Why did my parakeet die suddenly with bloody stool and seemed fine?

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Hello - I've been trying to find out why my parakeet died! The first picture taken was the night before she passed and she seemed pretty active and healthy. The very next evening, she was found lying at the bottom of her cage. Her stool seemed looser and it looked like there were some with blood. We gave her honeydew, seed/pellet mix, and water the day before. She did nibble on some of the perlite in the soil of my basil, so I was worried about that, and my room can get to around 60F.

Miranda Sadar, DVM, DACZM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for your question, and I am so sorry about your loss. It is never easy to lose a member of the family. From the photos that you sent, it looks like your budgie was very sick. In the photo of her before she passed away, she appears very fluffed and sitting low on your head. These both are indicators that a bird doesn’t feel well. Since they are prey animals, they are very good at hiding their illness, even from their family members like you. The blood in the droppings could have originated from numerous areas in her body. These include her intestinal tract, her urinary tract, and her reproductive tract. With an issue in any of these areas, she could have had problems that were severe enough that they could have led to her death. I am so sorry again for your loss - she was a very cute bird.

Why did my parakeet die suddenly with bloody stool and seemed fine?

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