Not sure of next steps
Hi everyone,
I’m very distraught writing this because I just found one of my birds passed away, and I honestly don’t know why or how. She had no visible injuries and seemed completely fine before this. I got both of my cockatiels from a breeder on Craigslist at the beginning of August, and since then I’ve tried my absolute best to give them good care, but now I’m second-guessing myself and wondering if I’m fit to care for my surviving tiel.
We recently had mice in the house, and I keep wondering if maybe one got to her somehow, bit her, or made her sick. I truly don’t know. I couldn’t bring myself to inspect her body thoroughly because I was so upset, but there wasn’t any blood or obvious injuries. She was just laying at the bottom of the cage when I found her and she was already gone.
Now I’m really worried about my other tiel. She doesn’t like being handled, has terrible night frights, and I’ve been working with her slowly ever since I got her. With the loss of her sister, I’m sure she’s grieving too, and the last thing I want is to make things worse for her. I don’t want to give her up if that would cause her more stress, but I’m scared my home might not be safe for her.
My autism kind of has me in proactive/fix-it mode right now, and I just want to do whatever I can to make sure my remaining baby is healthy and safe. If anyone has suggestions on what I should do next, signs I should watch for, or ways to help her through this, I’d really appreciate it.