Tail bobbing ?

[Birdlover11]

My 2 budgies tail bob. I read that this means that it is sick ? I took my Budgies for a check up and the vet said they were okay ( she is a specialist in avian medicine ) she checked vent,eyes, feathers, everything. I don't think she missed a disease sign as she was reccomended by breeders and I read her reviews. She only does birds and has a special examining room for them . I don't think they are sick. Can they be another explanation ?

 

[MonicaMc]

There may be slight tail bobbing, especially if the bird just had some amount of exercised that caused them to breath in heavier.

How are their droppings? Did she do a gram stain on them?

 

[henpecked]

The tail bobbing your worried about, is when they're puffed up(sick looking) and straining to breathe to the point that their tail "bobbs" with each breath.

 

[Birdlover11]

She didn't do a gram stain but she checked their droppings in the carrier. I don't know if this makes a difference but I just moved them to a pellet diet a month ago and they were on a seed and millet for they're whole lives

 

[henpecked]

Can you make a video ?

 

[Birdlover11]

I don't know, our video camera is down and we might have to get a new one. I also read that it could be from over weightness ?

 

[ct92404]

I think a tiny bit of tail bobbing is normal. Chipper does the same thing, but I just had him checked by an avian vet and he's okay. In fact, he's finally starting to get a little bit more active. He's chirping more.

His droppings are normal, and his weight is good (34.9 grams). So a tiny bit of tail bobbing may not be a problem.

Just watch out for any other symptoms like sneezing or watery droppings.

 

[MonicaMc]

A gram stain would tell you whether or not there is an infection in the intestinal tract... without that, a bird can appear healthy but still be sick...

Sometimes, a throat swab is required to check for infections in the upper region that may be missed in the gram stains.