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| danders |
Yesterday I noticed my budgie was stretching his neck and opening his
mouth, which I've always assumed was something like "gagging", or
having a food caught in it's throat. It happens occasionally, but he
always stops after a while so I've never given it much thought.
However, yesterday it seemed to last longer than normal.
Later in the evening I saw that he had his wings out, like they do
when they're hot. Except this time, his wings were WAY out and
shaking heavily. (The room is air-conditioned at about 77 degrees,
there are no noticible drafts and the temp doesn't fluctuate much.)
He continued to air himself and shake the rest of the evening, looking
lethargic, and often trying to hide behind toys in his cage. This
morning he was sleeping on the bottom of his cage, which I've never
seem him do. He still looked tired, but was no longer shaking.
So, I'm not sure if the gagging and shaking are related, but obviously
something's wrong. The local vet doesn't accept birds, so I'm looking
for advice before seeking another vet further away. Thanks
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| Stroud |
On 25-Aug-2004, danders70@yahoo.com (danders) wrote:
> Yesterday I noticed my budgie was stretching his neck and opening his
> mouth, which I've always assumed was something like "gagging", or
> having a food caught in it's throat. It happens occasionally, but he
> always stops after a while so I've never given it much thought.
> However, yesterday it seemed to last longer than normal.
> Later in the evening I saw that he had his wings out, like they do
> when they're hot. Except this time, his wings were WAY out and
> shaking heavily.
If your budgie is still young it sounds as though he is begging to be fed.
How long have you had him and is he properly weaned?
Birdman.
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| David G Fisher |
You should take the bird to an avian vet. It's really impossible for anyone
here to diagnose the bird.
This site may be able to help you locate a bird vet in your area.
http://www.aav.org/vet-lookup/
Good luck,
Dave
"danders" <danders70@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Yesterday I noticed my budgie was stretching his neck and opening his
> mouth, which I've always assumed was something like "gagging", or
> having a food caught in it's throat. It happens occasionally, but he
> always stops after a while so I've never given it much thought.
> However, yesterday it seemed to last longer than normal.
> Later in the evening I saw that he had his wings out, like they do
> when they're hot. Except this time, his wings were WAY out and
> shaking heavily. (The room is air-conditioned at about 77 degrees,
> there are no noticible drafts and the temp doesn't fluctuate much.)
> He continued to air himself and shake the rest of the evening, looking
> lethargic, and often trying to hide behind toys in his cage. This
> morning he was sleeping on the bottom of his cage, which I've never
> seem him do. He still looked tired, but was no longer shaking.
> So, I'm not sure if the gagging and shaking are related, but obviously
> something's wrong. The local vet doesn't accept birds, so I'm looking
> for advice before seeking another vet further away. Thanks
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| danders |
> If your budgie is still young it sounds as though he is begging to be fed.
> How long have you had him and is he properly weaned?
> Birdman.
We've had him for about 1 1/2 years and I've never seen behavior like
this from him. When I got home today, thankfully, he was back up on
the perch. However, he's still in his puffed-up, lethargic state.
There's plenty of food, and the type has not changed since we bought
him at the pet store.
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| Mark Klebanoff |
Sounds like a visit to the vet is in order, unless the little guy's
already dead. When birds start looking sick, it usually means they're
critical and need to be treated right away.
So quit screwing around and get your bird evaluated by a competent
vet, not the goofballs who populate this newsgroup.
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:01:25 UTC, danders70@yahoo.com (danders) wrote:
> > If your budgie is still young it sounds as though he is begging to be fed.
> > How long have you had him and is he properly weaned?
> > Birdman.
>
> We've had him for about 1 1/2 years and I've never seen behavior like
> this from him. When I got home today, thankfully, he was back up on
> the perch. However, he's still in his puffed-up, lethargic state.
> There's plenty of food, and the type has not changed since we bought
> him at the pet store.
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| GOOD GOLLY MISS mOLLY |
"Mark Klebanoff" <maxikins@spamless.os2bbs.com> wrote in message
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>get your bird evaluated by a competent
> vet, not the goofballs who populate this newsgroup.
Oh come on, don't be so down on yourself.
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| danders |
Thanks for the link, I didn't know there was such a reference. I
found one that's not too far, so I'll be a taking him in.
"David G Fisher" <davegf@home.com> wrote in message news:<oo6dnR2WceqkY7HcRVn-sA@comcast.com>...
> You should take the bird to an avian vet. It's really impossible for anyone
> here to diagnose the bird.
>
> This site may be able to help you locate a bird vet in your area.
> http://www.aav.org/vet-lookup/
>
> Good luck,
>
> Dave
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