puffyquack
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Hi, I'm super new here.
I a fostering a 28 yo green indian ringneck that is basically wild and is having gut imbalance issues. Basically, she can't handle ANY seed (even as a treat, I don't feed my birds seed) or any nuts. Right now, she's on 80% fresh chop three times a day with probiotic mixed in, and about 20% pellet. She gets papaya and banana frequently to manage the loose poops. She's currently on Zupreem which is great for my other parrots but she gets really stinky, sandy poops from it.
She's been to the vet many times and all they really say is that she has an imbalance in her gut flora so they put her on antibiotics. She will be totally fine and I'll get the stink under control enough to reintroduce pellets then BAM. Stinky again.
I know that there are most likely deeper medical problems here but she's already been to the vet more than the charity can afford. I'm trying anything I can to make her feel better at home.
Does anyone have recommendations for a different brand of good pellet? I want to try that before switching her to exclusively fresh food
I a fostering a 28 yo green indian ringneck that is basically wild and is having gut imbalance issues. Basically, she can't handle ANY seed (even as a treat, I don't feed my birds seed) or any nuts. Right now, she's on 80% fresh chop three times a day with probiotic mixed in, and about 20% pellet. She gets papaya and banana frequently to manage the loose poops. She's currently on Zupreem which is great for my other parrots but she gets really stinky, sandy poops from it.
She's been to the vet many times and all they really say is that she has an imbalance in her gut flora so they put her on antibiotics. She will be totally fine and I'll get the stink under control enough to reintroduce pellets then BAM. Stinky again.
I know that there are most likely deeper medical problems here but she's already been to the vet more than the charity can afford. I'm trying anything I can to make her feel better at home.
Does anyone have recommendations for a different brand of good pellet? I want to try that before switching her to exclusively fresh food