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ok, i just went & got Gina up & there are small spots of wut looks to be regurgitated seed?? should i be concerned?? obviously, i am, but should i be?? any advice here would be GREATLY appreciated ... 2 small spots of poo overnight (14 hours) & about 5 spots of vomit?? her little water dish is not even near the spots so i don't think it's just "wet" seed that has dried.
thanx, Jen ... well, she wuz quiet all day, but i took her out of her nest several times & cuddled her in a blankie close to me ... she only squawked/talked once ... that wuz when she got down & walked back to her room ... she still can't climb up her little rope, so i hafta put her up on top or in the drawer ... she wuz tired around 4:45pm, so i gave her meds & put her in her carrier ... i put only cheerios, granola & peanut butter wafers in her dish ... she only ate like a teaspoon of food all day ... NO veggies/fruits ... only sunflower seeds & cheerios ... a tiny bit of a wheat thin ... hubby has a doc appointment in the a.m. & if i'm still uncomfortable-feeling about Gina, i'm calling the vet in Savannah FIRST thing & we'll take her when we're done with Daddy's appointment ... i felt really uncomfortable today, but since she could walk ok & she ate as long as i held her, i put it off ... her poo still looks right & she IS cooing at me again, which is DEFINITELY better than before ... anyway, we'll see wut the a.m. brings ... i'm tired, but i know that she's even more tired & poor Willie dunno WUT the heck's going on!!
hey, thanx everyone ... it's another bad day here ... i phoned the avian vets' office this a.m. & neither of them are in the clinic today ... Gina has an appointment tomorrow at 12:30pm ... the soonest i could get ... now i could just KICK myself for not having phoned yesterday!! she's weak in that foot & just completely not acting right ... i'm keeping her in the carrier today cuz i don't want her to fall or anything ... i have the carrier set up so that her perch is on the bottom & close enuff to her food & water so that she doesn't hafta move much ... she's hanging onto the perch but when i take her out to snuggle, her right leg goes straight out & her foot is clenched ... i'm just taking things 1 hour at a time right now ... worried sick & constantly kicking myself ...
thanx, y'all ... i'm very sad to say that Gina's on her way out ... she's curled up in her little crate & just barely breathing ... i took her out of there yesterday around 5pm & i just felt it ... i wrapped her in a blankie & cuddled her cuz i really didn't think she'd make it 'til dark ... couldn't even get her medicine down her ... so i snuggled up on the sofa with her cuz i didn't want her to die alone ... slept on the sofa with her 'til around 3am, when Johnny came & got me to come to bed ... it's 5am now & i just checked on her ... if she makes it 'til 12:30pm for the vet appointment, i'll take her & ask him to euthanize her ... she's suffered enuff ... it's like she's in complete organ failure, but she's not letting go ... always wuz headstrong ... will let y'all know as soon as i do ... it's been a very long 24 hours for her ... i just wish that i could help her "let go," but i can't ... all i can do is hold her & let her know that i'm here with her every step of the way.
well, we've just returned from the vet ... he kept Gina there .. she's on IV fluids in an oxygen tent ... prognosis is NOT good, said he ... i am to phone up this afternoon to see if she's responding at all ... that is, if they don't hafta phone me first ...
... i hafta give her credit, tho ... i NEVER thought she'd make it thru last night, honestly. it's in God's hands alone now ... i've done all that i can & the doctor's done his level-best.
... SOME good news at least! he filed his talons & clipped his wings for me ... "Mr. Friskie" had grown back some flight feathers & wuz flying around here like he owned the joint ... needless to say, i have my Sweet Willie back now 
doc just phoned ... she's only getting worse ... encephalitis now ... the toxins from the liver have reached the brain ... even with the heat, oxygen & fluids, there wuz no hope in sight ... i asked him to "help her out" ... she deserves to NOT suffer anymore ... thank you all for your prayers & help ... it's a very sad day here.