This is my second time posting, the last one got nothing. This time I'll try to make it easier to read.
Breed: Old English Game Crele Bantam (Uno)
Age: A little over a year old.
Symptoms:
-Sitting down the majority of the time, on his knees.
-When he actually does stand, it is for a semi-short period of time and he is really wobbly and uses his wings for balance.
-His wings and tail droop/hang down when he stands.
-Occasionally shakes or shivers.
-It seems to me like he's favoring one foot over the other when he stands still, but when he moves, he uses both.
-No runny nose, a tiny bit of crust around his nostrils, hardly noticeable. I've heard him sneeze maybe twice, but they could have been normal sneezes.
Other Info:
-His poop looks normal, and if anything, it smells a little acrid, or bitter, I suppose. Light brown color with some occasional mushy poo that's the dark chocolate pudding type.
-His eyes are not closed in a sickly way. They stay open and alert, if not a little spacey as of lately.
-He crows like he normally does.
-He is an indoor bird, he lives in a cage in my basement.
-I occasionally give him little bugs and crawlies that I find like grasshoppers, crickets, and flies, and spiders.
What I've been doing:
-Originally I gave him poli-vi-sol (used for 5 days) in his water but then I switched to electrolytes (now used for 3 days).
-Up until the point he got sick, he ate medicated chick starter. Now, for the past 8 days, I've been giving him a mix of starter, layer, and high protein turkey starter. Last night I changed the starter to grower in that mix.
-Every night I've been giving him a quarter sized drop of yogurt with things mixed in such as peanut butter and banana.
And one last thing.. I've noticed something strange since he started acting sickly. There's a spot, directly behind both of his thighs, where if I lightly push, he hunches up and starts furiously shivering.
Any ideas or suggestions are HIGHLY appreciated, bumps too. I can post pictures, also, if anyone needs them. Please help me.. I love this little guy so much..
Breed: Old English Game Crele Bantam (Uno)
Age: A little over a year old.
Symptoms:
-Sitting down the majority of the time, on his knees.
-When he actually does stand, it is for a semi-short period of time and he is really wobbly and uses his wings for balance.
-His wings and tail droop/hang down when he stands.
-Occasionally shakes or shivers.
-It seems to me like he's favoring one foot over the other when he stands still, but when he moves, he uses both.
-No runny nose, a tiny bit of crust around his nostrils, hardly noticeable. I've heard him sneeze maybe twice, but they could have been normal sneezes.
Other Info:
-His poop looks normal, and if anything, it smells a little acrid, or bitter, I suppose. Light brown color with some occasional mushy poo that's the dark chocolate pudding type.
-His eyes are not closed in a sickly way. They stay open and alert, if not a little spacey as of lately.
-He crows like he normally does.
-He is an indoor bird, he lives in a cage in my basement.
-I occasionally give him little bugs and crawlies that I find like grasshoppers, crickets, and flies, and spiders.
What I've been doing:
-Originally I gave him poli-vi-sol (used for 5 days) in his water but then I switched to electrolytes (now used for 3 days).
-Up until the point he got sick, he ate medicated chick starter. Now, for the past 8 days, I've been giving him a mix of starter, layer, and high protein turkey starter. Last night I changed the starter to grower in that mix.
-Every night I've been giving him a quarter sized drop of yogurt with things mixed in such as peanut butter and banana.
And one last thing.. I've noticed something strange since he started acting sickly. There's a spot, directly behind both of his thighs, where if I lightly push, he hunches up and starts furiously shivering.
Any ideas or suggestions are HIGHLY appreciated, bumps too. I can post pictures, also, if anyone needs them. Please help me.. I love this little guy so much..
