by pchela » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:17 am
Honestly, if it were me, I would just feed him his favorite foods all day, as much as he wants. He has to keep his weight up. I know you worry about their diets and have a mainly pelleted diet, but the important thing is that he gets the calories now. I wouldn't even worry about pellets until he'll eat them willingly. I would put a bowl filled with pellets, nuts and anything you think he might eat in with him and let him eat what he wants. Also, as others have suggested, if he's not drinking, he'll need pedialyte, possibly from a syringe if he won't take it on his own. Birds can dehydrate very easily. Rapid weight loss is terrible for a bird. Just load him up with almonds and if he loves almonds, maybe some almond butter as well. Anything he will eat, I'd give to him in abundance right now. If he continues to lose weight, you may have to hand feed him. Do you stay in touch with Jean Pattison? She may have some good advice for you.
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