respiratory

Hello all! I am new and very much learning from my mistakes, so please go easy. I'm doing an overhaul of everything that causes respiratory issues right now, and I realized that I'm still using normal cat litter for my cats (yes, I know, cats and birds don't usually mix but here we are). I've...

hello! three days ago we got a baby cockatiel (less than a month old) our concerns are that the baby has difficulty breathing and the symptoms are : tail bobbing, heavy breathing, there is something like a balloon increasing and decreasing which is located on his right side of the neck when he...

Hi! I may or may not have just joined because I’m in a panic and I need some advice lol. Today I went to the vet because my baby Milo had been sneezing, puffed up and sleeping in her food bowl. The vet said she massaged most of the big lumps out of Milos crop and prescribed some medicine. She...

I recently got a parrotlet around 5 months ago, and she has been fine but recently I have noticed that while she is a resting or napping you can visibly see her breathing, you cannot really see it when she is completely asleep with her head in her back. I recently lost a bird to a veterinarian...

Hi Everyone i have a Female of Albino Lovebird which she is breathing mouth opened ...when she goes into box she stablize while when she came out and just fly for a second she goes heavy open mouth breating and when i try to catch her ahe fly here and there for 4 5 second she starting breating...

I have a young princess parrot brought home on Sunday. She was always fluffed up and asleep, so I took her to an experienced avian vet a few days ago. She was having breathing issues earlier that day. She said that she has an arrhythmia and that she either has a respiratory infection or a heart...

Hi everyone. I am creating this thread to look for explanations behind my budgie's sudden death. I had two baby birds last year in June. I wasn't aware of the nesting conditions back then and hence both of them grew up with splayed legs. I read alot about this condition and so I did whatever I...

Hello again guys! We just moved to a new home where only the bedrooms have carpet where as the rest of the house has tiled flooring. We want to be very cautious about our house cleaning items, especially for all the mopping. The birds' rooms are in the carpeted area but there are bird stations...

Hey everyone, My 10 week old Sun Conure, Sammy has been showing some strange symptoms indicating he has some respiratory issues. I have noticed that he sometimes sounds REALLY nasally/congested. It sounds comparable to when a person has a cold...just really squeaky. He also sneezes frequently...

My pineapple Green Cheek starting making an odd sound, as if he's trying to clear his sinuses, about a month ago. I noticed it after sharing some peanut butter (natural, no added sugar) one morning, and thought he might just be trying to clear any remnants stuck to his upper mandible. No more...

I am reevaluating my 7 lovebirds and 1 IRN diet. I have one lovie hen, Butters, I took to the vet because of an occasional (but still worrisome) sneezing/nare scratching/hacking/coughing(?) issue. They did a swab and sent it in for culture. Came back negative for the usual suspects of...

My parrot appears to have "lost his voice." He is making the same movements to chirp but no sound comes out or a little huffing noise comes out. Like a sigh. What does this mean? He can't talk or chirp. What causes this? He is eating, drinking and active like normal.

Hello, I am a proud birdmom to several birds, but as of two weeks ago, I am a first time Conure mom! Our little Motochika was a rescue. He is roughly four months old and has a clean bill of health... Hopefully. Last night, my partner woke to him coughing, which startled us quite a bit. It...

Respiratory tract positive for klebsiella bacteria. My choices: -10 days of injections, once a day in chest muscle. or -21 days of oral, twice per day, hidden in a dab of pudding or jam or something he'll gobble up. The injections are more effective. But, I would have to towel Pritti once a...

I only have one room in which to accommodate my cats' litter boxes (so that the dogs don't have access to them) and a large cage for my parrot. Does anyone else have litter boxes in the same room w/their bird? I worry about dust/odor hurting the bird. One litter box is contained in a wooden...

Hello, My name is Lauren. I am new to this forum. I have a 11 week old Sun Conure named Mango, that I got from a breeder at 8 weeks of age. I have several questions reguarding him. Here is the whole story and am hoping for some experienced answers and advise. I had a lovebird that I hand...

Pritti's avian-vet said he has -consolitation in his lungs indicative of an infection (5 days for culture results) -some kidney distress with some dehydration -and a severe molt So he has some meds and some homeopathic supplements to take orally now. This is exactly why it is so important...