charmedbyekkie
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On eve before I fly off for a weeklong work trip, Cairo isn't doing well.
Last night, we got some toys in the mail. Quite a few pepper wood blocks, a variety of foraging toys, etc. I was going to post in the forums about the amazing haul with some reviews/feedback from Cairo himself after he tested them.
He broke apart the acrylic foraging toy, but didn't eat it. So I removed it from his cage. He nibbled at his 'fruit skewer' that I had put some wooden blocks and other toys on. And he went bonkers over this toy [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9rnJABhJ_/]
He figured it out so quickly when we had tiny sunflower seeds inside, so I switched it to walnuts (which we've only given him once before). He quickly figured it out, even when I put pieces of paper to block the walnuts, and emptied it within a minute or two.
He seemed so excited about the foraging toys - he didn't want to eat his chop, but he was happy enough to eat some of his birdie bread (which is more baked mashed yam than anything).
He started vomiting a few hours later at night. He vomited three times during the night. Then this morning, since he hasn't seemed interested in his chop, I gave him his probiotic dose and heated up a butternut squash for breakfast, so that it was a soft, warm food. He ate that, but also vomited it up (the fourth time).
He is still having all three parts to his droppings, but it's not as frequent as it usually is. He's lethargic - sleeping a lot and not wanting to move, interact, fly, or even preen (he's not preened at all, and he's usually such a good preener). My partner opened up a banana just now, and that was the first time Cairo flew. He just ate some of the banana (I'm so happy to see him eat), so I'm waiting beside him to catch any vomit into a ziplock baggie for the vet.
We're waiting in the warmest part of the house until the cab arrives to bring us to the vet. It's the evening now, and I still haven't packed my bags for the work trip. He's vomited four times within the past 18 hours, but made vomiting movements more frequently. He's only pooped about six times within the past 12 hours, but luckily there are still all three parts to his droppings and they are of decent size. I'm packing everything that could have cause this, so the vet can examine and maybe even test them.
...
So we don't know what's wrong. Our current list of suspects:
- walnuts
- new pepper wood blocks
- the fact that he ate more treats than usual within a short span of time
- something more serious (liver/kidney, infection, etc)
Wish us luck. I'm trying to be calm for him.
Last night, we got some toys in the mail. Quite a few pepper wood blocks, a variety of foraging toys, etc. I was going to post in the forums about the amazing haul with some reviews/feedback from Cairo himself after he tested them.
He broke apart the acrylic foraging toy, but didn't eat it. So I removed it from his cage. He nibbled at his 'fruit skewer' that I had put some wooden blocks and other toys on. And he went bonkers over this toy [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9rnJABhJ_/]
He figured it out so quickly when we had tiny sunflower seeds inside, so I switched it to walnuts (which we've only given him once before). He quickly figured it out, even when I put pieces of paper to block the walnuts, and emptied it within a minute or two.
He seemed so excited about the foraging toys - he didn't want to eat his chop, but he was happy enough to eat some of his birdie bread (which is more baked mashed yam than anything).
He started vomiting a few hours later at night. He vomited three times during the night. Then this morning, since he hasn't seemed interested in his chop, I gave him his probiotic dose and heated up a butternut squash for breakfast, so that it was a soft, warm food. He ate that, but also vomited it up (the fourth time).
He is still having all three parts to his droppings, but it's not as frequent as it usually is. He's lethargic - sleeping a lot and not wanting to move, interact, fly, or even preen (he's not preened at all, and he's usually such a good preener). My partner opened up a banana just now, and that was the first time Cairo flew. He just ate some of the banana (I'm so happy to see him eat), so I'm waiting beside him to catch any vomit into a ziplock baggie for the vet.
We're waiting in the warmest part of the house until the cab arrives to bring us to the vet. It's the evening now, and I still haven't packed my bags for the work trip. He's vomited four times within the past 18 hours, but made vomiting movements more frequently. He's only pooped about six times within the past 12 hours, but luckily there are still all three parts to his droppings and they are of decent size. I'm packing everything that could have cause this, so the vet can examine and maybe even test them.
...
So we don't know what's wrong. Our current list of suspects:
- walnuts
- new pepper wood blocks
- the fact that he ate more treats than usual within a short span of time
- something more serious (liver/kidney, infection, etc)
Wish us luck. I'm trying to be calm for him.
