Although the vet said it was okay, I haven't fed those things to Loki anymore. I will continue to look up how better to feed him and the vet said that we can focus on converting him to a healthier diet once his weight is more stable and he's healthier.
His ataxia is pretty severe though. Have you had birds that had severe ataxia and recover from that? The vet stated that since he's been on antibiotics for a week and his ataxia hasn't improved much if at all, that this is the reason why he must be neurologically damaged and that this is permanent.
At the moment my biggest concern is getting him to eat. He only wants to eat his millet and he's drinking water just fine. Sometimes he gets these bursts of energy and he tries to open his cage doors or waddles around really quickly and he looks alert. His singing hasn't come back yet but he is able to chirp again and he even said his name this morning!! It's the only word he's ever learned and I never thought I'd hear him be able to say it again so it really made my day. (I've also noticed he has slightly more movement in his wings too.) I've offered him seeds, pellets, veggies, fruits and still he doesn't touch them. I don't know why that is since the vet said that during his week in hospitalization with them he was eating fine and maintaining his weight. Now it looks like his weight is slowly decreasing again.
Do you have any recommendations on how/what to get him to eat in order to maintain his weight and get healthy? Should I feed him the EmerAid that I got from the vet the first time he was taken in? These last 2 weeks have been extremely stressful and I just want to make sure that Loki is eating well at the least