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calzephyrBefore you think, "Man, there goes Calzephyr talking about bird poo on the Internet AGAIN", let me say - pet allergies!
How would you know if your pet had an allergy?
Would the signs be obvious?
How would you treat it?
Now, here is the bird poo part. When my budgie first had his poopy bum problem, I was trying to introduce Zupreem pellets to them along with Budgie Gourmet (Hagen). They were on their last bag of seed that they came with, Hagen Premium. All good quality bird food.
The bird lady thought his poopy bum was a sign of infection - and yes, it can be! But now I think he was having an allergic reaction to either corn, soy or orange oil in those two brands. Zupreem is also made from soy and corn. Budgie Gourment and Zupreem also have food colouring.
I stopped feeding Zupreem while after the mobile vet visit and when my budgie was in the hospital cage, I fed plain seed because I thought that would be easier on him.
Last week when the bird lady was here, she noticed that he had a poopy bum again (and I had noticed his droppings weren't great). I was so upset - not again!
But here's the thing - I realized that if my budgie was allergic to Baytril, he could be allergic to other things. Plus the other budgies all had perfect poop. I dumped all their food cups, washed them thoroughly and have been feeding the plain seed for the past few days. His poop has turned around 100%.
This second time around, it also LOOKED like he was having allergies. He was constantly rubbing his head, scratching a lot despite not molting and working his beak. I can't remember if he was doing this in August because I was so preoccupied with some family matters.
Whew! So I could have saved my budgie and myself a lot of suffering and a huge chunk of change for a $4 bag of birdseed :/ CRAZY.
How would you know if your pet had an allergy?
Would the signs be obvious?
How would you treat it?
Now, here is the bird poo part. When my budgie first had his poopy bum problem, I was trying to introduce Zupreem pellets to them along with Budgie Gourmet (Hagen). They were on their last bag of seed that they came with, Hagen Premium. All good quality bird food.
The bird lady thought his poopy bum was a sign of infection - and yes, it can be! But now I think he was having an allergic reaction to either corn, soy or orange oil in those two brands. Zupreem is also made from soy and corn. Budgie Gourment and Zupreem also have food colouring.
I stopped feeding Zupreem while after the mobile vet visit and when my budgie was in the hospital cage, I fed plain seed because I thought that would be easier on him.
Last week when the bird lady was here, she noticed that he had a poopy bum again (and I had noticed his droppings weren't great). I was so upset - not again!
But here's the thing - I realized that if my budgie was allergic to Baytril, he could be allergic to other things. Plus the other budgies all had perfect poop. I dumped all their food cups, washed them thoroughly and have been feeding the plain seed for the past few days. His poop has turned around 100%.
This second time around, it also LOOKED like he was having allergies. He was constantly rubbing his head, scratching a lot despite not molting and working his beak. I can't remember if he was doing this in August because I was so preoccupied with some family matters.
Whew! So I could have saved my budgie and myself a lot of suffering and a huge chunk of change for a $4 bag of birdseed :/ CRAZY.
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Date: 2017-10-22 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-10-30 02:14 am (UTC)I may have to take him to the vet - unfortunately he's been having the problem again. I just don't understand :\ He seems happy otherwise, at least.