new baby in da house

[sweetie&meli]

good afternoon / morning for some

I havent been on in while but let me tell you i got another bird, a while back i posted about my moms lil creamino love bird, and the horrible life it was living in a small cage , well finally after months of yelling at my own mother she gave the bird up to me , she came to me in a filthy cage cover with 2 inches of poop, all her toys are dirty , now this lil one is special my mom never took her to a vet even though she should have , " sweet angel" or lil one is her name , she has spayed legs , and well let me describe this well" when she perches on my finger shes very unbalanced almost drunk looking, any ideas ,, the poor baby sometimes get lil attcks that look like epilepsy attacks to which i take her gently and confort her till shes calm .

and vitamins or such that could help the lil bugger also she can climb very well but how can i make her cage more confortable for her , also right now shes in a budgie cage should she be in a bigger cage or is it too dangerous for her and her handicapp :) please any advice would be good , right now i have her in the computer room away from my jardines, quarintine reasons right but for how long?

[Rue]

...generally 30-45 days...however, if you're sure she's healthy (had no contact with other birds at your Mom's) and the vet says she's good to go...you could get by with 2...

Two weeks will allow her to relax and if any latent illnesses are there, they should present...

...however...if in ANY doubt...quarantine for the longer period...

And a quarantine isn't any good unless you work hard to keep dishes, toys, your clothes all separate...lots of handwashing, etc...

[Monica]

You might want to look into a rodent cage, one that has different levels to help her climb. Maybe look into 'birdy beds', etc. When you hold her, it would be best to have her in your palm if she's having any problems. As far as the episodes, that could be a sign of brain damage or lacking of something in the diet... something that would be best to discuss with a vet...

[sweetie&meli]

Well thank you all , shes had to seizures since my last post, everytime it lasts about 20 seconds or so , when it dose i just take her and hold her wrapped in my hands so she dosent flap and place my fingers around her neck so she cant twist her neck like the excorsist style , it scares me alot ,

as for the cage right now shes in a parakeet (budgie) starter kitt and seem comfortable she has all the climbing skills but very unbalanced , ive placed a towel on the bottom so if she has a seizure and im not there she wont hurt herself , she also has a teddy bear to lie against for comfort, its scares me alot to see her like that , but i wont beable to get her to a vet until next month is there any off the shelf herbs or vitamins i can buy her to help stop or slow down the amount of times she gets her attacks?

theres another thing when shes on me she'll perch/lie down and doze off , like someone whos very tiered, she'll look up at me then close her eyes and her head gose down , and then she suddenly gets up and tries to nip, not that she hurts but still very unpridictable ,

[Monica]

I'm not really sure what to say here... I know that watching a bird having a seizure is nothing pleseant and I've gone through it a couple times before... however it was normally a result from an injury that caused the seizure (which made me believe that Noel does indeed have brain damage). I don't really know what to suggest except for a good diet and maybe some probiotics???

[sweetie&meli]

yeah its hard makes me cry each time but shes been like that since the day she was born apparntly her siblings always stepped on her and pushed her off the nest , now my question is ...if its brain damage how do i fix it or can it be fixed if not how can i make her live a happy semi-normal life:)

[Monica]

Brain damage can't be fixed in any sort of way, but arranging her cage with shelves or even getting a hamster cage with plastic ladders and whatnot might help her climbing and getting around some. Maybe even making a bed for her out of a container or something square-ish, and putting something soft on the bottom. Just try to set the cage up the best that you can for her.

Seeing a vet though could possibly help rule out any medical problems (not physical of course), and if she does have some, getting them fixed might help the seizures...