Almost one month ago I noticed that my little budget has suddenly stopped to make noise. Before that, he was jumping all around the cage and he was repeating a lot of words. He was a very funny and happy creature.
We were letting him out of the cage for a few times per week so he can fly around the room. He is a male and he is about 3-4 years old.
It was all ok. Then there was a period when we cant let him out of the cage for a few weeks because we were remodeling something in the apartment and I noticed that he is very quiet.
He stopped repeating words and making noise.
I saw that he is breathing heavy. I thought that it will just pass. A few days later I opened his cage and he didn't want to go outside.I took him out and I could feel that his legs were very hot.He had a fever. He was breathing even more difficult and he was standing with semi-open wings because he was overheating.
I took him to a vet( there is not a really good vet in my town) and he gave him some kind of a weak avian antibiotic.
For a few days, i had an impression that he is little better. Also, I noticed that he cant stand firm on his legs. He didn't have enough power to squeeze his fingers so he can stay stable.
Today he had the worst day. Breathing heavy on the bottom of the cage. I took him in my hand and i started examining him to see if will found something strange. And when i turned him upside down I saw a big lump on his belly between and little toward his cloaca. It was hidden in the feathers but it is really big.
It is about 1,5 cm in diameter.
That was probably the reason why he had difficulty standing on his legs. Maybe he feels pain or it is disbalansing him. Maybe he feels pain when he is squeezing his legs
I took him again to the vet a few hours ago and he said that it could be cancer or some kind of tumor :(
My son started to cry and I told him that we will do everything possible to try to help him. We call him Miki.
So this time the vet gave me enrofloxacin. It's an antibiotic and antiparasitic medicine used for birds.
Tonight I will try to put some in his mouth and in the water.
Maybe it is just an infection, so maybe this antibiotic will help. He had a fever recently so this can be a possibility, I don't know.
Then I was thinking to put some Iodine on the lump and see how will it react.
He will be on this medicine for one week. I will monitor his condition and see if there will be any changes.
If he is not getting better after a week I will try to put some iodine in his water. Very small quantity and see how will he react to that,
I read on few forums that iodine can be administered to parrots in water.
I just hope that he is not suffering too much. Also, I will try to find some avian vet if that is even possible here and see what will he said.
We were letting him out of the cage for a few times per week so he can fly around the room. He is a male and he is about 3-4 years old.
It was all ok. Then there was a period when we cant let him out of the cage for a few weeks because we were remodeling something in the apartment and I noticed that he is very quiet.
He stopped repeating words and making noise.
I saw that he is breathing heavy. I thought that it will just pass. A few days later I opened his cage and he didn't want to go outside.I took him out and I could feel that his legs were very hot.He had a fever. He was breathing even more difficult and he was standing with semi-open wings because he was overheating.
I took him to a vet( there is not a really good vet in my town) and he gave him some kind of a weak avian antibiotic.
For a few days, i had an impression that he is little better. Also, I noticed that he cant stand firm on his legs. He didn't have enough power to squeeze his fingers so he can stay stable.
Today he had the worst day. Breathing heavy on the bottom of the cage. I took him in my hand and i started examining him to see if will found something strange. And when i turned him upside down I saw a big lump on his belly between and little toward his cloaca. It was hidden in the feathers but it is really big.
It is about 1,5 cm in diameter.
That was probably the reason why he had difficulty standing on his legs. Maybe he feels pain or it is disbalansing him. Maybe he feels pain when he is squeezing his legs
I took him again to the vet a few hours ago and he said that it could be cancer or some kind of tumor :(
My son started to cry and I told him that we will do everything possible to try to help him. We call him Miki.
So this time the vet gave me enrofloxacin. It's an antibiotic and antiparasitic medicine used for birds.
Tonight I will try to put some in his mouth and in the water.
Maybe it is just an infection, so maybe this antibiotic will help. He had a fever recently so this can be a possibility, I don't know.
Then I was thinking to put some Iodine on the lump and see how will it react.
He will be on this medicine for one week. I will monitor his condition and see if there will be any changes.
If he is not getting better after a week I will try to put some iodine in his water. Very small quantity and see how will he react to that,
I read on few forums that iodine can be administered to parrots in water.
I just hope that he is not suffering too much. Also, I will try to find some avian vet if that is even possible here and see what will he said.