Clown.C0ff
Sitting on the front steps
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- 11/14/23
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- Jess
I have an almost 5 year old cockatiel (Alba) and she suddenly began to have a strange noise as she was breathing, such as whistling in her nose. It was very sudden and happened as of yesterday morning (it's currently 5am the next day) and she's been sneezing excessively and seemed to struggle to breathe a bit. I thought there was a seed shell lodged in her nose. It's a bit difficult to tell, but I worry that she may have a respritory infection.
Everything else is fine, she eats and drinks, she was walking around and playing, flying on shoulders and such after I got home from work as usual. I checked on her while she slept and she perches fine, no tail bobbing and if it is it's very minor as if she's just normally breathing. Her posture looks fine and her face is buried in her wings at the moment she's asleep.
It's a bit difficult at the moment about 2 months ago or a little more she got treated for some infections at the vet which amounted to a $500 bill I believe or $400 and now I fear I may have to take her back and I don't know the cost it could lead up to. I work in a retail store and the hours are changing and it's getting busy due to holidays. I used to do mornings and end at 3 but now I begin mid day and end around 5 to 6 so it's a bit harder to keep tabs on her throughout the day. I have a constant severe anxiety when anything seems off with her, she means the world to me and I fear I may not be taking care of her properly and I'm not sure how to go about this, I'm scared that I won't be home and something may happen.
I would of course pay any price for her to be okay, she's my best friend and the idea of losing her is something I can't even think about without crying, however it can be very costly and difficult to work around my schedule unless I call out for emergencies.
My mom works around the same hours, the only thing I can think of is having my boyfriend come check on her or my grandma but I don't have an extra key. Does anyone know if she may be okay? Or the cost if I take her and it ends up being an infection? Sorry for the long post it's been keeping me up!
Everything else is fine, she eats and drinks, she was walking around and playing, flying on shoulders and such after I got home from work as usual. I checked on her while she slept and she perches fine, no tail bobbing and if it is it's very minor as if she's just normally breathing. Her posture looks fine and her face is buried in her wings at the moment she's asleep.
It's a bit difficult at the moment about 2 months ago or a little more she got treated for some infections at the vet which amounted to a $500 bill I believe or $400 and now I fear I may have to take her back and I don't know the cost it could lead up to. I work in a retail store and the hours are changing and it's getting busy due to holidays. I used to do mornings and end at 3 but now I begin mid day and end around 5 to 6 so it's a bit harder to keep tabs on her throughout the day. I have a constant severe anxiety when anything seems off with her, she means the world to me and I fear I may not be taking care of her properly and I'm not sure how to go about this, I'm scared that I won't be home and something may happen.
I would of course pay any price for her to be okay, she's my best friend and the idea of losing her is something I can't even think about without crying, however it can be very costly and difficult to work around my schedule unless I call out for emergencies.
My mom works around the same hours, the only thing I can think of is having my boyfriend come check on her or my grandma but I don't have an extra key. Does anyone know if she may be okay? Or the cost if I take her and it ends up being an infection? Sorry for the long post it's been keeping me up!