Cat_72
11-04-2007, 06:46 AM
Went to feed my conure, Beaker, this morning, and he is acting somewhat strangely. He seems a bit "wobbly", or unstable....nothing extreme, but not sure on his feet like normal, and a bit off balance and out of sorts.
Have not been doing any cooking with teflon, burning any candles, using any air fresheners....nothing at all that would be putting anything possibly toxic into the air, which was the first thing that flashed into my mind. No new or strange foods, nothing out of the ordinary that he has been exposed to.
We have had somewhat of a family crisis going on here over the last couple of days, so I honestly have not observed him closely in that time frame, his acting like this may have started a bit sooner than this moning, and I simply did not see it until it got more noticeable.
One other odd thing.....for the past couple of months, he has turned into a rather cranky bird, and would not cuddle and sit with you while out of the cage like he used to, in fact he'd rather bite you than be loved. this morning, he let me rub his little head, and then pick him up, and is currently nested seccurely in my hand, cupped up against my stomach, sleeping away (which is why it just took me 10 minutes to type this one-handed and probably not very well). He still seems a bit unstable when he does move about.
It doesn't seem like a hugely pressing issue, but not knowing for sure, I will probably give my vet a call this morning after I know he's back from church and see what he thinks. Just looking for some input from some birdy folks here to see if you have any ideas, since with ruling out the obvious, I am admittedly clueless.
Have not been doing any cooking with teflon, burning any candles, using any air fresheners....nothing at all that would be putting anything possibly toxic into the air, which was the first thing that flashed into my mind. No new or strange foods, nothing out of the ordinary that he has been exposed to.
We have had somewhat of a family crisis going on here over the last couple of days, so I honestly have not observed him closely in that time frame, his acting like this may have started a bit sooner than this moning, and I simply did not see it until it got more noticeable.
One other odd thing.....for the past couple of months, he has turned into a rather cranky bird, and would not cuddle and sit with you while out of the cage like he used to, in fact he'd rather bite you than be loved. this morning, he let me rub his little head, and then pick him up, and is currently nested seccurely in my hand, cupped up against my stomach, sleeping away (which is why it just took me 10 minutes to type this one-handed and probably not very well). He still seems a bit unstable when he does move about.
It doesn't seem like a hugely pressing issue, but not knowing for sure, I will probably give my vet a call this morning after I know he's back from church and see what he thinks. Just looking for some input from some birdy folks here to see if you have any ideas, since with ruling out the obvious, I am admittedly clueless.