My BF Amazon in shock and wont move!

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I woke up this morning and my bird was not moving at all, and his head wasn't moving either facing only in front of him. He wont even step up or make a single move. He's basically frozen. What do I do? and is it because I forgot the TV on all night? Need help, im really worried.
 
Get this bird to an avian vet!!!

Is there anything toxic in the room?

Is there anything changed in the room that potentially spooked him to the point of not stepping up?
 
Is he breathing normally? Does he show signs of illness? If so, the longer you wait to get vet care, the more likely it will progress...

Perhaps he just was up all night cuz the TV was on?

I'm sorry, I cannot diagnose things over the internet. It would be irresponsible of me to try.
 
I hope you're heading out the door as I'm typing this. Your BF needs medical attention ASAP. That is NOT normal, and no, the TV should have nothing to do with it.
 
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Thank you all for your help. He is now 100% healthy and doing really well.
 
What was it?! Any clues?
 
:confused:Holy S#!T!!! pretty much the SAME thing happened to my Lilac Crowned Amazon this morning. We were sitting outside, I in my chair, Bacci directly in front of me on his perch. All of a sudden, his feathers went FLAT to his body. He was completely sleek, and staring just straight ahead. He was completely un-responsive to me. Would not react to my speaking to him. Would not step up. I was TERRIFIED. I finally pried him from his perch (something we NEVER do), and his little body was so stiff :(. I brought him inside, and placed him atop his cage, where he perched, but still, staring and unresponsive. I was panic stricken, and while my mom called the vet, I took a peanut, and showed it to him, his eyes pinned, but he made no move for it. I put it near his mouth, which he opened slightly.. I put the peanut in his mouth, he took it in his hand and I ran to get dressed. I came back, and he was sitting in the same position, staring, with the peanut in his hand. I showed him a sunflower seed. Eyes pinned. I put it in his beak. I ran to collect shoes, money, car keys, and when I came in to collect him, he was still sitting there, stiff, motionless, peanut in one hand, seed in his beak. Upon seeing his travel carrier, he moved his head, and my boyfriend was able to target him with the stick & clicker a few times. It was only after he was in the car, that he got back to normal, playing and looking around. By the time I got him to the vets office, he was perfectly normal again, and the vet could detect no obvious problems. On the car ride home, Bacci was sitting on my hand, chirping & hooting along to the radio, as happy as ever.
Does anyone have ANY idea what that was? I mean, he is not a morning person, and neither am I. Sometimes he will zone out for a few seconds during our morning training sessions, (I'm sure I do too) but I call his name and he focuses again. This morning was horror movie scary.
 
These both sound like a Tonic seizure. I would have blood work done to make sure there is no under lining infection causing these.
 
Found this on line recgarding an AG that experienced a similar paralysis. It was determined to be some type of stroke (Not as simple as that. See the link.)

Diagnosis of presumed acute ischemic stro... [J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI

Here is another page of ailments potentially related to paralysis. (Google Search "Parrot Paralysis)

http://www.avianweb.com/sickbirdweaklegparalysis.html

One last link. "Common Avian Emergencies" Tends to be a tad too scientific, but it can be deciphered if you take the time.

http://www.drexotic.com/common-avian-emergencies/
 
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Some sort of seizure disorder seems way more likely than an ischemic event or birdie stroke to me. A birdie stroke would most likely have some sort of residual paralysis like a wing droop, foot drop, inability to balance, etc.

The CAG was falling off his perch, not stiff and unresponsive. And the CAG didn't just snap out of it. It was an ongoing problem. The falling off the perch was due to residual disabilities...

Seizure disorders are fairly common in Amazons... and not necessarily serious.

Their little birdie brains short circuit all by themselves, which, not to make light of the nature of this illness, is something we zon lovers kind of suspected all along.
 
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