budgie died

[ade]

i am writing this to get some understanding in why he died. i took him to the vet about a week ago, i was told that he had a chest infectionand was given antibiotic to give him. he did perk up and fly around. but kept flying into doors. his eyes were always weeping and yesterday he spent all the day at the bottom of the cage and this morning we found him dead. what could i have done to have prevented his death.

[noodz]

aww i am so sorry to hear about your budgie dying, i have no idea what you could have done to stop his death, but im sure some1 who is more experienced with budgies will be able to help you some more

[clifff123]

Sorry to hear about your budgie RIP Budgie. Did he have a name?
and this is an awlful time to welcome you to Talk Budgie, But am anyway.
So sorry for your lose. Its hard to tell why he passed away, not knowing the history of your budgie

[Sabine]

So sorry to hear about your loss. Rest in peace little one.

You probably didn't do anything wrong administering the antibiotics. This type of medicine may create antibodies to fight the infection but sometimes it's just too late.

You may ask your vet to give you a post mortem analysis on your budgie, which might answer your questions as to why he sadly did not make It.

[keet_tweet4]

Aww I am so sorry to hear about your budgie.

I don't really think there was much you could have done. You could have your vet do a necroscopy on him (that is the word right?)

[softie]

Welcome to Talk Budgies :) I am sorry to hear about your budgie :( It's always sad when one goes. :(

[issy]

Welcome, and I'm really sorry about your little one. It may have just been too late :( RIP little Budgie.

[Budgiekin]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss of your little sweety. :(

How did the vet tell you to administer the antibiotics? In the drinking water? If that is the case, budgies will often not get the proper dose needed to have any effect on the infection since they may not even drink the water (or they may not drink enough). It is also possible that your little guy's infection was too advanced to be treated.

The only way to really know what happened would be to have a necropsy done on your little one. Many people choose not to have that done, so it is very much a personal preference. It may be something you wish to consider.....

[pkranged105]

Im sorry, Rest in peace.

[ade]

thank you all for your kind and helpful words. i have now got a new budgie and he is called hedwig. he is very timid and i was wondering if any one knows the best way to get him to trust me. i have been just putting my hand in so he gets used of my hand. but it seem to make him scared and fly around the cage. he is only 8 to 10 weeks old. help me

[Nikoletta]

I am glad for your new budgie. You'll need some time, it's too early to tame at once. I suggest you to open the cage and wait for him to come out when he wants it. Exploring on his own would be better, at least in the beggining. Be sure all windows and doors are closed, because they have strong wings. It's better (in my opinion) like this, than clipping his wings. I don't like clipping birds' wings.
Keep us informed please..
And, of course, sorry for the loss of your previous budgie..

[issy]

Congratulations on your new little one, I love the name :) Just be patient like you're doing, and everything will be fine! Best of luck :)