How do I start? Everything was perfectly fine last night. I laid down to sleep and I opened my birds cage and snuggled together like we always do. I fall asleep and wake up around 2 in the morning and see my bird flying to the bathroom very awkwardly. I quickly get up and sit in the bathroom floor with him. He is panting and can't walk without losing balance. He almost died in the hands but I stopped him and brought him to my bed. He started throwing up a lot. The only evidence I see is some lost feathers on the bed from last night so I'm guessing I might have crushed him. He has no balance in his feet but he has to injury. The only thing I see is that his head feathers were messed up. I'm going to take him to a vet tomorrow. I'm so scared. I put him in his hut so he can sleep for the rest of the night. Please give advice.

Oh no! I hope everything will be ok.

Just try and keep him relaxed tomorrow, if he makes it through the night. I wish I could give any more advice, but I don't really know much about this kind of situation.

Is there a 24 hour emergency vet near you? You might need to take him at some point before your appointment tomorrow. Tonight even, if it's possible.

Thank you Jasmine.


UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!!!




I slept in a different room last night (throw up and poop on my bed sheets) and woke up to check on Rio. Before I entered my room I was so scared because I didn't want to see him die. Well, I go it and not only is he not dead, but he was also on a toy, which means not only that he isn't dead and still has an interest for toys but HE CAN USE HIS BOTH FEET!!! I put my finger for him to step up and he did it very well. He didn't fall or lose balance. I tried to give him food and he rejected it so I put him next to his water dish and HE DRANK WATER!!!!


Things that I'm still concerned with: He's very light, fluffed up always, feathers are paper thin and feel a weird texture, super tired. Most of those symptoms can be from the vomiting from last night.

He is still vomiting. He keeps drinking water than throwing it up. What can I do?

It is possible for birds to appear healthy when they're not, because they can hide their illnesses really well. If there is an emergency vet, take him asap. If not, then I would have to wait for the appointment.

I do hope that this is a sign that he is getting better, though. Please keep us posted.

If you can, give him water in small, small sips to try and keep him hydrated. I say small sips, to try and prevent vomitting.

I'm taking him to a 24 hour vet. He is not doing well. I'm going to take him in an hour or two. Wish him luck.

Hope he is ok.Do you not close the cage at night.

I took Rio out of his cage to lay down next to me and I accidentally fell asleep.

It's an accident, so don't feel bad for it. All we can do is learn from our mistakes.

I hope he's okay, the good thing is that there are well prepared avian vets here in America and you can take him in with confidence.