sick cockatiel

Question
Hi.  My Cockatiel Cleo is over 10 years old.  She has a huge swollen abdomen and her bowel movements are extremely runny, area a white mixture and have a strong odor. She does not appear to be sick otherwise, she is relatively active, maybe sleeping just a little more than usual. During the course of the day she might sleep on one leg on her perch, or she may go into her little room I have fixed for her off of her cage and sit on the floor and sleep.  She has been doing this for years, so her routine has not changed.  She has a poor diet, she only eats seeds, I've tried fruits and vegetables but have not been successful.  She prefers seeds.

Answer
Hello,
Well runny poops, and a swollen abdomen is not a good sign at all. Because of this you might have to take her to a vet. Probably because of her poor diet is what's causing this. As for now I would take her to a vet as soon as possible. Also keeping in mind to start giving her other foods than seeds.

http://www.cockatielcottage.net/recipes.html

If you read that whole site above, and still nothing has improved, you might want to try something a little more extreme. Make sure her cage is clean, with ONLY fresh water. Wait maybe 30-60 minutes, & your cockatiel will start to get a bit hungry. Put a slice of american cheese, or some iceberg lettuce in her normal food bowl after its been out of the cage for a while. If she's hungry enough, she will eat the food. The only reason I mention cheese or iceberg lettuce is because, cockatiels when first trying new foods, prefer dry foods. Cheese and iceberg lettuce is what I first would feed my cockatiels to ween them onto new foods. A cockatiel should have fresh seeds and fresh veggies/fruit just about everyday. Try doing what I wrote above, and see if that works out.

Hope this helps,
Carly