Post by Vayla on Jul 2, 2016 10:39:01 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
Our approximately 8 year old quaker (Monster) has started plucking around her neck recently. We took her to the vet (who knows her well and has treated her before), and she examined her and said that her body condition aside from the plucking is excellent. We're trying a few approaches to lessen stress, such as covering her cage at night. She's been acting normally until a little 'episode' this morning. She was fine when I let her out of her cage, but a few minutes later, she was perched oddly, so I approached her. She was acting like she was stunned. She couldn't grip or perch and she was completely freaked out. I took her into my lap while I tried to call the vet (unfortunately all of the relevant vets are closed for the Canada day long weekend, and every emergency vet I've seen in regards to birds is completely useless), and within less than a minute she flew out of my lap. It's 5 minutes later an she's completely back to normal. What the hell happened?!? Have any of you experienced this with yours? I'm thinking I should maybe take her back for a CBC?
Any advice is appreciated!
Our approximately 8 year old quaker (Monster) has started plucking around her neck recently. We took her to the vet (who knows her well and has treated her before), and she examined her and said that her body condition aside from the plucking is excellent. We're trying a few approaches to lessen stress, such as covering her cage at night. She's been acting normally until a little 'episode' this morning. She was fine when I let her out of her cage, but a few minutes later, she was perched oddly, so I approached her. She was acting like she was stunned. She couldn't grip or perch and she was completely freaked out. I took her into my lap while I tried to call the vet (unfortunately all of the relevant vets are closed for the Canada day long weekend, and every emergency vet I've seen in regards to birds is completely useless), and within less than a minute she flew out of my lap. It's 5 minutes later an she's completely back to normal. What the hell happened?!? Have any of you experienced this with yours? I'm thinking I should maybe take her back for a CBC?
Any advice is appreciated!
