BadChemistry
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- Jan 19, 2025
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- Green Cheek Conure - Her name is peep!! :)
Hi there! Long time reader of the forums for bird advice, first time poster! I have a very, very unqiue problem with my 11 year old (female) green cheek conure named Peep, and I am hoping someone here maybe has had experience with this interesting health concern.
To put it bluntly, my bird's organs are in the wrong place. (You can see what I mean in the xray pic)
You'll see in the xray that hollow area that is circled? It should be full of organs. Her organs are all present, just... shoved to one side. Her lungs are also dense and she has an englarged/overworked heart, with a few other lesser concern oddities. The vet thinks it might be congenital; She's lived a fairly long life, she's always been a healthy weight at checkups, a good pooper, etc. She's even laid eggs once! Vet says that if something traumatic enough to shove her organs into a different place had happened, she'd likely have passed away from the injury - So, thankfully it doesn't seem that is likely, and instead Peep was likely just always like this.
Vet assured me she isn't in any pain, isn't in any discomfort, and other than a current illness, is actually very surprisingly healthy! The only reason we even had the xray is because over the last few months Peep has had a chronic, but seemingly mild respiratory issue. We thought maybe she needed a humidifyer, but something about it didn't sit right with me, despite the fact that her lungs always sounded good, a healthy weight, no nasal discharge, eating and pooping well, very alert and awake, etc, just... Her voice sounded off to me. It took 3 visits, but we finally got answers and that answer was "her organs are in the wrong place and she has mild pneumonia."
Unfortunately, Peep does have mild pneumonia, which is stressing out her heart, as it is already having to work harder to compensate for the weird organs. So, she lost her voice. Safe to say, I'm glad I kept pushing for an answer to why she seemed off, despite being in seemingly good health. We would have never known about the organ thing otherwise!
Anyway, does anyone here have a parrot, no matter what species, that has had something like this? If so, what was your experience as they aged?
I'm trying to keep positive here, and not freak out, so any insight or experience is super welcomed!
(And, if you had a parrot with pneumonia, how long did it take for your baby to feel better? We're on day 2 of antibiotics)
To put it bluntly, my bird's organs are in the wrong place. (You can see what I mean in the xray pic)
You'll see in the xray that hollow area that is circled? It should be full of organs. Her organs are all present, just... shoved to one side. Her lungs are also dense and she has an englarged/overworked heart, with a few other lesser concern oddities. The vet thinks it might be congenital; She's lived a fairly long life, she's always been a healthy weight at checkups, a good pooper, etc. She's even laid eggs once! Vet says that if something traumatic enough to shove her organs into a different place had happened, she'd likely have passed away from the injury - So, thankfully it doesn't seem that is likely, and instead Peep was likely just always like this.
Vet assured me she isn't in any pain, isn't in any discomfort, and other than a current illness, is actually very surprisingly healthy! The only reason we even had the xray is because over the last few months Peep has had a chronic, but seemingly mild respiratory issue. We thought maybe she needed a humidifyer, but something about it didn't sit right with me, despite the fact that her lungs always sounded good, a healthy weight, no nasal discharge, eating and pooping well, very alert and awake, etc, just... Her voice sounded off to me. It took 3 visits, but we finally got answers and that answer was "her organs are in the wrong place and she has mild pneumonia."
Unfortunately, Peep does have mild pneumonia, which is stressing out her heart, as it is already having to work harder to compensate for the weird organs. So, she lost her voice. Safe to say, I'm glad I kept pushing for an answer to why she seemed off, despite being in seemingly good health. We would have never known about the organ thing otherwise!
Anyway, does anyone here have a parrot, no matter what species, that has had something like this? If so, what was your experience as they aged?
I'm trying to keep positive here, and not freak out, so any insight or experience is super welcomed!
(And, if you had a parrot with pneumonia, how long did it take for your baby to feel better? We're on day 2 of antibiotics)
