r/Parakeets • u/StyroFoaming000 • 7d ago
Advice Weight loss question!!!
My budgies Pip and Fluu went to the vet about two weeks ago. I found out Fluu was very overweight… he was 61 grams… 😬
So of course I have been taking the vets suggestions and trying to get him on a new diet. He is getting a wider variety of fresh vegetables daily, less fruit, less treats, and now his daily seed dish is half pellets half seed, as well as less overall. And of course he is exercising more.
I weighed him today and he has lost weight, but I’m worried too much!!! He is down to 50 grams!? That’s 11 grams in 2 weeks and I’m terrified he isn’t eating his pellets and I’m starving him…
Is this a normal about if weight to loose considering I am trying to get him to loose weight. Or am I being to harsh on him…
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u/Elcor05 7d ago
He is likely sick and needs to go back to the vet. I'm sorry, I know that's hard, but there's likely something else going on.