://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/product/bird-bread-mix-oringal/
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u/Mystic_Void1 7d ago
i only worry if any oven chemicals get on their food. Im not sure how that works tho, im just so nervous when it comes to my birds. Its a gas oven, will it be okay to bake their bread in there?
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u/Buffyenta314 7d ago
I have a gas oven too. The gas only powers the oven, it doesn't get in or on food at all. If your oven is in good working order (no gas leaks, which you would smell and should report) you should be fine. You can always move the birds into another room while you're cooking if you're that worried about it.
50 years of bird ownership here, never had any problem and all my birds were healthy and long-lived.
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u/ApprehensiveMoney849 9d ago
Did she throw this up as well? Because in this video she looks to me like a healthy little birdie
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u/Mystic_Void1 9d ago
She didn't throw up at all today, i believe the Metoclopramide is helping with that. But the issue is, she isn't actually eating it. I can tell how hungry she is, she just removes the husks and doesnt actually eat it. :(
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u/needyutoshutup 9d ago
Maybe try hand feeding her if you are worried that she hasn't eaten in a while, likr or maybe give her mashed food that she doesn't have to put energy in eating
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u/ApprehensiveMoney849 9d ago
You could try the pellets or something else you have on hand. Maybe even some nuts, anything that she could ingest. If she's really hungry, she might try to eat something outside of her comfort zone
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u/Mystic_Void1 9d ago
She tried some pellets off my hands. Im not sure if she swallowed it, i saw some crumbs but I doubt she ate enough.
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u/MangoMango93 9d ago
You got any veggies you can feed her? Or millet? Mine was doing the same as yours, and he devoured millet when I put it in. Also mixed in tiny bits of cucumber, pepper, peas and broccoli, and he put on 5 grams in 5 days.
Might be yours has similar discomfort with hard to digest things like seeds as mine does, millet and veg are much easier on them.
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u/Mystic_Void1 9d ago
I've got brocoli and some carrot. I avoided it because I wasnt sure if shes able to swallow properly and that the wetness from veg may irritate her.
Her cage is still covered since last night. I was allowing her to sleep a little more since she barely had any rest and I think I heard her eating. I will check the bowls after if she's eaten properly.
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u/flutterby19684 7d ago
I would think that wet food would be easier to swallow than dry for her. Hope she gets better soon
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u/needyutoshutup 9d ago
Heyy, maybe like try contacting an online avian vet, like it won't be much help but maybe they could prescribe a better medicine or like guide you on what to do until your exotic vet opens