My cockatiel has been on some medication for about a week and today I brought her back in to the vet because she started panting and I got real worried. So now she's on two different medications and the vet wants to see her next week to see if she's improving. Not exactly sure what's wrong.
She's not eating a lot or drinking water. She'll eat millet. Barely will touch her normal seeds/pellets. Sleeps a ton too. I also feel like when I pick her up her grip isn't that strong. Maybe she's a bit weak from being sick.
I'm wondering
Is there anything I can do to get her to eat more? I'm sure it's not healthy to only be eating millet but that the only thing she'll touch right now. I think her medications are making her feel nauseous but the vet didn't say anything about that.
I put a little cup of budgie seed on the top perch to see if she'll eat that. And I'm going to try wetting her pellets in warm water. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get the sick bird to eat more?
She still eats so it's not like she's completely given up I just need her to eat something besides her millet, something healthier.
I'm glad she's still even eating at all.
She's not eating a lot or drinking water. She'll eat millet. Barely will touch her normal seeds/pellets. Sleeps a ton too. I also feel like when I pick her up her grip isn't that strong. Maybe she's a bit weak from being sick.
I'm wondering
Is there anything I can do to get her to eat more? I'm sure it's not healthy to only be eating millet but that the only thing she'll touch right now. I think her medications are making her feel nauseous but the vet didn't say anything about that.
I put a little cup of budgie seed on the top perch to see if she'll eat that. And I'm going to try wetting her pellets in warm water. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get the sick bird to eat more?
She still eats so it's not like she's completely given up I just need her to eat something besides her millet, something healthier.
I'm glad she's still even eating at all.
