Ms. Jadie-Jade has a sore beak

On Sunday, Jade was her usual Jadie-Jade self. Eating, playing, teasing her "brother" and "sister", etc. When my husband let her out of her cage for breakfast yesterday, she was very quiet and didn't really want us to touch her. She wouldn't take her usual hulled sunflower seed treat. This was unusual, but were thought she was just a little tired since she'd had a busy day on Sunday - lots of company!

When my husband got home after work yesterday, she was more lethargic and not at all playful. She wouldn't take a treat - not even a grape! - and wasn't opening her beak or climbing around; and we saw that she hadn't eaten much if anything at all. By the time I got home, he had called several vets, but they were all closing in about 5 min. and couldn't wait for us to get there. (Since we live in the Dallas metroplex, something "close" is about 45 min away.) A vet ER was suggested and we made the 100 mile round trip.

After we got there and the doctor examined her (he was VERY impressed with our lovely RFM, btw) he determined she "tweaked" her beak and it was sore. He didn't find any sign of illness or injure, so we're working under the assumption that she twisted/tweaked it in an odd way. He gave her a shot of pain medication and sent more home with us along with a steroid to keep swelling down.

She was feeling better by the time we got home - good enough to eat a couple grapes and sprouts. I just got a call from my boys at home - she's pooping and seems more chipper today. I'll see how much she ate when I get home. We are soooooooo glad it isn't anything serious!

Good to hear there's nothing seriously wrong with her!!!

You are such a good guardian. It is so important to have our birds checked out when you notoice comething is off.

Thank you! She's feeling much better today. She's not crazy about taking her meds, but if I put a little grape juice in the syringe first, she likes it better, but really, she prefers to just chew up the syringes.

Ruby thinks it's time to get over it and stop paying so much attention to just Jade.

Awwww...im glad Jade is feeling better today!!! Im caring for Cindy Lou who caught a cold from our cold house....we turned on the air conditioner and she wasn't used to it. So she's in a hospital cage being kept warm and she started eating again. I was scared for her until she perked right up being kept in the warm cage....