Hi Everyone,
Can I pick your collective brains please?
I have 15 year old female Eclectus parrot who seems off colour. She is still eating & drinking but has gone very quiet the last couple of days & not doing as much as usual & staying mostly in her bed. My son thinks her abdomen may be a bit swollen ( near her vent) but I'm not sure.
About four years ago she laid two ( infertile ) eggs , which after the vet's advice, we removed after 28 days. A week later she did exactly the same again - laid two eggs - so we again removed them after 28 days. There has been nothing since & she has been in good health.
Tonight she has been totally silent & hiding in her bed, but every time she sees me, she makes a pitiful crying noise that I have never heard before. It stops if I'm out of sight. ( I have videoed it but not sure if I have the knownhow to upload it)
Is she trying to lay an egg? Is she ill? Can anyone suggest what I can do to help? I'm going to take her to the vet tomorrow but they are not bird experts.
Any suggestions appreciated ,
Jenny Smedley