gouldian finch puffed and tucking his head and sleepy

sharath1 · Post by **sharath1** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:13 am

friends i have a male gouldian who is quiet sick and cant fly, he is always sleepy , i already have a lamp in the cage, i have not seperated him from the other bird. there are only two of them what should i do any help is appreciated thank u

PeterEllis · Post by **PeterEllis** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:43 am

Hi you could see if you can get some antibiotics for him and really to stop it spreading you should issolate him. My grandad used to give his sick birds cold black tea, other than that i am not sure. Is there alot going on around him?

MiaCarter · Post by **MiaCarter** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:51 pm

Is he still eating?

Are his poops normal, can you tell?

Any other symptoms like breathing issues?

Harley2013 · Post by **Harley2013** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:01 pm

What about any discharge from his nose? How long has he been this way?

sharath1 · Post by **sharath1** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:58 am

sorry guys he died yesterday. his poop was normal, breathing normally, he was drinking water, but was sleepy all the time. he was like this for 2 days on the third day he was weak. i gave him some electrolyte. but he got worst in afternoon he die. can anyone tell me what is the right thing to do at this situation, so we can save the bird

Harley2013 · Post by **Harley2013** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:22 am

Well he died right? Unless you do a necropsy on him you really won't know as to why he died. you have another Gouldin in the same cage? How is he/ she doing?

sharath1 · Post by **sharath1** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:37 am

The other gouldian in the is doing fine

Harley2013 · Post by **Harley2013** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:16 pm

That's good. How long had you had the one that dies before he became sick? Now that you have one gouldin, you should think of getting another so he has a companion. It's hard for finches to be left alone without a cagemate.

Post by **lovezebs** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:31 am

sharath1
So sorry about your poor birdie. There are times when it is obvious what's wrong, and other times when it's not.

Was this bird old by any chance?

I hope that your other Gouldian remains in good health. Once you make certain that this second bird is healthy, I as well would suggest finding a companion bird for it. Most finches don't do well as an only bird.

Best of wishes.

~Elana~

sharath1 · Post by **sharath1** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:52 am

thanks harley and lovezeb, ya certainly i will get a new companion bird for him

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