Is my Orange Winged Amazon sick?

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My Amazon is 2 months and a few days old. 10 days ago, he started to eat seeds on his own (he hasn't switched to pellets yet because he refuses for now). Last night, he threw some transparent mucus out of his mouth twice, it's not that liquid, let's say it's a little goose. There was no food residue or any color in that mucus. I'm sending you to see the poop.

The poop also has a slimy texture, but as far as I can see there is nothing objectionable in the composition of the poop. I leave it to you who have more experience.

He eats normally, is active, drinks normally. I believe that he is under a little stress because he has only been with us for 6 days.

Not lategic for a second. The vomiting did not recur, but he drinks a lot of water, we are trying to switch him from seeds to pellets... He drinks a lot of water

I'm afraid that he has some kind of infection or yeast... I made an appointment with the vet next week, so I'm afraid that the condition might get worse. What do you think, you who have experienced something similar. Is this a concern?
 

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Yes, he very well could be sick.
not for sure, and not because of his poop.
but young birds should not through up.
I would take him to an avian vet.

my first bird was an Orange wing.
He got sick not long after bringing him home.
he was troughing up and we were very lucky we found a good avian vet (by accident). this was in 1984.
a wild caught bird.
and we knew nothing about parrots.
 
She has switched to pellets for 2 days now and this poop is no longer recurring, but I also think it is an infection/fungus or yeast because it is very small. I made an appointment with the veterinarian, but he is free only after September 3. She is great, playful and eats normally. Here is a new UPDATE of her poo, where it can be seen from the urethra that there is some infection and that the poo is shaped okay.
 

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He is gaining more and more weight every day. On August 13, he had 343 grams, and today, August 17, he has 346 grams
 
Can the folks from who you got her help more? Or...

Certified Avian Vets
If none are near you...
Avian Veterinarians
In my opinion, any of the vets listed here should be better than a regular vet.
International contacts, too.
If none are near you, maybe you could call and ask for a recommendation for somebody in your area.
And... sometimes, distant vets will offer brief thoughts or advice...
 

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