I can hear my bird breathing
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I can hear my bird breathing
by Dreaming » Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:20 am
Whenever my amazon parrot goes asleep, I can hear her breath. Is this normal? It's been happening for about 2 months now.
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Re: I can hear my bird breathing
by Harpmaker » Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:25 pm
Hi Dreaming! We need more information here. Could you here her breathe BEFORE two months ago? What kind of amazon? How old is she? Has her weight changed?
If you think she is sick, get her to an avian vet. Birds hide illness until almost the last minute, but you know your bird better than anyone.
If you think she is sick, get her to an avian vet. Birds hide illness until almost the last minute, but you know your bird better than anyone.
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Re: I can hear my bird breathing
by Pajarita » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:23 pm
If you can hear her breathing, there is something happening in there. It could be many different things: something stuck in one of her nares, a respiratory infection, liver or heart enlargement, liver disease (they retain liquid in the abdomen and it pushes against the air sacs), aspergilloma, aspergillosis, etc. Please take her to an avian vet for a complete physical.
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Re: I can hear my bird breathing
by Dreaming » Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:21 am
Hey, sorry for the late reply!
She is a yellow naped Amazon parrot. I do not know if she's been like this before 2 months ago sadly. (I bought her 2 months ago)
She seems perfectly fine during the day; active and talks a lot. I've noticed that her droppings don't look abnormal and I've also noticed that whenever she breathes in and out, I hear it. Should I still bring her to a vet?
As always, thanks for the responses!
She is a yellow naped Amazon parrot. I do not know if she's been like this before 2 months ago sadly. (I bought her 2 months ago)
She seems perfectly fine during the day; active and talks a lot. I've noticed that her droppings don't look abnormal and I've also noticed that whenever she breathes in and out, I hear it. Should I still bring her to a vet?
As always, thanks for the responses!
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Re: I can hear my bird breathing
by Pajarita » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:14 am
Yes, you should. You are not supposed to hear a parrot breathing. Not ever.
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Re: I can hear my bird breathing
by GreenWing » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:39 am
Take her to a vet, immediately. She could have air sac mites.
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