kimiko
01-21-2010, 02:53 PM
my cockatiel cheeky passed away tue-wed night.
she went to the vet tues because she wasnt eating or drinking, and just wasnt herself. and what baffled the vet was the fact cheeky was just there friday (4 days earlier!) and had no problems. (and she was only 2 yrs old or so)
cheeky had lost 10 grams & was dehydrated. she was put in an incubator, given fluids and an antibiotic because a fecal test had shown bacteria present. the vet took her home overnight to keep an eye on her, but she didnt make it. i was afraid thats what the vet was going to tell me when i got her call wed morning.
an initial autopsy revealed her liver & intestinal tract to be enlarged & discolored. tissues have been sent out for more testing, which i'm waiting to hear on.
cheeky was my best birdie friend and from all my birds, the most spoiled. we'd nap together, eat together... she'd drink 'water shots' & forage in the rug for food... and i called her my 'cheeky alarm' because whenever i came home, she'd always "woo", "woo", "woo" for me.
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs171.snc1/6440_109009883020_504273020_2227434_3082371_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs153.snc3/18051_261075753020_504273020_3348429_8187978_n.jpg
she went to the vet tues because she wasnt eating or drinking, and just wasnt herself. and what baffled the vet was the fact cheeky was just there friday (4 days earlier!) and had no problems. (and she was only 2 yrs old or so)
cheeky had lost 10 grams & was dehydrated. she was put in an incubator, given fluids and an antibiotic because a fecal test had shown bacteria present. the vet took her home overnight to keep an eye on her, but she didnt make it. i was afraid thats what the vet was going to tell me when i got her call wed morning.
an initial autopsy revealed her liver & intestinal tract to be enlarged & discolored. tissues have been sent out for more testing, which i'm waiting to hear on.
cheeky was my best birdie friend and from all my birds, the most spoiled. we'd nap together, eat together... she'd drink 'water shots' & forage in the rug for food... and i called her my 'cheeky alarm' because whenever i came home, she'd always "woo", "woo", "woo" for me.
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs171.snc1/6440_109009883020_504273020_2227434_3082371_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs153.snc3/18051_261075753020_504273020_3348429_8187978_n.jpg