noodles123
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- Jul 11, 2018
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- Umbrella Cockatoo- 15? years old..I think?
So, I have always left Noodles' food in at night and I hear her in there eating it (so I have always assumed she needed it, as her weight is healthy).
Anyway, last night, I took away a large portion of her dried food and just left enough to barely cover the bottom of her metal dish (normally, I would leave it 1-1/2 inches from the brim).
I did this because she hates her antibiotic and I didn't know how I would get her to eat her medicine-laced oatmeal in under 2 hours on a work morning.
I ended up staying home sick, but I digress.
The point is, 1.) she seemed to sleep better with less food in her cage (I heard her moving very little -if any, at all, I couldn't sleep, so I had nothing to do but listen. 2.). She ate her tablespoon of nasty antibiotic oatmeal within 10 minutes this morning (as opposed to 3-4 HOURS).
I know it is simple, but she must eat a lot at night and the most unexpected thing was that her food might actually be keeping her up!
Just thought that was odd and wanted to share (especially the part about sleep). So, if you ever have to feed your "baby" a nasty drug, consider removing other options ahead of time (without totally cutting them off, if possible ) and know that they will be okay.
Anyone else find that food is a distraction to sleep? If she had been awake, I would have heard her doing things (dropping pellets, climbing etc) but she wasn't and her infection is very mild, so it isn't like she slept better because she was so sick lol.
Anyway, last night, I took away a large portion of her dried food and just left enough to barely cover the bottom of her metal dish (normally, I would leave it 1-1/2 inches from the brim).
I did this because she hates her antibiotic and I didn't know how I would get her to eat her medicine-laced oatmeal in under 2 hours on a work morning.
I ended up staying home sick, but I digress.
The point is, 1.) she seemed to sleep better with less food in her cage (I heard her moving very little -if any, at all, I couldn't sleep, so I had nothing to do but listen. 2.). She ate her tablespoon of nasty antibiotic oatmeal within 10 minutes this morning (as opposed to 3-4 HOURS).
I know it is simple, but she must eat a lot at night and the most unexpected thing was that her food might actually be keeping her up!
Just thought that was odd and wanted to share (especially the part about sleep). So, if you ever have to feed your "baby" a nasty drug, consider removing other options ahead of time (without totally cutting them off, if possible ) and know that they will be okay.
Anyone else find that food is a distraction to sleep? If she had been awake, I would have heard her doing things (dropping pellets, climbing etc) but she wasn't and her infection is very mild, so it isn't like she slept better because she was so sick lol.
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