Weird behavior after bath?
Today I gave my cockatiel a mist bath (with an aloe vera spray my avian vet recommended).
She doesn’t bathe daily, only when she wants to, and today she was clearly in the mood for it because it was warm and sunny both outside and inside (24°C in my house).
Shhe was absolutely loving the bath but right after she started acting really weird and it scared me so badly.
She was just sitting still, slightly spreading her flight feathers/wings, squinting her eyes, and she looked content but also somehow unwell at the same time?? Like sleepy but off. I genuinely thought something was wrong.
She stayed like that for maybe an hour, took a nap, and now she’s completely normal again and eating fine???
What also worried me is her poop seemed a bit looser today, but I recently got her back onto pellets after she refused them for a while, so her droppings have already been changing a bit because of that.
What’s making me panic more is that she had a fungal respiratory infection about a year ago.
She’s been healthy and stable for a long time now, but because of that history every little thing scares me.
There were no drafts or cold air btw, the house stayed warm the whole time.
I already booked a vet appointment for tomorrow just in case, but does this sound like normal post-bath bird behavior?? Like drying off/resting after enjoying the mist? Or does this sound concerning?
The fact she’s acting completely normal now is what’s confusing me the most. I’ll attach a photo with how she looked after the bath and some with her current droppings(lol) !!!