I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s always good to have medicine. I don’t know if you can buy it online and I don’t know if this helps. My cockatiel had pneumonia and was incubated for 3 days in the vet. The Dr (she was so great) she gave me Meloxicam, Enrofloxacin, & Nystatin. I bought these from chewy. It’s always good to be prepared❤
When I was a teenager I bought a cockatiel and I had no idea what I was doing, this was in the 90's and we didn't have the internet so I went by outdated books. That bird lived for nearly 20 years. I then went online in college, read everything I could, set up the perfect aviary, got everything everyone told me to get, took care of it perfectly, fed it a varied diet and all that stuff. It died after 10 years, suddenly, with no warning. Sometimes it just happens...
Dude I’m so sorry for your loss but that cage is FAR too small for even one cockatiel and it is absolutely covered in filth!!!!! He probably couldn’t breathe anything but feces! I’m sorry and I know how devastating a pet’s death can be, but if you’re going to own a bird you MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER CARE and actually make an effort to research them! The first thing you should have done was separate him from the other one in case it was some virus. This is heartbreaking for many reasons. Mainly because this poor bird was basically suffocated to death by a filthy cage. 😢 I’m not trying to be insensitive, but just from what I have seen in this video, it doesn’t look like you ever even looked into proper cockatiel care or bird care in general. Birds are an EXTREMELY sensitive species, in absolutely every aspect. Things that are sold for birds aren’t even safe 70% percent of the time. We as owners and as their parents must be diligent in researching these things. I do pray your other one is still healthy and happy. I’m sorry if this was a harsh comment but I would want to genuinely know instead of have a million people sugar coat things resulting in another fatality. 😢😢😢
i hope that doesnt happen to my budgies. so sad to see a bird suffer that hard, ive had one incident with not a parrot, but a bird. it hit my window and my dad and i tried to save it but it choked on water (i think i gave him a full funeral)
my suggestion: clean the cage once-twice in a week, choose safe place high enough and free from wind keep in mind stress can kill them and then you may separate it in a small dark place to rest single for a while and absolutely I advise that cover cloth over the cage while at night (may be some flying insects may hurt the birds at night)
So sorry for your loss. I know it’s really hard to loose your baby, I wanted to say though that it looks like the cage wire is made up of the same kind of wire as chicken wire, which has strong amounts of zinc and lead. I made the same mistake I made my conure a nice big cage and suddenly he became sick due to metal poisoning. It was like he was fine then deadly sick. He is at the hospital now and so far he is getting better. I learned that stainless steel is the safest for birds
Thank you, it's an interesting suggestion but hardly the case this time I'm afraid. There were a couple of loose wires dangling from the top of the cage and I removed them. For the rest the cage is made of stainless steel and that's 100% safe.
And yet most cages are made of regular steel, which requires protective coating/paint to avoid rust, which just so happens to be lead based, all to save costs. Pretty fucked up, isn't it? Stainless steel also contains heavy metals, but they are almost entirely inaccessable, granted that the owner cleans the cage regularly.
What city are u in? Mostly large cities have vets that now khow to treat birds. So the answer would've been you would've had to travel to save the bird.
I live in a fairly large city but none of the vets in my city would know what to do with birds. One of the vets I called suggested I took my bird to the next city, but the time I had to save my bird didn't allow me to make the trip. With birds, from the moment they start to show the symptoms, I've read it's always a matter of hours before they perish.
I made this video to get to some level of understanding since nobody would help me or provide me with answers. Through some of the comments I have learnt something. Hope this video can help you!
Your bird, looks like, had something stick, or in next, is some grass maybe, or some dust from flowers, but for sure something was there stick, inside on neck or on lungs from what he breathes that time when let him in garden, can happen, if you were run immediately to vet, and make one film, maybe had chance, but if thinking they are so small and very sensible, I don't know if had anyway any change even with vet, but 50% he was possible to be alive now if you run that time of emergency with him to vet, I'm so sorry for your loss, I did loss me to a lot of birds, and I know how deep in soul is that pain, just, thinking, maybe we are not this body, and maybe we are free and still exist without our bodies.
Never Keep Birds in a Round Cage it's too Small and They Can't Stretch Their Wings 💸 or Fly 🕊️ around and Birds can Get Scared in a Round Cage as Well They Can't Fly 🕊️ or Stretch or Play I Have Budgie s 🐦 🐦 🪶 🪶 and They are Not in a Round Cage and Whenever There's Something Wrong With Your Birds You Must Take Them to The Vets immediately 🥺 Sorry For Your Losses
Pretty annoying seeing this man. They have NO room to move at all. Try letting them out for a few hours to fly around and get exercise. get a square cage with an opening at the top so they can go in and our as they please
I know but I have to compromise with part of my family who like to get around the house without birds coming in their way. In the afternoon I almost always let them out of the cage so they can fly around the kitchen and adjacent rooms for at least a good half of the day.
Are you sure it’s not a female and egg bound? The following is for breathing issues but would also help any sick bird. I saw an egg on the bottom of the cage and that looks like a bird trying to lay an egg and exhausting itself. Definitely at risk of dying if the egg is not successfully expelled. It will need gentle hands, coconut oil or similar, please search RU-vid for egg bound hens there are plenty. Breathing issues- Add heat and humidity think about congestion and how to open up the airways. I use a humidifier, and an oil radiator heater. If it’s sick, weak, stressed old and struggling normal drafts can wreck havoc. Vets with avian experience are few and far between so it’s important that you are as prepared as possible and act fast. Unfortunately I have learned hard lessons. I try to keep the temp at 95 degrees and more importantly humid. Make sure the heater is in a position to raise the humidity (heat rises bringing moisture with it.) Cover the cage like a tent so the warm humidity stays in the area of the bird. I also put a couple of small drops of vet-rx (tractor supply)in the humidifier which assists in loosening mucus possibly enough for the bird to expel boogers on its own. Alternatively You can use an aquarium, a heating pad, and a wet sponge. Heating pad under aquarium cover no more than half leaving enough room for the bird room to move away from the heat, a cotton baby blanket on top of the bottom glass(Do not use the heating pad directly on the bird.
I'll be as short and clear about it as possible: In every conceivable way, the birds living conditions were unhealthy. That doesn't mean you're a bad-guy, it means you need to learn more. Simpest place to start is going to google and searching "how do I keep my cockatiel healthy" and reading the material.
I understand some of the comments like yours, there's always room to improve and provide better living conditions for my feathered friends. The few birds I have had have always lived long and healthy as they lasted a long time. The bird that left me in this video died in a way I can't explain. The other one is doing just fine in almost 2 years.
I have a cockatiel, he seemed like he was cold, we kept warm he perched jumped and ate , but today he was found the bottom of the cage, we put him in a incubator, please help I am really worried 😢
My baby cockatiel died with a similar symptoms few days ago. It could be chocking! It happened suddenly. My heart was and still broken. He died in my hands 💔 I couldn't safe him One of the most difficult experience in life is to lose a pet 😢
My bird Luna has an infection her vet Dr Emily did xray and "spotted a spot" to diagnose respiratory infection. She prescribed medicine'; I have also sanitized the cage, and given clean fresh filtered water, clean food, and turned up the heat to 25c to help her, and lots of cuddles. I have also looked up "how to give medicine to cockateels" and learned "not to put pressure on their body, but to gently hold the head by the ear spots to give syringe medicine". I hope this helps someone in the future to save their friendly little bird. I am still worried about Luna i hope I brought her in to the Dr soon enough. I am just glad my local vet office has a bird specialist. I agree "birds are common pets and all vets should be educated in bird medicine too". I am so sorry for your loss.
The thing is that a lot of vets are not bird specialists so some vets who are not avian specialists will tend to not help or shy away from helping. Also birds like cockatiels tend to hide their symptoms for a long time. My guess is it could’ve been a respiratory issue. Birds like cockatiels have extremely sensitive respiratory systems so that’s why you need to keep them away from chemicals, aerosols, and stop cooking with non-stick cookware because the fumes that teflon gives off are extremely toxic to birds. Also I suggest trying to find a bigger cage (at least 50cm in every direction) for your other cockatiel unless he’s out of his cage for most of the day. All the best for you!
So sad. I have birds and knowing their lungs are very delicate I give them olive leaf powder mixed in almond butter or olive oil to prevent respiratory illnesses. Do that with us humans too. Have a 30 year old goffin cockatoo been giving this for years never had lung problems. Just recently our little lilac started breathing heavy after being in a cage outside. Worry it could have been mites that could get into her lungs. Gave her olive oil and rubbed her crop downward strokes. Turned out it was impacted crop. (Learned this from chicken videos) Fine now. For 40 years we didn’t go to vets because they treat them like dogs and cats. Learned when having an infection and skin opening up put Manuka honey on it. We have plugged up holes in their crop with the thick honey. When under stress like yours was they don’t calm down. They need a safe dark warm place. Looked like a distressful situation. Been there you feel so helpless. We had to learn seat of the pants. Found out prevention is worth a pound of cure.
