Gizzy's Cold

Well, Gizzy hasn't been feeling to well lately. Monday she started wheezing. So I called the vet and we got her in ASAP.

She's got an upper respiratory infection. But it was caught early and didn't get into her air sacs, nor is she having a runny nose, which is a good sign. Had it got down in her air sacs, we would have been in big trouble. For the non-bird people reading my blog, when birds get sick, it's a lot more difficult for them to get over it than other pets. They do not do well with illness.

She got a shot of Convenia plus she's on Baytril for the next two weeks. Luckily, Dr. Hall was able to put the Baytril in a water solution that I can put in her water so that I don't have to fiddle with giving her meds orally. It causes a lot of stress + it's very tricky. I've never adminsitered meds orally to a parrot and now is not the time for me to learn!

She's so far doing pretty well. I've not heard much wheezing out of her the rest of the week. She's been sneezing here and there. I've been keeping her warm and covered up. Plus, she's eating really well and has a great appetite.

So where did she get this nasty cold? Hard to tell. I personally think she got sick from that nasty place I was at in Kentucky. The place was filthy when I moved in. I had sinus troubles during the time I was there, and I'm sure it wasn't good for Gizzy either. The stress of the move obviously wasn't helpful at all as well.

But now she's back home and settled in. She loves getting cuddled up in my big pink fuzzy bathrobe every morning. I have to let her out first thing so she can have her morning cuddles or she gets cranky.

I'll keep everyone posted on how she's doing.