Well, this ones got me perplexed. "Rosemary Clooney" has been wheezing off and on for a couple of weeks now. I first brought her in, put her in the hospital cage for a couple of days. She was eating like a little horse and acting totally normal with no nasal discharge or bubbling eyes or anything else I have read about on here so I put her back in the coop. Yesterday I brought her in again, she's still wheezing but still acting normal. I put a cup (really about 2 cups) of pellets, scratch, and some grit in the cage last night and when I went to check on her, it was like 3/4 gone in a half hour. I gave her a HB egg and she ate some of that, not all but I think she was still full from the other stuff. I've ordered some Oxine as suggested by another BYC member and am waiting for it's arrival. In the meantime, any thoughts, anyone?? I'm at a loss and don't want to put her back in the coop until she stops wheezing. The weather here in CT has been crazy, teens one day, in the 50's the next, its been raining for about 24 hours now and the pen is gloppy and messy. The coop smells when the weather's warm but not bad, just a slight poop smell, not that ammonia smell I've read about.
) What type of bird , age and weight. RIR, age unknown but at least 6 YO and probably older, about 7 lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly. wheezing
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 weeks
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? no
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. no
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. scratch, pellets, grit, and anything else I give them
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? none
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Oxine and would like to treat myself but will take to the vet if that is the general concenus
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shavings, DLM, in a large (8 X 12) coop with access to outside enclosed large pen
) What type of bird , age and weight. RIR, age unknown but at least 6 YO and probably older, about 7 lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly. wheezing
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2 weeks
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? no
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. no
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. scratch, pellets, grit, and anything else I give them
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. normal
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? none
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Oxine and would like to treat myself but will take to the vet if that is the general concenus
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use pine shavings, DLM, in a large (8 X 12) coop with access to outside enclosed large pen
