Do birds get hypoglacimic?

Question

This is my third question in 3 days and I have about a thousand more when my bird broke her beak 3 days ago we took her to the vet and I have noticed her attempting eating and drinking but I have noticed a very little amount and on average both my birds would eat at least a 1/2 cup pellets and seed (doing the transition) and a 1/2 cup of fresh veggies a day and 1/4 cup of water with their vitamins and unless my male is a big pig she has dropped her food and water intake and my question is can birds get hypoglacimia? and if they do would we do the same and give them some caro syrup to bring their blood sugar back up and also I have had the birds seperated since this has happend and its almost more stress on the both of them that they are not together and when I brought them together for a re-introduction my male sang my girl a song and started grooming her and so now my other question can I leave them together without having to worry? any information would be great.

Answer 1

Yes indeed. In fact, I just recently lost a lorikeet to diabetes. Rather than offering just plain caro syrup, I would recommend the use of an electrolyte replacement. If you are unable to obtain something specifically for birds, I have found that Gatorade does the trick. But it is best to purchase a bird specific product. If the birds are stressing due to separation then by all means put them back together. Stress can be a killer. I would advise that you contact your local vet or knowledgeable bird breeder for further advice before the problem worsens and you lose your pet.

Answer 2

Yes, they can become hypoglycemic, but that should be diagnosed by your vet.

Her food intake probably dropped because of her injury. Feed her all that she will eat, but do not give her karo syrup. That could cause a yeast infection in her crop and that would just be a bigger problem on top of what you already have.

As long as he is being nice to her, it might help. He may even start feeding her. I would keep an eye on them to make sure that he doesn't decide that she is too injured to help.