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Posted: 9/9/2021 7:12:17 PM EDT
So I just got home and my adorable, lifelong birby friend suddenly appears to have some kind of infection. His eyes look abnormal and he's become unusually aggressive. I'm pretty sure he hasn't been exposed to any unfamiliar animals or foods, and he was normal thus morning but now all he wants to do is stare at me as if pleading for help.
ETA: He also won't eat anything but peanut butter filled pretzels suddenly. Picture below.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 7:20:40 PM EDT
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Have you tried horse paste?
I heard it works on birbs. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 7:35:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have you tried horse paste? I heard it works on birbs. Does it work on frogs?  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 7:43:53 PM EDT
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My high school crush does some bird care stuff, but she doesn't live in Colorado.
It looks like some kind of internal cranial pressure thing. Is birby in any kind of distress? Can he fly (if he could fly before)? Do you have any pictures of him from before, cause that's a strange looking birb. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:00:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My high school crush does some bird care stuff, but she doesn't live in Colorado. It looks like some kind of internal cranial pressure thing. Is birby in any kind of distress? Can he fly (if he could fly before)? Do you have any pictures of him from before, cause that's a strange looking birb.  Attached FileHe looks like he's losing color. Is this normal? This doesn't seem normal. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:02:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/Birb2-2084435_jpg-2084498.JPG He looks like he's losing color. Is this normal? This doesn't seem normal.  Poor Birb. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:07:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/Birb2-2084435_jpg-2084498.JPG He looks like he's losing color. Is this normal? This doesn't seem normal. If he's losing color, that probably means he's molting. Are the less colorful feathers softer, or won't he let you handle him to find out? Has he molted a lot from his head, and the eyes seem out of proportion only because of the lack of feathers? |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:28:49 PM EDT
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Did he accidentally get into some DMT?
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:30:57 PM EDT
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Astra Zeneca may be able to help.
Do you have any before pictures to help us gauge the eye gauge? Poor lil birb. 
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Posted: 9/9/2021 9:08:09 PM EDT
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If he's molting, there should be a lot of feathers around. I'm pretty sure birbs don't eat their molted feathers (I've heard reptiles sometimes eat their shed skins, but we're not talking about those).
Are there a lot of feathers? If not, we need to look at something else. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 9:25:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/Birb2-2084435_jpg-2084498.JPG He looks like he's losing color. Is this normal? This doesn't seem normal. I notice that the newspaper is in Spanish, but the potoo is also found all over Brazil. Perhaps a paper in Portuguese would help? |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 10:01:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/9/2021 10:02:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/9/2021 10:11:52 PM EDT
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I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer.
That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 10:17:47 PM EDT
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lol
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:07:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:10:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Astra Zeneca may be able to help. Do you have any before pictures to help us gauge the eye gauge? Poor lil birb. Yes here's one of him normally.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:19:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:21:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him!  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:24:39 PM EDT
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Birb is sick?
Load up the parlor stove with nut coal. Birbs like warm. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:25:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:26:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG Dude don't listen to Brisk Just a suggestion 
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:26:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have you tried horse paste? I heard it works on birbs. NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS @WhiskersTheCat |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:26:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I notice that the newspaper is in Spanish, but the potoo is also found all over Brazil. Perhaps a paper in Portuguese would help? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/Birb2-2084435_jpg-2084498.JPG He looks like he's losing color. Is this normal? This doesn't seem normal. I notice that the newspaper is in Spanish, but the potoo is also found all over Brazil. Perhaps a paper in Portuguese would help? That's not a potoo. It's a frogmouth birb. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:27:17 PM EDT
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His coloration might not change back to iridescent black right away. He'll have to molt the brown affected feathers, and that might take a few weeks.
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:28:41 PM EDT
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If he starts doing this....
 Keep your distance. He may be rabid.
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:29:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If he starts doing this.... https://i.imgur.com/O5sMamU.gif Keep your distance. He may be rabid. Stop It |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:30:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:32:29 PM EDT
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Guys, I'm suddenly not sure this is even my birb. My sweet, gentle beautiful baby birb. Something seems really wrong here.
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:32:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If he starts doing this.... https://i.imgur.com/O5sMamU.gif Keep your distance. He may be rabid. No, it's not rabies. Rabies would make him shy away from water, and while that could cause short-term constipation, ultimately he'd get thinner, and he'd molt his feathers without replacing them. Assuming he lived long enough, he'd look like a pot-bellied plucked chicken. In the long run, the oil treatment will get him cleaned out and will establish OP at the top.ofvthe pecking order. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:34:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, it's not rabies. Rabies would make him shy away from water, and while that could cause short-term constipation, ultimately he'd get thinner, and he'd molt his feathers without replacing them. Assuming he lived long enough, he'd look like a pot-bellied plucked chicken. In the long run, the oil treatment will get him cleaned out and will establish OP at the top.ofvthe pecking order. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If he starts doing this.... https://i.imgur.com/O5sMamU.gif Keep your distance. He may be rabid. No, it's not rabies. Rabies would make him shy away from water, and while that could cause short-term constipation, ultimately he'd get thinner, and he'd molt his feathers without replacing them. Assuming he lived long enough, he'd look like a pot-bellied plucked chicken. In the long run, the oil treatment will get him cleaned out and will establish OP at the top.ofvthe pecking order. Do you think it might be related to birb flu? |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:34:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/potoo_jpg-2084779.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/potoo_jpg-2084779.JPG Don't quit now! The swelling is already going down! Keep at it. He'll hate you for a few days, but you'll hate yourself even more if you don't go through with this. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:34:45 PM EDT
[#32]
Don't mess with it!!!
It bites |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:36:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you think it might be related to birb flu? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: If he starts doing this.... https://i.imgur.com/O5sMamU.gif Keep your distance. He may be rabid. No, it's not rabies. Rabies would make him shy away from water, and while that could cause short-term constipation, ultimately he'd get thinner, and he'd molt his feathers without replacing them. Assuming he lived long enough, he'd look like a pot-bellied plucked chicken. In the long run, the oil treatment will get him cleaned out and will establish OP at the top.ofvthe pecking order. Do you think it might be related to birb flu? I don't think so. Usually a flu tends to loosen things up inside, and if he had a fever, he'd molt a lot more and you'd likely see skin. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:37:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't mess with it!!! It bites That's what the gloves are for. And unlike puppies, this little guy doesn't have teeth. If the treatment works, there will be a mess to clean up, though. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:44:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't quit now! The swelling is already going down! Keep at it. He'll hate you for a few days, but you'll hate yourself even more if you don't go through with this. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/potoo_jpg-2084779.JPG Don't quit now! The swelling is already going down! Keep at it. He'll hate you for a few days, but you'll hate yourself even more if you don't go through with this. I gotta get some sleep. One more thing to try as an adjunct to the oil. Crush just a little Alka-Seltzer and get him to swallow it. Just a little bit, about 1/4 teaspoon. This will increase the pressure (which he won't like much) and help move things from the top as you continue working on easing the passage down. |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:51:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I gotta get some sleep. One more thing to try as an adjunct to the oil. Crush just a little Alka-Seltzer and get him to swallow it. Just a little bit, about 1/4 teaspoon. This will increase the pressure (which he won't like much) and help move things from the top as you continue working on easing the passage down.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2021 11:56:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2021 12:00:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2021 12:22:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I gotta get some sleep. One more thing to try as an adjunct to the oil. Crush just a little Alka-Seltzer and get him to swallow it. Just a little bit, about 1/4 teaspoon. This will increase the pressure (which he won't like much) and help move things from the top as you continue working on easing the passage down. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/potoo_jpg-2084779.JPG Don't quit now! The swelling is already going down! Keep at it. He'll hate you for a few days, but you'll hate yourself even more if you don't go through with this. I gotta get some sleep. One more thing to try as an adjunct to the oil. Crush just a little Alka-Seltzer and get him to swallow it. Just a little bit, about 1/4 teaspoon. This will increase the pressure (which he won't like much) and help move things from the top as you continue working on easing the passage down. That didn't work either. Jesus this bird is really angry. I'm afraid to go to bed now.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 4:34:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That didn't work either. Jesus this bird is really angry. I'm afraid to go to bed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/wqSkcyNZ_400x400_jpg-2084817.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if his craving for peanut butter is in response to the approach of winter...and being a birb from the southern hemisphere, his internal calendar has him anticipating summer. That might explain the molting - his body is preparing for summer, even though he's fattening himself up for winter. That would explain the confused look, and the physiologically unexpected weight gain might explain the protruding eyes. Did the opposite happen this past spring? I fear the little guy will just have to ride it out. Maybe keeping some bright lights on in the evening would help, kind of like they do for seasonal affective disorder. No this is the first time this has ever happened. I'm really worried guys! Now he's just staring at me intently and not moving an inch. Hang on, I have another thought. I think he's just constipated, or whatever the birb equivalent is (since their...exhaust port combines everything). The grain and fat craving is his attempt to add some fiber and some lubrication. The fact that things aren't moving inside explains: The color change - he's turning more brown The bulging eyes - bloated insides have nowhere to go but up The aggressive attitude - imagine if you hadn't gone for a few days The lack of movement - with everything jammed up, he's probably got intestinal cramps and probably hasn't been sleeping well, so he's too tired to move much and it hurts to move anyway I'm not certain that an enema will help. You might just pop him. But if he's not looking better tomorrow, then it's what I would try, unless you have a good birb vet. I imagine an ear syringe with warm (not hot) vegetable oil would be the best treatment. Just a little at first. Oh, I guarantee this will be a messy job. Okay so I tried your suggestion and now hes doing this and I'm terrified to go near him! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/0_PAY-ghost-bird_jpg-2084772.JPG It's progress. You'd react the same if he did it to you. But the animation is a good sign. Try it again. Wear heavy gloves. And eye protection (against claws, beak , and his hinder parts). Man I'm not sure about this. I got ready to give him anther treatment and he seems even more distressed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/potoo_jpg-2084779.JPG Don't quit now! The swelling is already going down! Keep at it. He'll hate you for a few days, but you'll hate yourself even more if you don't go through with this. I gotta get some sleep. One more thing to try as an adjunct to the oil. Crush just a little Alka-Seltzer and get him to swallow it. Just a little bit, about 1/4 teaspoon. This will increase the pressure (which he won't like much) and help move things from the top as you continue working on easing the passage down. That didn't work either. Jesus this bird is really angry. I'm afraid to go to bed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/wqSkcyNZ_400x400_jpg-2084817.JPG That's not anger, that's a birb burp. Well, some of it might be anger, because powdered Alka-Seltzer doesn't taste good at all (I know this through *bitter* experience). |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 5:27:24 AM EDT
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Any progress? Hopefully you and Birby got a little sleep.
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Posted: 9/10/2021 8:32:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That didn't work either. Jesus this bird is really angry. I'm afraid to go to bed now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/wqSkcyNZ_400x400_jpg-2084817.JPG 
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Posted: 9/10/2021 8:32:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/10/2021 8:52:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS @WhiskersTheCat Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Have you tried horse paste? I heard it works on birbs. NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FOR HUMANS @WhiskersTheCat Be careful I think we're in tech. But still 
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Posted: 9/10/2021 9:27:16 AM EDT
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@desertw0lf
Just checking to see if your Birb improved overnight. |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 9:44:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Be careful I think we're in tech. But still I think you're right. I hadn't realized that. Maybe we should petition to have it moved to GD? |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 10:32:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @desertw0lf Just checking to see if your Birb improved overnight. Sadly Mr. Cacklesworth didn't make it through the night.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 10:41:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sadly Mr. Cacklesworth didn't make it through the night. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/mwo_x1000_ipad_2_snap-pad_750x1000_f8f8f-2085091.JPG   Attached File |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 11:16:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes here's one of him normally. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/grackle-proof-cage-bird-feeder_jpg-2084761.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Astra Zeneca may be able to help. Do you have any before pictures to help us gauge the eye gauge? Poor lil birb. Yes here's one of him normally. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/grackle-proof-cage-bird-feeder_jpg-2084761.JPG Looks like a grackle there. That's quite a change. And please stop calling me "Normally". |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 11:20:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sadly Mr. Cacklesworth didn't make it through the night. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/mwo_x1000_ipad_2_snap-pad_750x1000_f8f8f-2085091.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: @desertw0lf Just checking to see if your Birb improved overnight. Sadly Mr. Cacklesworth didn't make it through the night. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252849/mwo_x1000_ipad_2_snap-pad_750x1000_f8f8f-2085091.JPG He's flown away on gossamer wings and Alka Seltzer.
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