62 day's old today

[Daniel0200888]

62 day's old today! is my boy sick or am I over concern?

Hi guys

Probably just an over concern owner here, but I read something over droopy wings means my parrot is sick.

Maxx turned 62 day's today eats good 120cc 3 times a day and nibbles on peaces of watermelon and pineapple during the day he weighs 1190grms.

He sometimes gives a little cough but never repeating it more than twice a time 3/4times a day and there's no discharge from his nose.

He keeps his wings like in the picture most of the time ever since we got him 12 day's ago.
Should I be worried?
Thank you

 

[goalerjones]

Re: 62 day's old today! is my boy sick or am I over concern?

Well, the short answer is, verify any concerns like this with your avian vet. Babies like yours are always a learning curve. And that takes time and practice. Birds hide illness well and it can be too late when we figure it out, or too late at night for a vet to help.

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[wrench13]

Have him seen by an Avian vet, not a regular vet, and have a base line set of tests done. If everything is OK, it will serve the vet to know if anything is out of whack , if and when you need to see him again, and it will tell you now if anything is wrong with your baby.
He is a nice looking B&G macaw.

 

[Scott]

I would definitely advise taking him to an avian vet for a baseline checkup. Hard to assess the coughing, but it is not typical behavior. However, talking parrots are capable of imitating a variety of sounds - is he routinely in the company of people who cough?

 

[SilleIN]

When I first read the post, I didn't really had much to add. I didn't think too much about the coughing, but come to think about it, my macaws don't cough, they sneeze every once in a while, but I can't remember them coughing. Even when they are out of breath after a long flight, they never cough.

As the others said, see an avian vet. It may be nothing, but I usually say it's too late to regret if they get really sick. Hopefully a check up won't be too expensive.

When I get a new bird, I usually get a vet check with full blood work done, so I know the bird is healthy and not exposing my other birds.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Agreeing with all the wisdom above.

Wow... two months? So young...

The Rbird used to drop his wings a lot when he was begging for food at about 3 months... it went away within a couple of months. Also, as Sille said, I've heard my bird sneeze, but never heard a cough. I'm actually trying to imagine what that sounds like.

What a darling macaw.

Keep us posted, please!

 

[Daniel0200888]

Thnx guys
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have him checked over by a vet. I'm gonna bring him in later today, just to be sure.
As for the cough, it can possibly be a sneeze to. He's my first macaw and I never heard one sneeze or cough before.

Thnx again

 

[goalerjones]

Re: 62 day's old today! is my boy sick or am I over concern?

My Hahns sneezes from time to time. I suspect that her dander get in her own nostrils. It's not the occasional sneeze, it's when there's a nasal discharge that I keep a closer eye, and maybe a vet visit.

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