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Re: worried that my parrotlet is sick

Postby Pajarita » Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:19 am

Is it diahrrea (not formed solids that should look like a little dark green -or brown if you feed pellets- wormy thing) or too much urine in the poop (when the solids are solid and the ureates are white but there is a lot of 'wetness' which is the transparent urine)? Because people usually confuse the two and think their bird has diarrhea when, in reality, it's too much urine (which is normal for some species that eat a lot of fruit like GCCs, for example).
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Re: worried that my parrotlet is sick

Postby Eric&Rebecca » Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:41 am

Diarrohea has the consistency of pea soup and nearly always smells! If like Parajita suggests there is more urine this is called polyuria which is separate.
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Re: worried that my parrotlet is sick

Postby jakefinley » Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:42 pm

the reason i took her to the vet was couse she was puffed up felt a little cold and had watery poop since the vet. i haven't seen her puffed up her poop is still water with white, and green snake like type but not coiled up is that something to worry about? the vet also said she may have a virus and it will have to run its course. and i just noticed one of her toes looked like it was bleeding what should i do, i doesn't look like its still bleeding just dried up blood
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