Having a panic!

Thanks Jan, I'll keep an eye on her and wait for the vet. Our vet is a fair train ride away, and I'm worried about causing Maya unnecessary stress. She's sat with me now, enthusiastically attacking a hanging toy and copying my laugh, which is very sweet. I think if I haven't heard back from the vet in a couple of hours, I'll call anyway and see what they say. Thanks again for your advice.

Hi Jan, thanks. There's been no more abnormal drinking today. She's stuffing her face (as usual) with veggies and lafeber berries and birdie egg biscuits. Her feathers are a bit untidy and look wet from the beaphars spot on, I've been trying to help her clean them today and they're starting to look a little better. There have been no repeats of the crazy 'what have I got on my tail' turning around. She's bouncy and happy, and seems to be perfectly healthy. I'll keep a firm eye on her though, as I know they can hide things very well. Luckily, I have a fair amount of time off this week, so if the vet recommends a visit, I can take her straight in.

Glad to hear that Maya seems to be doing better! I tend to overreact as well, so I can understand the stress of such a situation!

So glad to hear she's fine

I heard back from the vet who said he expected it was nothing but that if I was worried, that would obviously be happy to see her. I'm going to keep an eye on her over the next day or so and, if I'm still worried, I'll take her in to check. She seems to be completely back to normal though, but I'm just concerned that I might have missed something really fundamental, so I'll see how we go.

Aaron, I agree, those dinosaur toes are the best!

Hahaha, Jan, you are so sweet. Just thought I'd update everyone, I took Maya to the vet today anyway because I was terrified I had missed something. She was very good, but sulked a little when she got home. The vet took some blood work and there appeared to be nothing wrong with her kidneys or any other part of her. He also took some fecal samples which came back normal, so she has a clean bill of health. He said just to monitor the drinking, but that he was satisfied with her health. He said she weighed 86g on his scales, which is 2 or 3 grams lower than I'm used to, but by the time she'd got home and stuffed her face with vegetables and nutriberries, she weighed 93g on my scales, which is the top end of normal for her, so I'm not worried.

Whilst waiting for her bloodwork, I met the owners of a poor African Grey who had contracted aspergillosis four months ago, and who was being monitored, and the owner of a leopard gecko, who was adorable. Whilst in the waiting room for the train, Maya was hungry, so I sat her on my shoulder in the closed space (All the windows and door closed firmly!) to feed her. I was very saddened to hear a family talking at the other end about their parrot, whose name was Rio, and saying "our parrot doesn't talk. He's boring." and then looking at Maya and saying "I wish Rio would be like that." I always try very hard not to get on my high horse when I hear things like this, because Maya is only at the beginnings of puberty and so still has much of that baby compliance, but she doesn't talk yet, and may never do, and I find her anything but boring. And I feel she is as tame as she is because I've worked hard to win her trust, to train her and socialise her and make sure she knows that, as long as she is with me, it doesn't matter where she is because she is safe. It always breaks my heart a little bit to hear people speak about these gorgeous birdies with that kind of dismissiveness. I bet Rio isn't boring, I bet maybe he just wants a bit of love and appreciation

Anyway, the good news is that Maya is completely healthy, was a very good girl travelling to and from the vet, ate like a trooper when we got home and was VERY ready for bed at 9pm this evening, bless her! I put her down a little bit early because she'd clearly had a very tiring day.