mary
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Post by mary on Sept 24, 2005 12:12:28 GMT -7
Hi All, I have a question about regression in a CAG. I've had Busa for a little over a month now and he's 6 months old. For the past week he has not been himself. He use to want to come out of his cage as soon as he got up, he would let me know if I didn't open the door, he would either whistle or cluck. He wouldn't want to go back in until it was bedtime, even then he didn't want to go. Now he climbs down to the bottom of his cage and sits there, when I open the door to his cage he looks like a little unweaned baby waiting to be fed, with his head pulled back into his shoulders and a little puffy. He doesn't even do his contact calls anymore. The only good thing out of all of this is that he allows me to cuddle him. In the evening I pick him up and just hold him really close and scratch him. He seems to like it. His eating, drinking and pooping habits are normal. When he is out, he still climbs on his cage and looks for anything to chew on. I spoke to his vet and he said that since Busa is still a baby, he might be regressing and it'll take some time to get back to where he was. Has anyone encountered this before? If so, how long does it take to snap out of it. I'm just a worried Mom. Mary
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Post by Jane on Sept 24, 2005 13:01:15 GMT -7
Has anything changed recently, something in his routine or in the surroundings? This may have made him feel a bit unsure and wanting cuddles.
Jane
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mary
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Post by mary on Sept 25, 2005 10:38:23 GMT -7
Hi Jane, I realized after you asked that there were two things that changed this past week. One, my husband left for a conference at the beginning of the week and two, I took out Busa's most hated toy, the boing. It was placed outside his cage first then I finally put it in his cage. After about a week of not touching it, falling if he got too close to it and just not enjoying himself I took it out right after my husband left. He seemed okay with the change, but then a day later, he started going to the bottom of the cage to hang out, there's nothing there, he can't get to his mess, I have a grate at the bottom. He use to go to the bottom to scratch and also to scurry across then climb up. But now he just stands there. He's not fluffed up or anything like that. He just seems content. I've place his boing back in his house and my husbands due back tomorrow so I'm hoping everything will go back to normal. The funny thing is, Busa doesn't see my husband that much. He only sees him really early in the morning for about half and hour and then about 2 hours at night. We'll see what happens this week. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks, Mary
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mary
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Post by mary on Sept 28, 2005 18:04:09 GMT -7
Hello All,
Busa is back to normal, thank goodness. Since he wanted to act like a baby and looked like he wanted to be fed everytime I opened the door I thought I'd feed him with a spoon. So I boiled some sweet potatoes and mushed them up, and fed it to him warm with a spoon like a baby. He loved it. I've been doing this since Saturday and he is much better. He isn't eating as much as he did the first day from the spoon but will take some when I offer. He does still go to the bottom of his cage but that's because he thinks he needs to annoy the dog. He runs up to my dog if she's anywhere near the cage and he'll fluff up and attack. I guess he thinks he's the watch dog, I don't know. I keep my dog away from him just in case so he doesn't get a hold of her nose. Thank you all for reading this. Mary
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Post by Jane on Sept 29, 2005 1:31:46 GMT -7
I am glad to hear that. Mine love mashed sweet potatoes and will still take anything warm from a spoon even though they are 12 and 14!
Jane
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Post by Preston on Sept 29, 2005 8:26:18 GMT -7
He's no dummy, tugging on mama's heart strings for a warm meal. Mine just comes down to the desk and either throws a fit or steals the keys off the keyboard untill he gets a hot meal of which there isn't time for a spoon. Just sit the plate down.
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Post by Africanewbie on Sept 30, 2005 7:33:07 GMT -7
Hi Mary, Glad to hear Busa is back to his old self. Actually I was going to suggest to you to feeding him some soft food. When they become listless, sit at the bottom of the cage and puff up their feathers, it is a strong indication that something is amiss. Sometimes at this age and during the weaning period, it is a good idea to keep an eye on their droppings to make sure that they are eating enough (input = output). Another method of doing this, is to have a scale handy so that you can keep track of their weight.
I am very happy he is feeling much better. Yes, nothing like a hot bowl of porridge to brighten one's dreary day.
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mary
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Post by mary on Oct 1, 2005 18:06:08 GMT -7
Thank you all for reading and replying. I am so happy to get over this hurdle. Busa is back to doing his contact calls and clucking. He's so funny, my daughter keeps calling him a chicken because of his clucking. I'm just happy to hear him. ;D I finally got a digital scale so now I will be able to monitor his weight better.
Mary
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