I just bought the bird 2 weeks ago, and I went on a road trip but I left on Saturday and today is Thursday, however i dont plan to return home until Saturday... I gave her fresh food and water and some carrots before i left.. but do u think i will come home to a dead bird?? Please help ASAP.. I left because its my birthday and I had to travel to see my family for my day and just stayed longer than expected...
2007-03-01 07:05:43 · 10 answers · asked by oh2lou4j 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
well now its is sunday and i just got home and guess what?? MY BIRD IS ALIVE... and doin well and healthy.. so to all yall that said something other than that.. just know from my life experiences that my bird survived for 9 days without fresh food and water... but thanks for all of yalls advice... and happy birthday to me
2007-03-05 06:42:42 · update #1
My old roommate and I went on a weekend trip and came back and her bird died and that was just two days and we did leave plenty of food, cleaned the cage before we left and filled the water. Might want to get home quickly.
2007-03-01 07:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That should never happen. When getting a bird, you should always be prepared to make the sacrifice of travel or you should have reliable people in mind to watch the bird (or any animal, for that matter) while you're gone. If you left fresh carrots, they're probably all gross by now and if the bird's still trying to eat them, chances are it's gotten or will get sick. The idea with fresh food is that it's fed when fresh. When feeding it, you leave it out no longer than two hours or you take the risk of it going bad in that time. Leaving fresh food for a WEEK is asking for bacteria growth.
Having an uncleaned cage for a week is asking for bacteria growth.
Birds are messy. They love their messes and some adore making bird soup by taking their food and plunking it into their water. Therefore the water is dirty. When the food dissolves or melts into it, the water's contaminated with God only knows. Leaving it for more than a few hours not only results in nasty, bacteria-filled water, but it may cause the bird to reject dirty water. Of course, adult birds will know how to drink it in all desperation, but of course, it'll get very sick.
Unless you got an automatic feeder or huge water bottle, I doubt that would have been enough food to last seven days. You'll be incredibly lucky if it's still alive, and it'd be miraculous if it was healthy. Right when you get home, if it's okay, feed it and change the water. It'll be hungry, thirsty, and when it's all fed and watered, spend time with it. Birds are so social that leaving them in isolation like that screws them up (psychologically). They get lonely easily and depend on you to be their company and "flock". I would definitely try to get home now. There's no reason for you to stay there while your bird is starving. And without decent daily exercise out of the cage, you can expect it to be lethargic or possibly even fearful.
When the bird's been fed and all, take it into an avian vet to assess any possible internal damage from the neglect because, as someone already mentioned, this is animal cruelty. You should still tell the vet exactly what happened and what you did so they can best treat your bird. Live and learn, and don't do this ever again. http://aav.org/vet-lookup
Please reconsider your travels and commitments both this and next time and don't forget that our animals depend solely on us for sustenance, dependence, companionship, and love, and this bird has almost gone a week without any of that.
So to answer your question, you'll probably go home to a dead or severely starved and malnourished bird. Sorry if the truth hurts, but this situation could have been avoided entirely.
2007-03-01 09:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by PinkDagger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, that was a bad idea. parakeets, and any bird, need fresh water several times a day to keep bacteria from forming in the water. food needs to be given/changed daily, and any fresh veggies removed within two hours or there is a risk of bateria growth. not to mention that parakeets have high metabolisms and might have plowed through what you left.
call a friend or a landlord to see if they can get in and see to the bird, and think long and hard if you can keep it. they cannot be left like that in the future.
2007-03-01 09:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by nicole m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your bird might need some food and fast a parakeet has a high metabolism you should call somebody ASAP that is if you know somebody that lives near you and if you don't you better make arrangements to get back very soon.
2007-03-01 07:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably dead, and second, this can be considered by some as animal cruelty. Doesn't matter if you were celebrating your birthday or not, you should have never left it that long. Hell, why don't I just have a kid, leave it some food and water and take off for a week.
2007-03-01 07:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by PsyChoPath 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
14 days... the snowfall of 2009. in effortless words left the residing house to exploit the cows / goats interior the barn and feed some thing of the animals... plowed the a million.seventy 5 miles down our driveway, notwithstanding the county plows did not get out to our section for 2 weeks. So we spent ninety% of those 2 weeks contained in the residing house... thank goodness we save an entire pantry, have a great number of firewood / propane, and characteristic a heavy-duty generator !! We were out of means for 12 of those 14 days besides.
2016-12-05 02:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if we had bird protective services, you would have had your bird taken away from you and found an "unfit pet owner" by now.
You should have your self centered head examined!
2007-03-05 01:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Lori Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats not good....you should have given someone a key to give them fresh food daily....the hulls build up and they cant get to the food.....plus they can get wild after 3 days....if he lives buy him a friend and always appoint someone to help when its more than 48 hrs.
2007-03-01 07:31:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh No! ! Unless you filled your birds food so its over flowing......you need to get back! !
2007-03-01 07:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep, about now
2007-03-01 07:12:49 · answer #10 · answered by dreamer_goth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋