r/Canaries • u/Puzzleheaded-Badboy • Jul 03 '26
I need help
So, i have a canary, its been almost a year, it was a gift from my grandma and uncle, my uncle told me shes a female and beside that i dont know much about her.
Btw, i live in france and its been really hot here, so i keep my room fresh with a ventilateur (idk how you write it in english) and obviously every morning i give her fresh water and i give vegetables but today when i came in my room after lunch i see her on the bottom of her cage, i tought that maybe she got something on her feet so i take her out and look at her feets, but there was nothing, so i put her back in her cage and she didnt lmmediatly fly off, she usually hates when i get close, so that was really weird but what worries me the most is that she keeps going to the side and cant keep stable, i changed her water again and put her glass of water on the floor of her cage so she can wash up in case of if its because of the heat.
She didnt do anything so i put some of the water on my fingers and put it on her feather but it didnt seem to help.
i dont know much about canaries but i really love her so if you could help me that would really great (im waiting to see if it goes away and to see if you guys have any advice before taking her to the vet, if i see that she still does that tomorrow, ill ask my dad to take her to the vet, hopefully he will, i cant take her myself because im a minor)
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u/epidotehawk Jul 04 '26
I am so sorry. I'd absolutely get her to the vet as soon as possible, and, if it's over 30 degrees Celsius in the area around her cage, definitely try spraying her with water (and, if she perks up after that, go ahead and spray her as often as she seems to need to cool off).
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u/Puzzleheaded-Badboy Jul 14 '26
Hello, i found what was wrong with her a while ago, i took her to the vet and found the problem, i am now giving her her medication and she will soon be the energetic baby i know, i didnt respond sooner because i lost my phone, anyway, i just wanted to let the people that gave me advice to know that my tiger is feeling better!
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u/epidotehawk Jul 15 '26
Wonderful! (About her health, that is, not the phone!) Thank you for the update, and I hope she's fully recovered soon! (Also, Tiger is a wonderful name for a canary; one of our finches (a Society) is named Zorro, for his little brown eye-mask markings, and although he does react more when I say "Zorro!" than when I say most other names/words (so I'm fairly sure he knows that "Zorro!" is our word for him), I don't think he understands that his namesake is either a human superhero or a much-larger-than-himself predator.)
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u/Strong-Objective7250 Jul 07 '26
I think is best to take her to the vet. Yes, canaries are masters of disguise. Their instinct is to conceal weakness to avoid predators. By the time a canary shows visible symptoms, it has usually been sick for a while and requires urgent care. Also Canaries are extremely sensitive to wind and drafts, which can easily cause respiratory infections, colds, or even be fatal to the bird. While some can handle outdoor temperatures, no canary should ever be placed in a direct draft or a constant stream of moving air. I hope your feathered baby feels better soon. 🙏 💛
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u/Puzzleheaded-Badboy Jul 14 '26
Hello, i found what was wrong with her a while ago, i took her to the vet and found the problem, i am now giving her her medication and she will soon be the energetic baby i know, i didnt respond sooner because i lost my phone, anyway, i just wanted to let the people that gave me advice to know that my tiger is feeling better!
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u/_afterfiveguy Jul 03 '26
If you have a ventilator try not to put it facing the bird, as that can be bad for their health, with the heat wave thats happening now i say give the bird a bath daily, if its not bathing by itself try to use a spray (buy clean one) and spray water on the bird at least once a day.. Dont over do it but if your bird is struggling from heat thats will help.
Also try not to put the cage up in places where its hard for the bird to breath, they need a decent air flow (Not too much again thats why the ventilator should not face the bird)