My cockatiel--acting listless, puffing up, not active--please assist.?
Hey there,
My cockatiel has been acting slow lately, and usually when I walk up the stairs and call her moniker, she'll respond with a loud chirp. THis time, I didnt hear anything, so when I rushed up the stairs I looked at her, and she just sort of whimpered within a birdlike way. Now she's on my lap, and it fluffed up and not responding. I scratch her d¨Ścolletage like usual, and she'll lower her neck so I can do so, but other than that, she's not responding. Here are some photos of her:
What she USUALLY looks like--healthy:
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn115...
What she looks resembling NOW: (Side view)
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn115...
What she looks like NOW: (front view)
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn115...
Please help! I'm really worried. The inside temperature is very soon 70 degrees--I just increased it to 72. She's looking even more fluffier than she did when I first started writing.
And please don't give me answers like "Take her to the vet." I want to know what's wrong next to her, and what I can do, unless i Need to absolutely take her to the vet.
She's excreting and preening just fine--she's a short time ago lethargic and fluffied up alot.
Please help.
--Phoenix
Seriously find a vet that can give you antibiotics to put into it's water. There are vet who specialize in birds. Your bird needs a vet.
are you certain it is a she and if so she could be egg bound, is she used to warm weather , it might be to cool for her and there might be a draft where on earth she sleeps ,, i have four and she looks ok, do you mist her any it might make her feel better ,, well brought-up luck ,, let us know how shes doing
You absolutely have need of to take her to the vet (specifically an avian vet). These are just general signs of sickness, not signs of anything specific, so there's lots of possibilities which would hold to be diagnosed professionally; however, whatever it is is very serious and urgent once the bird gets to the point of acting sick. They try to feat normal as long as possible because if they showed weakness contained by the wild, they would attract predators and be rejected by the rest of the flock.
she might be sick she might get over it but it she doesnt by the subsequent day u should realy take her 2 the vet
Answers: Your bird may be egg bound. that can cause loose droppings. She also looks close to she may be molting? Around her face area. I would keep her hugely warm and keep half pen covered until take to avian vet. I did notice in the hearty pic it looked like her wings were down further than majority to her sides. This can sometimes indicate illness. Birds hide their illness immensely well until they are so sick sometimes cannot be saved. Good luck to you and I hope she is fine. Better safe than sorry going to vet.
Birds are clever at concealing their illnesses until they are really very sick, so your bird may be worse sour than she seems. With their high metabolic rate, birds' illnesses tend to progress very fast from "a little under the weather" to no more bird. Many bird illnesses have alike observable symptoms. Your bird can not be diagnosed nor prescribed for over the internet. Only a vet can tell what is wrong and how to treat it.
