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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 9:08:52 GMT
Post by lemonade on Jul 14, 2015 9:08:52 GMT
I'm off to the vet with my big fella today. I need reassurance that he is okay.
For almost a week he has been doing a cross between cleaning his crop and rapid opening / closing his beak, which they normally do when they get excited. But this is combined at once and almost constant, which doesn't seem right.
He likes to sit up on top of the wardrobe but recently has been spending more time up there leaning over and looking at himself in the mirror while nibbling at his toe?!?! He's a strange boy. Anyway he's also been pecking at the wardrobe and it has metal sliders in between the doors so a bit worried he has ingested something from that and it's irritating his throat.
Deep down I also know he would benefit from having a friend as he is surrounded by budgies, and I think the looking in a mirror thing is because he wants a friend like himself.
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 10:39:41 GMT
Post by milliej on Jul 14, 2015 10:39:41 GMT
Hope it's nothing serious, that the vet is helpful and Peach gets the right treatment/meds!
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 10:45:19 GMT
Post by birdguhl on Jul 14, 2015 10:45:19 GMT
All the best for Peachy's trip to the vet, lemonade - always a stressful time for birds and owners alike. Really hope you get reassurance. Sounds like we might we be reading about the arrival of a friend for him sometime soon too...? But you also have a lot going on in your life as well, I know. Difficult to balance everyone's needs.
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 15:59:24 GMT
Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 14, 2015 15:59:24 GMT
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 16:14:03 GMT
Post by jellybean on Jul 14, 2015 16:14:03 GMT
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 16:19:42 GMT
Post by lemonade on Jul 14, 2015 16:19:42 GMT
He had cut or splintered his tongue probably through chewing the top of the wardrobe and the weird mouth movements are a result of his discomfort. He has metacam so this is going to be fun and games as he isn't fully tame. He only steps on a stick then onto your hand, but doesn't get touched or handled. I'm not looking forward to it birdguhl I'd love to get him another friend but right now I really can't. I'm having to move home soon and look after all the birds on my own now, and my chest / breathing has been pretty bad too probably through a combination of needing a second purifier and stress. Once everything settles it might be an option but not this year. I do feel sorry for him though. I think he needs a fellow cockatiel
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 16:46:54 GMT
Post by suesbird on Jul 14, 2015 16:46:54 GMT
At least he will be on the mend soon. I hope life improves very quickly in all ways for you.
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 17:32:37 GMT
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Post by jellybean on Jul 14, 2015 17:32:37 GMT
Poor Peach, I hope giving him the medicine will be a bit easier than you think lemonade. Good luck to you for the future, I hope things work out.
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Peach
Jul 14, 2015 19:25:00 GMT
Post by skysmum on Jul 14, 2015 19:25:00 GMT
lemonade i do hope Peachy Pie will be ok, you have had a bad run with your birds one way and another . I hope you get on ok administering the meds. All the best to you personally too, things can't be easy at the moment, hugs.
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Peach
Jul 15, 2015 0:36:26 GMT
Post by Hezz on Jul 15, 2015 0:36:26 GMT
Hugs and best wishes from me, as well. Sorry things have been so bumpy for you lately, but glad that Peachy's only problem is a sliced tongue - not any easier for you, I am sure, but at least it is something that should heal very quickly. Don't worry too much about him needing a friend, at this stage; remember PPV's cockatiel/budgie pairing at her work?
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Peach
Jul 16, 2015 10:44:08 GMT
Post by ffiscool on Jul 16, 2015 10:44:08 GMT
hope all goes a bit smoother for you...
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Peach
Jul 16, 2015 11:14:54 GMT
Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 16, 2015 11:14:54 GMT
Poor little Peachy.
Also poor you, hope that your breathing improves, as someone with a lung condition, I feel your pain.
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