I am currently hand feeding a baby lovebird and he became very sick all of a sudden. Three days ago, I fed him a small piece of mozarella cheese until I realized I made a huge mistake in doing so, and that was the only time. He didn't seem affected by it.
Last night, before going to work, I accidentally fed him formula mix that is too hot. It was almost the full syringe, and my bird ate without complaining about the heat. So I realized too late.
That was over 12 hours ago. When I came home, he seemed unusually tired, clingy and chirping unpleasantly. He seemed a little bloated, and I fed him his usual formula. He seemed very lethargic. This is a sample of his poop this morning:
http://i.imgur.com/SyylD7S.jpg
* There was an unusual white mixed with the otherwise normal poop
But just about an hour ago, his stool became black and dry. This is what it looks now:
http://i.imgur.com/FFuJkn7.jpg
* This isn't happening just the once; he has been pooping like this ever since.
I looked up on the internet, and I think he might have serious crop burn, or bacterial infection. Either way, I'm afraid he looks like he's about to die. I feel so sick right now that I feel like I'm going to puke. He is only 6 weeks old and I've had him for less than a week. He is the sweetest creature I've ever met.
If things get worse and he doesn't improve, I would like to try one last thing as a desperation measure. Even though this sounds insane, I will try this because if he is going to die, this isn't going to make things "worse". I have a bottle of HUMAN antibiotics (amoxicillin trihydrate; it's a common penicillin), and I will crack open the pill and mix a small dosage with water and feed it to my bird.
Again, I cannot stress enough that I cannot afford an avian vet. I've called every single one in my city and they all charge way too much. Please, just tell me, does he have a chance? And is there even the slightest chance that amoxicillin trihydrate will save him, if he doesn't?
Last night, before going to work, I accidentally fed him formula mix that is too hot. It was almost the full syringe, and my bird ate without complaining about the heat. So I realized too late.
That was over 12 hours ago. When I came home, he seemed unusually tired, clingy and chirping unpleasantly. He seemed a little bloated, and I fed him his usual formula. He seemed very lethargic. This is a sample of his poop this morning:
http://i.imgur.com/SyylD7S.jpg
* There was an unusual white mixed with the otherwise normal poop
But just about an hour ago, his stool became black and dry. This is what it looks now:
http://i.imgur.com/FFuJkn7.jpg
* This isn't happening just the once; he has been pooping like this ever since.
I looked up on the internet, and I think he might have serious crop burn, or bacterial infection. Either way, I'm afraid he looks like he's about to die. I feel so sick right now that I feel like I'm going to puke. He is only 6 weeks old and I've had him for less than a week. He is the sweetest creature I've ever met.
If things get worse and he doesn't improve, I would like to try one last thing as a desperation measure. Even though this sounds insane, I will try this because if he is going to die, this isn't going to make things "worse". I have a bottle of HUMAN antibiotics (amoxicillin trihydrate; it's a common penicillin), and I will crack open the pill and mix a small dosage with water and feed it to my bird.
Again, I cannot stress enough that I cannot afford an avian vet. I've called every single one in my city and they all charge way too much. Please, just tell me, does he have a chance? And is there even the slightest chance that amoxicillin trihydrate will save him, if he doesn't?
