I have 7 parakeets, but my blue parakeet is coughing for over one minute multiple times a day (over and over again). And it's just getting worse. She's flying outside her cage all day, has three different types of expensive seed brands like Zupreem Sensible seed, Kayette Egg flavored seeds and Gourmet Parakeet food that she loves and eats all together everyday. She also eats Zupreem fruit flavored pellets everyday. Also, she gets fruits and veggies everyday. I put three drops of small bird Vita-drops in their water everyday.
I see that she is bonding with one of the males and I'm having the idea that she is close to mating with him. She nevers stays fluffed up, and there's no discharge from eyes or nose. I just got her a few months ago from the worst conditions their possibly is. Her poop showed she lacked in vitamins but within a few days she was completely full of health and happy. I have two flavored cuttlebone in their cages and one normal one. I also have a mineral block. I'm just saying this stuff because I don't understand what's wrong with her.
Right now I'm stuck, I can't go to the vet because I don't have bird insurance and getting insurance for 7 birds that have never gotten sick in their whole lifetimes is crazy as one bird per month is 20 dollars. My other one (green) that came with the coughing blue (they were in the same place and I got them a the same time). She has been vomiting clear substances on the bars and on her coconut toy (to be clear in random places). She stays fluffed up most of the day but eats and drinks. These two birds fly like crazy around my house. They like bathing in their catit fountain. But, this green one has stopped vomiting from what I see and only fluffs up throughout the day.
What should I do? Has anyone else ever gotten parakeet symptoms like these? I already lost a parakeet from unexpected reasons a while back and I really don't want another one to die.
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Take the sick parakeets to the vet, most can offer payment plans but then again vets are greedy and they may not. It could be something that is passed to other birds and then you could lose them all.
Taking care of birds is expensive so always make sure you have a way to afford their vet visits if they need it. I know you said that they've never needed it before. However, maybe set a savings for the birds and gradually add money to that savings for emergencies. Adding just 10 dollars a week could be a start.
This may or may not be what is going on with your birds but I will say it just in case. I once had a bird many years ago. I saw a large spider crawl into the cage but before I could react, my bird ate it (it was that fast, like 3 seconds). My bird was fluffed up for days with its eyes closed most of the time (it wouldn't hardly eat or move around). It didn't vomit, not that I could remember (could have). Whatever poison the spider gave my birdie passed and my bird was fine after 2-3 days.
Anyways, I hope your birdies will overcome whatever is making them ill and wish you and your babies all the best!
I'm assuming you can't afford a vet visit the way you wrote about insurance. You could try calling the vet, telling about the birds symptoms, and asking if there is something you can do without actually going to the vet. (It wouldn't hurt to explain that you can't afford a vet visit right now.) Good luck and report back how it goes.
The cough concerns me. I would contact a vet anyway and ask if she or he could work out a payment system.
Your Parakeets may be in trouble of a cold or disease that your birdie can't shake. Therefore is in need of a Vet, because it may be issue that will not pass on it's own.
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