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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / October 2003Stressed out Budgie
Hello All! I just got a new baby budgie and I'm worried about him. He is in my bedroom alone and all he does is sleep, except when he is freaking out wanted to be with my other budgies(he can hear them in the living room). I'm afraid he is stressing himself too much. He doesn't seem sick but he sleeps under the water dish(dish hangs from the side) and will not perch very often. I let him out today when he was freaking over the other birds and he flew onto my chest and went to sleep. Is he just lonely? And do you think he will get better with time? Should I be doing anything special? None of my other birds acted this strange when I first got them so I'm kinda lost here. Thanks in advance for any info. > Hello All! > I just got a new baby budgie and I'm worried about him. He is in my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I let him out today when he was freaking over the other birds and he > flew onto my chest and went to sleep. Is he just lonely? And do you a baby, but flying? how old? > think he will get better with time? Should I be doing anything special? > None of my other birds acted this strange when I first got them so I'm > kinda lost here. > Thanks in advance for any info. > you need to talk to the breeder or seller. i would give him extra attention if possible or find someone who can. if he will stay perched on you somewhere that could help him get used to the house. if the bedroom is dark, he will sleep a lot. --Loren I ended up taking the budgie to the vet yesterday afternoon(reg vet no bird doc within 100 miles). The vet says he is stressed and it made him sick. Told me to use a heat pad on top or under his cage and cover his cage really well to keep in the heat. Make sure he eats and drinks water, which he has been doing good at. His diharea(sp) is about gone but he has poop stuck to his behind feathers that he keeps picking at. This brings up another question...should I try cleaning him or just leave him alone until he is better? BTW-when I said 'fly' I was sitting right next to his cage so he only had about a foot and a half to go to reach me. Also one reason the vet says he may be stressed is because some pet stores keep their stores TOO warm and when people take them home then the birds are not used to the temp change. I called the woman that owns the place and she wouldn't even get on the phone with me...just told her employee what to tell me. She said that there was nothing she could do unless the bird died then bring it in and she would give me another one...didn't even care that she might have sold a sick bird. :( Bird Crazy! <sag63@webtv.net> says... > I ended up taking the budgie to the vet yesterday afternoon(reg vet no > bird doc within 100 miles). The vet says he is stressed and it made him > sick. Told me to use a heat pad on top or under his cage and cover his > cage really well to keep in the heat. A heat lamp might be a better choice because the bird can move either closer, or further away, to achieve its optimal comfort level. > I called the woman that owns the place and she wouldn't even get on the > phone with me...just told her employee what to tell me. She said that > there was nothing she could do unless the bird died then bring it in and > she would give me another one...didn't even care that she might have > sold a sick bird. :( Next time, try a breeder. And make sure all the contingencies are mutually understood before purchase. Jack  Signatureaka Keet Visit my web page at http://junior.apk.net/~jac/ No breeders closer than 100 miles either, I live in the middle of nowhere. I don't have a heat lamp but I do have the heat cranked in this room. It has to be 90 or more in here, but that's what the vet said to keep it...and my puter is in here too...whew...is it hot! Budgies still has a little diahrea and is eating a little food.(ate like a little pig last night) He has millet, seed and pellets...I change his food and water every 2 or 3 hours so that it it always fresh. Man! I hope he makes it... ;( If the vet thinks the bird is sick (which it sounds like it is), then he *absolutely* should of given you an antibiotic (ciprofloxin ). 1 drop (.05cc) every 12 hours for two weeks. You should call him and say you want this right away because it's very, very doubtful the bird will get better on its own without antibiotics. Heat just isn't enough. I don't know why so many vets are so damn ignorant about birds and the care they need. Don't let him talk you out of the antibiotics. My budgie is going on 10 years now, and he would of died long ago if all I ever used was heat to help him through an illness. Good luck, Dave > I ended up taking the budgie to the vet yesterday afternoon(reg vet no > bird doc within 100 miles). The vet says he is stressed and it made him [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > she would give me another one...didn't even care that she might have > sold a sick bird. :( David G Fisher <davegfnospam@home.com> says... > I don't know why so many vets are so damn ignorant about birds and the > care they need. Avian medicine is a specialty. Jack Signatureaka Keet Visit my web page at http://junior.apk.net/~jac/ David, I believe that the author had stated that the vet was NOT an avian vet. As such he/she would NOT know exactly what a parrot/bird would need in order to help it to get better. Avian medicine is just as much of a specialty as is an oncologist is for us humans. Herman | If the vet thinks the bird is sick (which it sounds like it is), then he | *absolutely* should of given you an antibiotic (ciprofloxin ). 1 drop [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | Good luck, | Dave Hello, I have many different kinds of birds. Why don't you put him with the other birds? Anyway, check this site out, www.avianmedicinechest.com they helped my very stressed out birdies when I was moving. Bob > Hello All! > I just got a new baby budgie and I'm worried about him. He is in my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > kinda lost here. > Thanks in advance for any info. > Hello, > I have many different kinds of birds. Why don't you put him with the other > birds? Anyway, check this site out, www.avianmedicinechest.com they helped > my very stressed out birdies when I was moving. Take your spam elsewhere. Dave |
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