Ivan.Vanca
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Hello. I have an addictive relation to my budgies. They are not tamed, they are scared of me, but despite that.... I am strongly addicted mainly on my older budgies.
My the most beloved budgies died in past 3 years.
13 years old male Kukuciacik ( Ciacik ) died on 11. 4. 2017 on chronic interstitial nephritis. Despite I use to let the doctor to do an autopsy and then histology examinations, I did not get an answer why those kidneys failed. It was not of an infectious origin. Do the older birds usually die on kidney failure? Hmm, I have not heard about before.
My previous probably overbred female budgie Blue was bought on 10. 2. 2013. I think I bought her like a handicaped female with some strange noises at the breathing. If it was a thyroid problem, I do not know. Blue died on 16. 5. 2018 on cholangiocarcinom of the liver. It was really a long proccess.
My beloved budgie male Bilko died recently on 25. 10. 2019. I bought him in the same store like I bought Blue. He was bought on 14. 3. 2013. He was bought like a handicaped male who had a broken wing in the past probably and a little curved legs. He also had a rubber ring on the leg. Bilko had an enlarged liver, but the autopsy showed it was probably enlarged due to massive hyperemia of the organs. I do not know what does the massive hyperemia means, I will have a histology report later. Bilko was a fragile budgie, when I touched him, he was making such noises like he had fragile bones. He had his children in the year I bought him, but his flying was limited. He used to spend his time on the top of the cage.
Severally times he fell down. IF not provoked by the dominant male budgie from the other room, he probably wanted to go somewhere. I have to admin, that more times when he fell down, I took him and pressed him into the cage bars like : I told you to be here and do not try to fly away. Yes, I am shaming for that very much snd regret that very much. I hope I did not hurt him, but visibly not. I am just an emotional person in such cases when I have a fear about my budgies.
I really do not know how old was Bilko when I bought him. He was not absolutely the english type of budgie or visibly overbred budgie.
I feed my budgies seeds from Germany during last 2 years maybe..., I use to give them millets, carrots sometimes, apples sometimes..., eggs with carrots and apples, some herbs where available...., they do not prefer grass seeds or canary seed.
I do not know whether it happened to my beloved Bilko due lack of exercise and higher income of the food. He was not overweight. He was pretty thin I think.
Mostly in the USA people are feeding their budgies pellets.
My question on you, people..., is : do you think that such cases and deaths can be caused be the lack of vitamine D or some other vitamine and therefore it is necessary to eat pellets?
I also have another handicaped female budgie who had 2 previous owners ( maybe 6 years old ) - Glory..., dominant male Vitko, albino budgie who is constantly in the bird box ... and their son.
Thank you.
My the most beloved budgies died in past 3 years.
13 years old male Kukuciacik ( Ciacik ) died on 11. 4. 2017 on chronic interstitial nephritis. Despite I use to let the doctor to do an autopsy and then histology examinations, I did not get an answer why those kidneys failed. It was not of an infectious origin. Do the older birds usually die on kidney failure? Hmm, I have not heard about before.
My previous probably overbred female budgie Blue was bought on 10. 2. 2013. I think I bought her like a handicaped female with some strange noises at the breathing. If it was a thyroid problem, I do not know. Blue died on 16. 5. 2018 on cholangiocarcinom of the liver. It was really a long proccess.
My beloved budgie male Bilko died recently on 25. 10. 2019. I bought him in the same store like I bought Blue. He was bought on 14. 3. 2013. He was bought like a handicaped male who had a broken wing in the past probably and a little curved legs. He also had a rubber ring on the leg. Bilko had an enlarged liver, but the autopsy showed it was probably enlarged due to massive hyperemia of the organs. I do not know what does the massive hyperemia means, I will have a histology report later. Bilko was a fragile budgie, when I touched him, he was making such noises like he had fragile bones. He had his children in the year I bought him, but his flying was limited. He used to spend his time on the top of the cage.
Severally times he fell down. IF not provoked by the dominant male budgie from the other room, he probably wanted to go somewhere. I have to admin, that more times when he fell down, I took him and pressed him into the cage bars like : I told you to be here and do not try to fly away. Yes, I am shaming for that very much snd regret that very much. I hope I did not hurt him, but visibly not. I am just an emotional person in such cases when I have a fear about my budgies.
I really do not know how old was Bilko when I bought him. He was not absolutely the english type of budgie or visibly overbred budgie.
I feed my budgies seeds from Germany during last 2 years maybe..., I use to give them millets, carrots sometimes, apples sometimes..., eggs with carrots and apples, some herbs where available...., they do not prefer grass seeds or canary seed.
I do not know whether it happened to my beloved Bilko due lack of exercise and higher income of the food. He was not overweight. He was pretty thin I think.
Mostly in the USA people are feeding their budgies pellets.
My question on you, people..., is : do you think that such cases and deaths can be caused be the lack of vitamine D or some other vitamine and therefore it is necessary to eat pellets?
I also have another handicaped female budgie who had 2 previous owners ( maybe 6 years old ) - Glory..., dominant male Vitko, albino budgie who is constantly in the bird box ... and their son.
Thank you.
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