A hand tame Rainbow Lorikeet, a much loved family pet, was bought to the clinic looking decidedly unwell. The bird had suddenly begun to vomit violently 5 days previously, had stopped eating or drinking and was very fluffed.

Droppings in the cage were scant, very brown and sloppy.

The little bird was very dehydrated, had lost a lot of weight and was now quite weak.

The lady who owned the bird reported that he was allowed to wander about on the back porch where there were many potted plants.

An examination of the droppings under the microscope showed a lot of yeast organisms but nothing else of significance.

I gave the bird a treatment with an anti yeast medication mixed in some GOLDEN LORI RICE FORMULA, by MEDICATION TUBE. The bird was sent home with instructions to be kept warm (25C) and offered soft food.

When I saw the bird the following day he was still depressed but his droppings were much more normal and he was eating fruit eagerly.

This is most likely a poisoning of a bird after chewing exotic plant leaves. Many exotic plants can be quite dangerous to birds and cause the violent vomiting. The resulting stress and changes in the gut commonly lead to yeast or bacterial gut infections. Dehydration will always follow so making sure the bird is getting fluid and electrolytes (SPARK LIQUID CONCENTRATE) is critical to their survival.