Post by lorito on Mar 18, 2016 11:52:24 GMT -5
Hello,
I have a blind Quaker who is nearly 8. He was rescued from the wild aged about 4 weeks. I realised this little fluffy green guy (or girl!) was blind and we ended up the best of friends.
In the last few months he has slowly declined in the amount of food he is eating - (his diet was ok, Harrissons pellets and whole grains, though he tends to throw fresh things out of his bowl).
He had got very thin and the vet told me to give him Harrissons food for parrot chicks to fatten him up a bit, via syringe. Have been doing so daily and he perked up a lot, and started eating some food by himself. Though this could have been spring hormones.
He's now a better weight but he has slowly stopped eating again (and the hormonal behaviour has dropped off, which is normal). Now he is feeding 99% from syringe only. I should say this whole thing has been accompanied by an increase in baby behaviour, nodding his head to ask for feeding etc. Which apparently can be a sign of illness in birds. I've tried being strict not feeding him and giving him all his old favourites in his bowl, via spoon, etc to no avail.
Obviously I was worried he might have an underlying health problem (maybe genetic, along with the blindness) and had diagnostic tests done at the vet but they've come back normal, apart from a bit of low calcium which I will supplement him on.
So I am now confused about what is going on with him.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!
I have a blind Quaker who is nearly 8. He was rescued from the wild aged about 4 weeks. I realised this little fluffy green guy (or girl!) was blind and we ended up the best of friends.
In the last few months he has slowly declined in the amount of food he is eating - (his diet was ok, Harrissons pellets and whole grains, though he tends to throw fresh things out of his bowl).
He had got very thin and the vet told me to give him Harrissons food for parrot chicks to fatten him up a bit, via syringe. Have been doing so daily and he perked up a lot, and started eating some food by himself. Though this could have been spring hormones.
He's now a better weight but he has slowly stopped eating again (and the hormonal behaviour has dropped off, which is normal). Now he is feeding 99% from syringe only. I should say this whole thing has been accompanied by an increase in baby behaviour, nodding his head to ask for feeding etc. Which apparently can be a sign of illness in birds. I've tried being strict not feeding him and giving him all his old favourites in his bowl, via spoon, etc to no avail.
Obviously I was worried he might have an underlying health problem (maybe genetic, along with the blindness) and had diagnostic tests done at the vet but they've come back normal, apart from a bit of low calcium which I will supplement him on.
So I am now confused about what is going on with him.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!
