African grey ill?

Question

He's fledged but not weaned, the doctor gave a bunch of meds, and told me to feed it 9 cc per meal every four hours or in other words four meal a day. It sounds so unreasonable, why is it so less? He just had his crop washed too.

Answer 1

It  does not sound unreasonable to me, perhaps that is the capacity of his crop per feeding. After all, you are feeding him four times a day (if I understood you correctly). However, I would still ask the vet.

Why did he have his crop washed? Maybe you can educate me, I have never heard of a bird's crop needing to be washed unless something is lodged inside of it and needs to be removed. Good luck.

Answer 2

Larger birds like this take longer to ween and who ever you got the bird from should have at the very least EDUCATED YOU in how to hand feed that poor baby! GO BUY SOME KAYTEE HAND FEEDING FORMULA in the 5 pound bag for around $20.00 at petsmart. Never use a microwave tp heat it up but always use hot tap water to mix it with, then feed that baby 4 times a day like the vets says too or you are starving that baby to DEATH! A baby bird can die within 8 hours of not being fed properly. GOOD LUCK and I would also go talk to the person you got the baby from and force them to EDUCATE YOU on how to hand feed this baby. That person does not sound like a ethical breeder to me if they are not EDUCATING YOU on how to care for an UNWEENED BABY and it is sort of your fault too for taking on a baby bird you know nothing about and think it is uncalled for to keep handing feeding it. Please never have a human baby if you think feeding a baby bird is hard, because human babies need food all the time too. the poor baby bird I feel sorry for it.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Do what your vet recommended.  There is a good reason for it, or he would not have told you to do it that way.  You could also give it a few cc of gatorade a few times a day.  This helps replace minerals and electrolytes.  Just remember that after you open the bottle of gatorade you lose the nutrients after it has been opened over 14 hours.  Here we use the powdered gatorade and mix it as we need it, that way there is very little waste.  You can mix a very small amount at a time if you have to.  Too many people think they know how to hand feed baby birds, but in fact, over feed them and stretch the crops.  This can be serious and even cause death.  Please read my profile.

Signing up at some site to ask questions is ok, but you may not get good advice because no one can look at your birds, eyes, or into his crop, or feel his body.  This is all a part of diagnosis.  Doubtful if you get a good diagnosis.  Just follow your vets instructions and ask HIM the questions since he has examined your bird.

A birds crop can need washed for different reasons, the most common reason being sour crop, and yeast infection.  This can also be the reason the vet wants you to feed him as he told you.

Answer 5

That does sound like too little food.  Why don't you call the vet and ask him again...make sure you didn't misunderstand.  You can also ask him why he wants to feed so little if, in fact, you didn't misunderstand.  Good luck with your baby.