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Jan. 29th, 2011 01:01 amI think we're going to lose Sniffles.
He started breathing heavy mid last week and was really bad on the weekend. On Sunday thought he was going to die in dad's hand. Took him to the vet on Monday, she put him on antibiotics as it's most likely an infection (birds are hard to diagnose and not much can be done beyond antibiotics). He improved over the last few days, moving around more and whistling, putting on some weight, not breathing as hard. But today he's been like he was on the weekend, having trouble breathing when we gave him his antibiotic, and tonight he got down on the floor at one point which isn't a good sign.
I'm worried that it's my fault because we've been having trouble giving him his antibiotic. It's in a syringe and it's so hard to get one drop out and even then I'm not sure how much of it is getting down his throat. Maybe if I was better at getting the antibiotics into him.
This is the second time he's been a huge worry. When he was 6 months old he was so sick, the antibiotics got him through thankfully. And now 3 years later we're here again. I so wish sometimes that we didn't have the birds, they worry me so much.
He was CJ's partner, and his personality changed after CJ died. Sniffles was hyperactive and ocd bird, couldn't sit still, his wings would do little flaps like a twitch. After CJ died it was like he grew up, he's been quieter and the flips and always moving disappeared.
He started breathing heavy mid last week and was really bad on the weekend. On Sunday thought he was going to die in dad's hand. Took him to the vet on Monday, she put him on antibiotics as it's most likely an infection (birds are hard to diagnose and not much can be done beyond antibiotics). He improved over the last few days, moving around more and whistling, putting on some weight, not breathing as hard. But today he's been like he was on the weekend, having trouble breathing when we gave him his antibiotic, and tonight he got down on the floor at one point which isn't a good sign.
I'm worried that it's my fault because we've been having trouble giving him his antibiotic. It's in a syringe and it's so hard to get one drop out and even then I'm not sure how much of it is getting down his throat. Maybe if I was better at getting the antibiotics into him.
This is the second time he's been a huge worry. When he was 6 months old he was so sick, the antibiotics got him through thankfully. And now 3 years later we're here again. I so wish sometimes that we didn't have the birds, they worry me so much.
He was CJ's partner, and his personality changed after CJ died. Sniffles was hyperactive and ocd bird, couldn't sit still, his wings would do little flaps like a twitch. After CJ died it was like he grew up, he's been quieter and the flips and always moving disappeared.
