Patch's Poop & Cuttlefish Question

[ginger]

Hi all!!

My 7yr old female, Patch, has had funny poop for a few days! My other budgies had airsac mites so I treated them all (last does given last Sunday) and gave antibiotics and have now started giving them Probiotics to help get their good bacteria back.

Patch has had a rainbow colour of poops lately - solid bit is sometimes grey, sometimes it's green and watery, sometimes it'sa bit yellow but all quite watery.

Yesterday she demolisehd her cuttlefish and her poop was normal all day long. She had also had her first dose of probiotics so I thought the combination had started to sort her out but I've come home from work and they not right at all!

I was going to put all the budgies back together as they have been seperated since they had air sac mites and was going to put Patch in the sick cage so I can monitor her. I have just been giving seed and water as didn't want to agrivate her tummy.

Any ideas?

THanks
Sarah

[barrieshutt]

I have always found a budgie that is off colour will always look for the oyster shell grit just as yours looked for the cuttle bone.

After their treatments do not expect their droppings to be a nice black and white as you know their guts are not right yet, give them a week and things should improve

[ginger]

THanks Barrie! Jasper and Smudge seem OK but Patch's (Who I thought was the only one that escaped infection) poops are horrible and Georgie's poops are just pudding like at night.

How long should I carry on with the probiotic for??

[barrieshutt]

Apr 20, 2012 18:55:41 GMT ginger said:

THanks Barrie! Jasper and Smudge seem OK but Patch's (Who I thought was the only one that escaped infection) poops are horrible and Georgie's poops are just pudding like at night.

How long should I carry on with the probiotic for??

I would use them for 7 days , then post a picture of the droppings

[ginger]

OK - will do! THanks Barrie

[Hezz]

Hope that is all it is with Patch, Ginger. Let us know how Patch gets on.