A little back story..
My 5 week old cockatiel started wet sneezing 4 days ago. At first I thought it was just allergies since my 3 1/2 month old female wasnāt showing any similar symptoms and he was eating, popping, acting totally normal and playing. Fast forward 2 days later and I come home to find him with a bloody wing and still wet sneezing but more frequent now. I took him straight to the avian hospital an hour away. They said he just broke a blood feather but luckily it coagulated quickly on its own and will be totally fine. They prescribed moloxicam for any wing pain and Doxycycline to treat his respiratory issue and prevent secondary infection. Heās been taking his meds just fine since and seemed to be doing very well. Eating, pooping all normal. This morning I woke to feed formula and medicate, however, he was breathing labored, clicking noises, shaking his head and flinging mucus. Refused to feed. Made squeaky noises and could hear him wheezing. Immediately rushed back to the hospital this morning. I called on the way and as soon as we came inside, I had a team of techs come out and take Ricky to the back. They came out and said they put him in the oxygen incubator. Theyāre keeping him there for a few hours to calm and then will be sedating for X-Rays, bloodwork, etc. Iām a total mess and canāt stop ugly crying. Weāre so bonded it hurts. I need to know heās going to be ok! Please pray for my little love..
Has anyone gone through something similar and if so, was your little ok in the end? Iām totally beside myself and donāt know what to do for the next 5-6 hours while heās there. Alone and scared, Iām so feeling the same..
Pics to show Ricky and I.
My 5 week old cockatiel started wet sneezing 4 days ago. At first I thought it was just allergies since my 3 1/2 month old female wasnāt showing any similar symptoms and he was eating, popping, acting totally normal and playing. Fast forward 2 days later and I come home to find him with a bloody wing and still wet sneezing but more frequent now. I took him straight to the avian hospital an hour away. They said he just broke a blood feather but luckily it coagulated quickly on its own and will be totally fine. They prescribed moloxicam for any wing pain and Doxycycline to treat his respiratory issue and prevent secondary infection. Heās been taking his meds just fine since and seemed to be doing very well. Eating, pooping all normal. This morning I woke to feed formula and medicate, however, he was breathing labored, clicking noises, shaking his head and flinging mucus. Refused to feed. Made squeaky noises and could hear him wheezing. Immediately rushed back to the hospital this morning. I called on the way and as soon as we came inside, I had a team of techs come out and take Ricky to the back. They came out and said they put him in the oxygen incubator. Theyāre keeping him there for a few hours to calm and then will be sedating for X-Rays, bloodwork, etc. Iām a total mess and canāt stop ugly crying. Weāre so bonded it hurts. I need to know heās going to be ok! Please pray for my little love..
Has anyone gone through something similar and if so, was your little ok in the end? Iām totally beside myself and donāt know what to do for the next 5-6 hours while heās there. Alone and scared, Iām so feeling the same..
Pics to show Ricky and I.
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