It all started in Feb 2010. he would try to fly in the cage but always end up dropping to the bottom of the cage. then he became so weak and sick, he was taken out of the main cage and was separated. The worst time I was told was when if you nudged him, he would overturn and couldnt get back up again.
But he was strong and fought on with his illness, nurse with some warmth of a lamp put next to his cage, he got a little better- enough to continue living till July. When I first saw him. I started hand feeding him honey water once a day, would take him out of his cage, wrap him in a towel and bring him to my room. He had enough energy then to wriggle out of the towel and climb out of the little basket I put him in. However, Xi wang still was too weak to turn back to his feet if he fell over.
I thought, enough was enough. I wanted to bring him to the vet to see what was wrong, and get the necessary meds. But, i was reminded how the vets we have gone to(some specialising in birds) have had 0% success rates. THe trend is that after they come back, they die soon after. even though meds have been given. So the rest of the family didnt want that to happen to Xi wang.
To me, i thought the vet might provide some answers at least.....
to be continued.
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