My parrot is losing feathers around eye and has troubles breathing

[aleenaezazul]

I don't know what's wrong with my little sky she is losing feathers around her eyes and she has always had quite red eyes. She also breaths really heavily sometimes and I don't know if it all related. She recently has a bump around both her eyes. Can someone please help.

 

[Laurasea]

Thats the periorbital sinus. Likely an infection which causes tge swelling and feather loss in that area.

Would definitely get to an avian veterinarian.

 

[aleenaezazul]

she has been losing eye feathers for over a week now but there is no local avian vet near me.

 

[BirdyBee]

she has been losing eye feathers for over a week now but there is no local avian vet near me.

Try checking here? There may not be an avian vet, but there could be an exotic vet or a vet with bird experience.

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[aleenaezazul]

I am worried for her as she is losing feathers around her eye and she blinks a few times but seems fine.

 

[BirdyBee]

Do you see any pin/blood feathers on her body? It's those sharp-looking ones.

 

[aleenaezazul]

Idk if it pin feathers but there is small feathers near her eye

 

[aleenaezazul]

Idk if it pin feathers but there is small feathers near her eye

She is really active and is still flying around. I really hope its moulting and nothing else.

 

[HeatherG]

birds have sinuses in their heads which aren’t enclosed by bone as are our sinuses. So if they get s sinus infection they swell up visibly. It sounds like this is what you’re describing. And it is reasonable that she’d lose those feathers as well.

She needs to be treated by a veterinarian to address the sinus infection. It won’t go away without treatment. I’m also concerned about the heavy breathing. That is troubling as well.