Jenofeve
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My name is Jennifer. I live with my dad and the quaker parrot, Kato, belongs to him. She is about 29 years old.
He thinks that maybe she ate a chili bean that was too hot, stove-hot, last night and she hasn't eaten all day today. She's quiet and cuddling up to her fuzzy buddy that she usually ignores. She has accepted some crackers and lettuce from his hands this evening. All day she has only eaten this tiny amount and she is not active in the ways that she normally is.
He noticed that she is taking the food in the side of her beak and not straight on, then only one or two little nibbles before she drops it.
Could she have burned her tongue or her beak ? What things might she eat that would boost her nutrition from not eating all day? Any thoughts or suggestions? ... or experience with anything like this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Jennifer
He thinks that maybe she ate a chili bean that was too hot, stove-hot, last night and she hasn't eaten all day today. She's quiet and cuddling up to her fuzzy buddy that she usually ignores. She has accepted some crackers and lettuce from his hands this evening. All day she has only eaten this tiny amount and she is not active in the ways that she normally is.
He noticed that she is taking the food in the side of her beak and not straight on, then only one or two little nibbles before she drops it.
Could she have burned her tongue or her beak ? What things might she eat that would boost her nutrition from not eating all day? Any thoughts or suggestions? ... or experience with anything like this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Jennifer
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She's older for a quaker, so she probably won't heal up quite as quickly as a younger bird. I would try feeding her soft foods that are easy to eat- oatmeal, mashed banana, if she eats pellets, soak them in water first.... you get the picture.
