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Hello everyone! Vivi is a green cheek conure and I've had her for 13 years and she's never been sick until now. Vivi has been sick since September. In September she showed symptoms of sneezing(no discharge), and lethargy. When she showed symptoms of tail bobbing we went to the closest exotic...

I just recently posted a thing my birds stinky “breath” to which a few people showed concern so I made a vet appointment- he went this morning and she cleared his crop of old food and set him on an antibacterial med well since then it seems like he’s completely changed - he’s quieter; very...

Hey Parrot Mom/Dad community! After having a talk with my avian vet I decided to deliver a feces sample to his lab, but I have a general question that I forgot to ask my vet: Can feces determine infections such as chlamydia? Or do you specifically require a blood sample for that? I really doubt...

For some bird health background, Sappho my African Grey has been through the ringer when it comes to health, and she's only about 3-4 years old. The big event is I had come home one day and say she had vomited, it took me awhile to realize what it actually was and she was ACTING sick, which I...

Hey Usually my cat and gcc get along fairly well. They both can be next to each other no problem and just have a staring contest. Yesterday the cat tried to jump up and catch my gcc Arthur who was sitting on a branch on his play stand, he slightly caught him to the point where he stayed on the...

Please help!!! My parrot, Buddy, has been battling various medical issues for over a year now. The vets still don't know how to get whatever he's got under control. I have expended way beyond my budget in vet visits, tests, medicine, supplements, etc and have no more money left. I am hoping...

I have two sun conures that are both four years old and I love them to death. I bought them from a breeder and raised them since before they were even weaned. Within the four years I've had them they have never been ill and have always been little trouble makers! Now here's the thing, I have...

Please don't laugh at my question - I tried to search web for this, but didn't find anything… :52: My hubby got a bad flu and then an infection like a common cold that I probably picked up from him or somewhere else. My GCC likes to sit on my shoulder a lot and he is pretty close to my face. I...