Teddscau
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Okay, so my suspicions have been confirmed. Rumi is definitely suffering from some sort of neurological disorder. Saturday, she was flying around, destroying stuff, and being her usual self. On Sunday, she was at the bottom of the aviary, no longer able to fly. She's only maybe a third as strong now. She's still able to eat, drink, preen, and get around, but I've had to put her in a cage in the aviary since she can't fly. The door's open so her mate and friends can visit her, but it's definitely a sad situation.
Just last week she could shred a mahogany pod in less than three minutes, but now she can't even do it in fifteen. And when I handle her, she just puts her beak on me instead of making blood squirt everywhere. She's still with it and is aware of her surroundings (and is still quite aggressive with Lara), but she's definitely weaker and is quite aware of that fact. I've been weighing her since Wednesday, and she hasn't lost any weight. I've been giving her stuff to shred, and she definitely appreciates it, but it's sad to see how weak her beak has gotten.
Everyone is excited about a cage being in their room again, so she's been getting a lot of company. And no, despite the vicious rumours you may have heard about budgies, none of her flockmates would ever hurt her or bully her.
All I can say is that albinos and yellow budgies are prone to health issues. Any recommendations on exercises or physical therapy for her? I already took her to a clinic that's quite experienced in caring for birds a few months ago, but they didn't want to do any testing because she's a budgie. And as we all know, budgies can't receive the same care as larger parrots because they're small and die from the slightest amount of stress. Obviously I'm being sarcastic, but this how budgies are viewed in the medical community. A different vet talked me out of having Charlie x-rayed or having his abdominal fluids analyzed because of his age and species. I really wanted to have the tests done, but she said he was old and that he was probably dying and that they wouldn't be able to do anything even if they knew what was causing his abdomen to fill with fluid. She said there was a serious risk of him dying from stress if they performed tests on him. Because he was a budgie. Instead, my sweet boy who was displaying obvious signs of heart disease was prescribed a medicine that is known to be lethal for those suffering from heart disease. He died less than two months later from congestive heart failure. He was in so much pain and was so scared .
So, I'm not taking her to the vet unless she loses weight.
I'm going to be taking courses only for a certificate in Animal Training and Enrichment, and one for Wildlife Rehabilitation. I'm also going to see about taking courses in avian medicine.
Just last week she could shred a mahogany pod in less than three minutes, but now she can't even do it in fifteen. And when I handle her, she just puts her beak on me instead of making blood squirt everywhere. She's still with it and is aware of her surroundings (and is still quite aggressive with Lara), but she's definitely weaker and is quite aware of that fact. I've been weighing her since Wednesday, and she hasn't lost any weight. I've been giving her stuff to shred, and she definitely appreciates it, but it's sad to see how weak her beak has gotten.
Everyone is excited about a cage being in their room again, so she's been getting a lot of company. And no, despite the vicious rumours you may have heard about budgies, none of her flockmates would ever hurt her or bully her.
All I can say is that albinos and yellow budgies are prone to health issues. Any recommendations on exercises or physical therapy for her? I already took her to a clinic that's quite experienced in caring for birds a few months ago, but they didn't want to do any testing because she's a budgie. And as we all know, budgies can't receive the same care as larger parrots because they're small and die from the slightest amount of stress. Obviously I'm being sarcastic, but this how budgies are viewed in the medical community. A different vet talked me out of having Charlie x-rayed or having his abdominal fluids analyzed because of his age and species. I really wanted to have the tests done, but she said he was old and that he was probably dying and that they wouldn't be able to do anything even if they knew what was causing his abdomen to fill with fluid. She said there was a serious risk of him dying from stress if they performed tests on him. Because he was a budgie. Instead, my sweet boy who was displaying obvious signs of heart disease was prescribed a medicine that is known to be lethal for those suffering from heart disease. He died less than two months later from congestive heart failure. He was in so much pain and was so scared .
So, I'm not taking her to the vet unless she loses weight.
I'm going to be taking courses only for a certificate in Animal Training and Enrichment, and one for Wildlife Rehabilitation. I'm also going to see about taking courses in avian medicine.
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