Turns out that Darjeeling's thoughts have turned to love...or at least to procreation. The vets (two checked) think she's working on an egg. There's a lump, still pretty high up in her body, hard enough to suggest an egg rather than a tumor. This would explain her messy vent area and watery poops, since she's probably having a bit of a hard time eliminating.

Since she's older she got a shot of calcium. I'll continue to put calcium in her water, keep the hospital cage humid by draping a damp towel over one side, and let her take two baths a day (even though that's a bit disruptive since I have to clean up the paper after). Hopefully, she'll pass the egg in a day or so.

She was remarkably calm during the whole visit, and didn't seem bothered by the shot at all. But she sure did perk up when the crickets (food) in the toad cage started chirping! She probably thought there was another Society finch nearby.