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Poor Little Keet

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Question
Oh please help!  My little bird looks so miserable.  She is at the bottom of her cage, hunched over like a little old granny, breathing shallow but heavily, and she's all fluffed up.  She is also having trouble walking.  For reference, just in case it is important to know this, she had laid 31 unfertilized eggs.  I think she is going into labor again, but she hasn't acted like this, except for her last egg.  For that one, I'd just thought that it was a really big egg.  Also, her poop has gotten sick, all watery, huge, and really stinky.  What should I do?

Answer
Hello Shelby.  Thank you for your post.
Your little keet needs to be seen by a Certified Avian Vet ASAP.  It sounds like she has a combination of things going on.  First, she has depleted herself of the calcium the she desperately needs, along with other vitamins.
It also sounds like she may be egg bound, and it is possible that the egg that she is bound up with may have started leaking.  This can poison her immediately, which will kill her.
Do not wait to take her in to be seen.  She is in a lot of pain.

Please keep me informed on how she is doing.

Good luck and God Bless.
Dianna