budgies

[curragh]

hi i think my budgie is illI ts a girl and its about 18 months old, she keeps on staying at the bottom of the cage and eppears not to be able to get onto the perches and we hav 2, we hav a boy aswell and my friend knows lots about budgies and she says it ill but my parents wont believe me and take it to a vet because they said it doesnt look ill anymore but i think my budgie maybe covering up the fact that its ill am i right? and how do i get them to believe me? fanx

[oldwoman]

If you have the two budgies in the same cage I would say its going to lay an egg. They go to the bottom of the cage to do this.Put some kind of soft material in the bottom and see if it will sit on it. Hope this helps.

[francollins]

i am currently training to be a vet, and my personal diagnosis is that your budgie is suffering from an illness called vertigo i have experienced many cases of this during my traning and found a simple easy cure. if you put her food higher in the cage she has no choice but to get higher and over come her fear. i hope that can help you xx

[curragh]

ok thanx a lot but how do we put the food higher because wev got a thing that only goes in one place shall we buy a different food thing?

[francollins]

yes you should be able to find a more suitable one at your local pet shop hope your budgie is back to is usual self soon

[wildwood]

There are hundreds of ailment that could cause your budgie to stay on the bottom of the cage. It is NOT vertigo or it will look unsteady and keep bending its head in a funny angle.
Two most often overlooked ailment with caged budgies: If your parent say it looks ok and it still has trouble getting to the perches it is probably grossly overweight. Find someone who has a digital kitchen scale and weigh it. It should not be much over 25grams.
The other 'ailment' is intestinal parasites. Yes, even a budgie in a cage can get worms etc. If the bird has watery droppings and eats a lot it may be that. Worming agents can be bought from your local pet shop.