At Least My Oldest Parakeet, Ike, Didn’t Die…

He stopped eating Friday afternoon and just wanted to sleep all the time. Went 2 days with no food. I put extra vitamins in Smart Water hoping he would take a drink. Didn’t eat anything till sometime Monday. Started talking a bit and tried To play with a toy for a minute. Eating more today. Finally got his sass back asking “What do we get?” when I was cooking. He was less than 24 hours from death if he hadn’t started to eat yesterday

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LadyGrace ·

Oh no. But what was wrong with him, is the question. How do you know his issue was resolved altogether? I wonder why he stopped eating like that. Was his bowels normal or does he have diarrhea? I wonder if his digestive system is okay. That sounds concerning that he just quit eating like that. I had a parakeet for 10 years and we just loved him.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@LadyGrace he was t even using the bathroom. Just wanting to sleep all the time. I think he might have gotten dehydrated when he wasn’t eating or drinking and it made it worse. A pet store owner told me he had turned sick birds around sometimes just with giving them Smart Water, it has minerals in it. I told him I would give them vitamins if they would take a drink or two it usually got them to feeling better. Could have put a bit of colloidal silver in his water dish too but think he didn’t need it. I have some powdered bird probiotics I can put on his food too

LadyGrace ·

@cherokeepatti yes, I was going to suggest colloidal silver in his water and I don't think it would still hurt. Maybe he had a little cold in his system or something but I think that would clean him out good. Yes, I like the probiotics idea. I'm so glad he's alright now.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@LadyGrace maybe low on vitamins, I don’t give them every day because they can get too much. Think once a week would be good especially for older birds. Also can buy molting food that has extra nutrients. These parakeets don’t want to eat fruit, they only want greens