The Green Demon
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- Aug 9, 2025
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- Peach faced lovebird
Hello everyone,
Today I had to take my Salvador to an emergency vet's appointment. She was fine first thing this morning, and we had the same routine as usual. I had to pop her into her cage so that I could get some work done, and after a couple of hours popped back to her to give her some attention. I noticed she was fluffed up and seemed to be struggling to breathe. So I brought her out, and even though she was showing affection and wanting to be with me, I could see that her breathing was laboured with intermittent episodes of beak breathing.
She is now at the vets getting oxygen and nebulisation, but still struggling. The vet is unsure what has happened, as am I, as we ran through all and any possibilities. I don't use fragrances, candles or diffusers. She is nowhere near the kitchen, and I don't use Teflon products. There have been no changes to her environment or her food that I can think of. Drawing an absolute blank.
For her to become so ill so quickly has really shocked me. They are talking about possible x-rays and blood tests tomorrow if there is not improvement and I am terrified. I lost a dog under anesthesia and she is so small. My heart is breaking right now and my lounge is so quiet. I haven't spent a night at home in five years without her and I am so frightened I will lose her.
Has anyone else had this experience? And please, if you have and it went badly, please don't tell me right now. I couldn't bear it. I am here writing this right now because I don't know what else to do with myself and finding it difficult looking at her empty cage.
I know people here will understand how difficult this is. Anyway, I am going to steam clean her cage, and hunt around the house for any clues. Fingers crossed its good news tomorrow.
Today I had to take my Salvador to an emergency vet's appointment. She was fine first thing this morning, and we had the same routine as usual. I had to pop her into her cage so that I could get some work done, and after a couple of hours popped back to her to give her some attention. I noticed she was fluffed up and seemed to be struggling to breathe. So I brought her out, and even though she was showing affection and wanting to be with me, I could see that her breathing was laboured with intermittent episodes of beak breathing.
She is now at the vets getting oxygen and nebulisation, but still struggling. The vet is unsure what has happened, as am I, as we ran through all and any possibilities. I don't use fragrances, candles or diffusers. She is nowhere near the kitchen, and I don't use Teflon products. There have been no changes to her environment or her food that I can think of. Drawing an absolute blank.
For her to become so ill so quickly has really shocked me. They are talking about possible x-rays and blood tests tomorrow if there is not improvement and I am terrified. I lost a dog under anesthesia and she is so small. My heart is breaking right now and my lounge is so quiet. I haven't spent a night at home in five years without her and I am so frightened I will lose her.
Has anyone else had this experience? And please, if you have and it went badly, please don't tell me right now. I couldn't bear it. I am here writing this right now because I don't know what else to do with myself and finding it difficult looking at her empty cage.
I know people here will understand how difficult this is. Anyway, I am going to steam clean her cage, and hunt around the house for any clues. Fingers crossed its good news tomorrow.
