What makes a budgie die

Play soft music and talk gently to your parakeet to lull it. Assess quickly if there are any physical injuries to tend to and call your vet if there are.

Bird diseases are a common reason why parakeets die suddenly or at least seem to. Often, there are little to no symptoms, or the symptoms are missed. There is an extensive list of avian diseases.

The ones mentioned in this article are ones I found in multiple blogs during my research. It is most common in tropical areas as well as places heavily populated with caged birds.

The infection is of a few that can be passed to humans. It is spread bird to bird through airborne fecal and urinal particles. Humans can contract it by handling infected birds or through oral touch when birds kiss your nose or mouth. Symptoms of parrot fever are diarrhea, discharge from the eyes and nostrils, discolored excretion, weight loss, and lethargy. Sometimes, it can affect other organs like the brain.

It is linked to avian bornavirus. Physical symptoms of this will look like:. This is transmitted by fecal, oral, or airborne contamination. Birds with PDD should be separated from healthy ones. There is no treatment for this affliction. Aspergillosis is a respiratory tract infection caused by fungus aspergillus. There is an acute type and a chronic type of this infection. The chronic one has no symptoms, but the acute version might display ass sudden labored breathing, restlessness, abnormal thirst, and urination.

Causes of the fungus are dirty food and water feeders, malnutrition, a wet cage floor, and moist surroundings. Antifungal medication is the prescribed treatment for Aspergillosis. The protozoa are called Sarcocystis falcatula.

Symptoms can be restlessness, vomiting water, a puffed-up body, or no symptoms at all. It is caused by eating or drinking food and water contaminated with the stool of insects, cockroaches, or rats. Treatment is antiprotozoal medications. Or symptoms that can be ordinary. That is why observation is so important.

Playing soothing music , such as classical music , has been shown to keep pets calm. Playing loud rock or metal music can keep your bird stressed. Another way to keep them calm is to speak to them in a low and soft voice. Any screaming or loud noises will scare them and raise their stress levels. If you plan on holding your bird, they may not want to perch on your hands like they normally do. This may be because they are to sick to balance themselves on your hand and could fall off hurting themselves even more.

The use of a soft snuggly blanket will help keep them calm, as it resembles the soft feather that they would use in the wild to make a nest to keep them comfortable. Holding them close to you will also help keep them calm and stress free.

This keeps them from wanting to try to flap their wings and get away. Holding them close, they will feel secure that you are there to protect them. If the room in which you are storing the cage of your beloved budgie is big, and reaching that optimal temperature is hard, you can either partially cover their cage or use a heating light on them. I recommend using a heating lamp that only emits heat. Those with integrated lights are more expensive and the light may cause unnecessary stress.

Ensure you have a thermometer on the cage, or you run the risk that your bird suffers from heat stroke if they get too hot. A bird that suffers from heat stroke can have permanent brain damage, seizures and even die.

Too much heat can also make the bird use extra energy to cool down. Energy that they should be using to keep themselves alive. You will notice that your bird is too hot if they are perching with their wings open.

This is the easiest way for them to get air under their wings and cool their bodies. Also keep the cage away from doors and windows as they can cause drafts, making your dying bird cold. Windows may also allow direct sunlight to come through potentially making your bird too hot. Birds are good at hiding when they are unwell. In the wild they will have no option or they will be eaten. So light will indicate they need to be up and active.

Keeping them in an area with low lighting, or the cage cover will make them think it is evening, allowing them to feel calm, quiet and will allow them to sleep more. Many sick birds do not want to eat. If your budgie will not eat on its own, it would be best to syringe them food and water. There are commercial foods that you can feed or you can mush up some of their food and slowly syringe feed them.

If your bird shows any of the listed signs below they are likely dihydrated and should need to be taken to the vet straight away:. These range from an infestation of air sac mites to viral respiratory infections. For a budgie to survive, feathers are vital.

Make sure your budgie is still trying to preen. Loss of feathers can be caused by parasites and feather cysts, both of which need immediate attention. Before you panic, we must distinguish the difference between vomiting and regurgitation, which is entirely normal budgie behavior.

You will be able to tell the difference between vomiting head moves violently before the food comes up and regurgitation head bobs voluntarily trying to bring food up by observing.

Vomiting can be an indication of various illnesses, including liver disease and yeast infections. As soon as you notice your budgie vomiting, he should see a vet as quickly as possible. Food habit changes, such as not eating or drinking enough when that situation was previously routine, need to be taken care of right away to prevent poor nourishment.

If lots of sleep and heavy eyelids are the new normal for your budgie, then something is absolutely wrong. Have you observed your budgie trembling or losing balance?