Emergancy !

[Mishcka]

Oh my god im the worst mother even ! sophie has a ball in her gulit..??..?? I am never buying her toys again. we are off to the vets cause i cant get it out !

 

[crimson]

oh wow!.....I sure hope everything goes well at the vets.....you are NOT a terrible mother!

please keep us posted!

 

[DallyTsuka]

oh no! i have my fingers crossed all is okay! things happen that you cant expect, don't beat yourself up!

 

[TessieB]

Hope everything turns out okay!

 

[Mishcka]

Ok we r at the vet he say the ball size limb in her the ought is not a ball ? But it's normal !?!? I have never felt it before and I asked for another vet ! I mean I have felt this bird all over many times and I never felt this befor I'm post off

 

[Mishcka]

Here is a pic

 

[Kalidasa]

Pic didn't show, but I'm assuming its her crop?

 

[Mishcka]

I'll try again

 

[Mishcka]

ok we are home ! I feel much better now. I pretty much told the vet i was not leaving till i seen xrays. so he did them and there was no ball but we did find out Sophie has Pneumonia and an infection in her crop. I knew there was something WRong with her !!!! Granted i thought she ate a ball but i knew that lump was not normal like that first doctor said. But she is home and on meds for 10 days now.

 

[crimson]

I am so glad to hear your back home safe and sound. Poor Sophie, you must be so relieved that you took her and got immediate care!

how did she get a crop infection?....did the vet mention how?

 

[DallyTsuka]

well good news is, she didnt eat the ball!!! thats excellent news. that would have been so much harder on her

bad news though is she is sick, but luckily you caught it! here's hoping to a speedy recovery!

 

[Terry57]

Thank goodness you caught that so quickly! Glad was diagnosed and is on the proper medication Hoping she feels better soon!

 

[Featheredsamurai]

wow, glad you found out she was sick. must of been terrifying to think she had eaten a ball D:

you can see the crop easily on this baby parrot, often older birds don't fill the crop as much.

 

[Mishcka]

yes thats what i told the vet when he came in... i said look i know this bird i play with her very single day, and i feel her feathers all over to make sure she isnt pulling them out and when i ran my hand over her crp it was never ever like this. Its a hard lump like a small ball. not even when a baby eats alot and there crop is really super full cause if you push on that they will puke lol hers was just like a rock or is. So i knew something was up. I said look im not leaving till you xray her from head to toe and i want to see them. SO i did, i went in the xray room her too. she was so good. I stood her on the big table told her to stand still in my mad voice and she she just stood there LOL ... they did like 4 xrays and i went over and huged and kissed her and we went back and waited to see them. She is on meds for the next 10 days and we go back in 5 days to make sure they are working then again in 10 days. She is not so happy with the meds i have to get past that fast little toung ! and then hold her beak shut so she dont spit out. But i know alot of times when birds get sick it can be to late so im so glad we cought this in time.

SO know to get sophie use to a hair blow dryer ! I bath her all the time but i let her air dry, but not know that she is so sick. I will have to blow dry her.

 

[Mishcka]

Oh yes Very important I reread that question ! how sophie got the infection. the vet thinks she got its from over filling her crop with shower water, and the untreated water must of had a bacteria in it. We went from city water to now living on well water. So now i will be giving Sophie boiled water from now on.

 

[Betrisher]

Poor Sophie! And poor you! What an awful experience! We could all tell how very worried you were just from the tone of your writing. I'm so glad it's all over now. And, really, if you hadn't been so insistent on getting help, you might never have picked up Sophie's infection. So, well done you!

You might be surprised at Sophie's reaction to the blow dryer. I thought my Beaks would have a fit when I pointed it at them, but after just a few minutes they carried on just as they do when I'm bathing them. They fluffed up all their feathers, spread their wings and 'bathed' in the nice warm air! LOL!

Start with the dryer on a warm setting and mid strength 'blow'. Stand a good distance away from Sophie so she's not getting a blast of air to frighten her. Watch her reaction and if she's OK with it, move closer to. It's very important to keep the dryer moving because if you just blow in one spot continuously you can burn Sophie's delicate skin and hurt her. She might not be happy to be blow dried ever again! Once she gets used to being blow dried, you might try turning the 'blow' up to full strength.

These days, the Beaks like to sit on my head and swing off the end of my plait while I'm drying them. It's so funny!!! I'd take videos, but I'd need another pair of hands for that. They really like the full blast of the air on their feathers and will turn round and round to make sure they get dried all over. I love being able to give them little pleasures like that.

PS. One last thing: don't dry Sophie until she's bone dry. Leave her to air dry the last little bit: in this way, you can be sure you're not overdrying her and giving her an itch or scaly skin problem.