could lavender make kakis sick

kirin · Regular Member Joined: Jun 25, 2010 Posts: 17

Hi my poor male is very poorly he is just sitting on a perch hunched with feathers puffed out. I have noticed very watery droppings in the cage. I gave them the normal food but did put a lavender flower stalk in to just to see if would like it. Does anyone know if this could have made him poorly? Or any advice on what to do?
Thanks Kirin

Moko · Snr Member Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 137

Hi,
I feed my kakarikis a whole bunch of lavender quite frequently, they eat the flower heads and nibble the leaves and use it to preen too. I dont think it will be the lavender.

kirin · Regular Member Joined: Jun 25, 2010 Posts: 17

Hi Moto just got back from work to find he has died. if it wasnt the lavender i havent got a clue why.

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

I would suggest worms being likely

kirin · Regular Member Joined: Jun 25, 2010 Posts: 17

I did ask about worming in an earlier post but noone got back to me! could you please advise what to get. my female is ab fab at mo and would like it to stay that way.
Cheers Kirin

kirin · Regular Member Joined: Jun 25, 2010 Posts: 17

Hi Steptoe, he was really well last night eating and being naughty as normal then in morning he was very sick. Would worms work that quick?
Thanks Kirin

Peterlimburg · Snr Member Joined: Sep 14, 2005 Posts: 132

kaka's and all birds are good clowns, if they were ill you wil not notice it untill it's to late.
It can be worms , also it can be an other sicknes.
Only a doktor can maybe help, can be a virus, fungus, bacterie, parasite etc.
I had some birds, one minut they where healty and a our later dead.

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

Do u use teflon no stick cooking pans?
Run a forum search for teflon...I personally believe this could very well be the biggest killer of household birds...it real bad news.

kirin · Regular Member Joined: Jun 25, 2010 Posts: 17

Hi I do not use telflon pans and the only thing the day before he died was i gave him the lavender and some mint but both in very small doses. I have racked my brains trying to think but get nothing . I dont use sprays or anything in my garden but do use cleaning things around the house(having a three year old) but have use these things before and all the time i had the birds. Thanks Kirin