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| Jim |
My male 4 year old budgie has a habit of regurgitating seed. The problem is
not his regurgitating the seed, it's that he shakes his head and throws it
everywhere. Now this I can put up with too (even if the mess upsets my wife)
but the real problem is that during this process his head gets all sticky
with mucus and he then sticks his face into his seed bowl and you can
imagine what a mess he's in when he does this. He now looks terrible and his
head feathers are all hard and stuck together. He is also not a bird who
enjoys a bath as he totally avoids his bath. I have tried spraying him with
water but it doesn't seem to help. Any idea how I can clean his head up
without hurting him ??
thanks
Jim
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| Mamabird |
"Jim" <jim.henderson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> My male 4 year old budgie has a habit of regurgitating seed. The problem
is
> not his regurgitating the seed, it's that he shakes his head and throws
it
> everywhere. Now this I can put up with too (even if the mess upsets my
wife)
> but the real problem is that during this process his head gets all sticky
> with mucus and he then sticks his face into his seed bowl and you can
> imagine what a mess he's in when he does this. He now looks terrible and
his
> head feathers are all hard and stuck together. He is also not a bird who
> enjoys a bath as he totally avoids his bath. I have tried spraying him
with
> water but it doesn't seem to help. Any idea how I can clean his head up
> without hurting him ??
>
> thanks
>
> Jim
Jim, this doesn't sound like normal 'affectionate' regurgitation. With the
mucous, head shaking and sticky feathers it sounds more like a sick budgie
that's *vomiting.*
I would *strongly* recommend you get him to a vet ASAP.
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| Loren Coe |
In article <x9Ycb.4091$RW4.2615@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Mamabird wrote:
> "Jim" <jim.henderson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:YHVcb.148$ly4.50@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net...
>> My male 4 year old budgie has a habit of regurgitating seed. The problem
>
> Jim, this doesn't sound like normal 'affectionate' regurgitation. With the
> mucous, head shaking and sticky feathers it sounds more like a sick budgie
> that's *vomiting.* > I would *strongly* recommend you get him to a vet ASAP.
i was reading 'habit' as habitual, and after four years i wonder about the
sanity of the poster. otherwise, if the bird was younger, i would say it
was not adapting to seed after eating pellets from fledging. --Loren
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| Janet Levy |
Jim wrote:
> My male 4 year old budgie has a habit of regurgitating seed. The problem is
> not his regurgitating the seed, it's that he shakes his head and throws it
> everywhere. Now this I can put up with too (even if the mess upsets my wife)
> but the real problem is that during this process his head gets all sticky
> with mucus and he then sticks his face into his seed bowl and you can
> imagine what a mess he's in when he does this. He now looks terrible and his
> head feathers are all hard and stuck together. He is also not a bird who
> enjoys a bath as he totally avoids his bath. I have tried spraying him with
> water but it doesn't seem to help. Any idea how I can clean his head up
> without hurting him ??
>
> thanks
>
> Jim
>
I will just lend my support to what Mamabird said. What you
describe is a sign of illness. It could be a yeast infection
and treatable, but you must visit the vet right away.
Janet Levy
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| oldmolly |
"Mamabird" <iluvbirds.@directlink..com> wrote in message
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> "Jim" <jim.henderson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:YHVcb.148$ly4.50@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net...
> > My male 4 year old budgie has a habit of regurgitating seed. The
problem
> is
> > not his regurgitating the seed, it's that he shakes his head and throws
> it
> > everywhere. Now this I can put up with too (even if the mess upsets my
> wife)
> > but the real problem is that during this process his head gets all
sticky
> > with mucus and he then sticks his face into his seed bowl and you can
> > imagine what a mess he's in when he does this. He now looks terrible and
> his
> > head feathers are all hard and stuck together. He is also not a bird who
> > enjoys a bath as he totally avoids his bath. I have tried spraying him
> with
> > water but it doesn't seem to help. Any idea how I can clean his head up
> > without hurting him ??
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Jim
>
> Jim, this doesn't sound like normal 'affectionate' regurgitation. With the
> mucous, head shaking and sticky feathers it sounds more like a sick budgie
> that's *vomiting.*
> I would *strongly* recommend you get him to a vet ASAP.
I agree most heartily. He sounds sick.
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