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Lack of feces in the dropping... help!!!

Postby chillfill » Wed May 21, 2014 2:15 pm

Hi My :sun: is 5 weeks old. I feed him 20 ml thrice. Its my first ever parrot so I am cautious. I hope its not a big deal but just to be sure I have to ask.
Today his Poop only had Urates(white part) and Urine(Clear liquid) but no feces (Brownish/greenish part). I was obviously worried so waited for his next poop, there were no feces again. Please see the picture attached ... I kept on observing and in the next poops there were feces and poops were totally normal.

I found an article http://www.petplace.com/birds/polyuria-in-birds/page1.aspx which says Lack of feces in the dropping might be a symptom of POLYURIA

Lack of feces in the dropping. These droppings appear as only urates and urine. When they appear following an episode of diarrhea, it may indicate an obstruction in the intestinal tract.


can anyone help and guide me ?
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Re: Lack of feces in the dropping... help!!!

Postby Wolf » Wed May 21, 2014 8:36 pm

You fed him 20ml thrice.... Fed him 20ml of what? What else are you feeding him? Not trying to be difficult but a little information goes a long ways, but a little more might hold the answer to the problem.
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Re: Lack of feces in the dropping... help!!!

Postby chillfill » Thu May 22, 2014 12:18 am

Normal feed for babies, "Tropican" to be specific. He is just 5 weeks old so haven't started to give any solid food yet.
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Re: Lack of feces in the dropping... help!!!

Postby Pajarita » Thu May 22, 2014 9:05 am

Well, if the no feces poop was the first of the morning, it should be OK because that's when the crop is supposed to be completely empty. As to amount, it depends on the weight of the baby. Babies that age are supposed to be fed 10 to 15% of their body weight three times a day but I would do 10% four times a day or three during the day and once at night. You are supposed to weigh the baby first thing in the morning, before feeding it, and calculate the amount of food based on that weight but some babies are bigger or better eaters than others so, if you see the baby is still asking for food, give him more (you don't want to end up with a baby that has an eating disorder because you did not feed it enough as a baby). Also, put some thicker (like a thick cream) formula in a little, shallow plate so he can start picking on it (this needs to be changed three or four times a day, you can't just leave it there all day long).

It should be illegal to sell unweaned babies. A young lady in another forum bought four unweaned cockatiel babies from a breeder and all of them ended up dead.
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Re: Lack of feces in the dropping... help!!!

Postby chillfill » Fri May 23, 2014 1:28 pm

Thanks , your reply was actually quite helpful.... and yes I agree unweaned babies shouldn't be bought or sold...
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