Wow_FactorLondon, Greater London, England UK3,698 posts
LadyinDublin: sorry i should have said budgies
i have a fairly expensive show-quality budgie called victor, easily the best bird i have and hes not well
Aww, sorry to hear that. I had a budgie years ago who used to be so lovely - we had blinking games, I would blink for several seconds, open my eyes and he would do exactly the same - it went on for ages.
Back to Victor - are they any forums you go on that could advise you, or does your pet insurance cover for telephone advice.
darren9030: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029035614AAfwbIThttp://www.birds-online.de/gesundheit/gesundheit_en.htmhttp://www.budgie-care.com/budgie-illnesses.htmlHope one of these helps
thank you
hes been quiet all day barely making a noise only eat a little. fluffed up sitting on his perch. i realy dont want to lose another bird
Wow_Factor: Aww, sorry to hear that. I had a budgie years ago who used to be so lovely - we had blinking games, I would blink for several seconds, open my eyes and he would do exactly the same - it went on for ages.
Back to Victor - are they any forums you go on that could advise you, or does your pet insurance cover for telephone advice.
ive no pet insurance
he is the tamest and friendliest of all my birds. i just no hes not himself today. had another bird pass away the other week hope its not the same thing.
Wow_FactorLondon, Greater London, England UK3,698 posts
Oh no, you should get pet insurance for pets. I hope those links above will help. You need to join a forum or website for advice in general. I hope he gets better soon and let us know on here please what happens.
Wow_Factor: Oh no, you should get pet insurance for pets. I hope those links above will help. You need to join a forum or website for advice in general. I hope he gets better soon and let us know on here please what happens.
one of them always have to get sick when i have a date planned they are like haveing 7 children instead of 7 budgies. ill let ye know what happens with him, cant find much online for him.
LadyinDublin: one of them always have to get sick when i have a date planned they are like haveing 7 children instead of 7 budgies. ill let ye know what happens with him, cant find much online for him.
My Uncle used to breed budgies....I can give him a call if you want, he might be able to help.
LadyinDublin: the other budgie i think it was a bacterial thing.
he is very quiet not eating much and breathing a little heavy
Okay...spoken to him and he said it sounds like entiritis and it isn't viral, so it won't be passed on. He suggests you change the water to bottled stuff for the other birds. He says, sadly, they can't be treated for it. He had a few die with this illness and he used to have 80 odd at one time, so he knows his budgies.
In medicine, enteritis, from Greek words enteron (Small Intestine) and suffix -itis (Inflammation), refers to inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by the ingestion of substances contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration and fever. Inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system are:
Steve5721: Okay...spoken to him and he said it sounds like entiritis and it isn't viral, so it won't be passed on. He suggests you change the water to bottled stuff for the other birds. He says, sadly, they can't be treated for it. He had a few die with this illness and he used to have 80 odd at one time, so he knows his budgies.
In medicine, enteritis, from Greek words enteron (Small Intestine) and suffix -itis (Inflammation), refers to inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by the ingestion of substances contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration and fever. Inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system are:
* gastritis
stomach
* gastroenteritis
stomach and small intestine
* colitis
large intestine
* enterocolitis
large and small intestine
please tell him thanks so much for his help. its going to be a sleepless nite for me. ill stay up with victor.
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