ILLNESS
Parrots are very good at hiding that something is wrong or that they don't feel well. It's important to take notice of changing behavior or a change in stool.
Note that the stool will change in color depending on what a parrot eats, so if he eats a strawberry or tomato there will be red coloring in the stool. At first this can be worrisome but when you remember what you gave your parrot to eat it's a great feeling of relief :)
If you did not give your parrot anything to eat that could color the stool and the stool is a different and strange color please monitor your parrot for illness and see an avian vet.
Common illnesses include:
Note that the stool will change in color depending on what a parrot eats, so if he eats a strawberry or tomato there will be red coloring in the stool. At first this can be worrisome but when you remember what you gave your parrot to eat it's a great feeling of relief :)
If you did not give your parrot anything to eat that could color the stool and the stool is a different and strange color please monitor your parrot for illness and see an avian vet.
Common illnesses include:
Malnutrition: Birds consuming a seed-only diet, picky birds and those under stress (such as an egg-laying hen) may suffer from nutritional imbalances such as low Calcium or Vitamin A deficiency.
Vitamin A deficiency: Birds suffering from hypovitaminosis A may have blunted choanal papillae, secondary infections with candida sp., usually candida albicans, or other problems.
Feather picking: There are many causes for feather-destructive behavior. Poor wing-feather trimming can cause skin irritation and chewing of the cut tips of primary wing feathers. Intestinal protozoa can cause feather picking. Nutritional problems may also result in feather abnormalities.
Bacterial infections: While birds are exposed to millions of bacterial organisms every day, most are innocuous or even beneficial. But some bacterial organisms can cause illness in birds, even death.
Psittacosis: This disease is caused by a primitive bacterial organism, almost always Chlamydophila psittaci.
Reproductive problems: Some hens will lay eggs until nutritionally exhausted. An egg may not be expelled normally, resulting in a medical emergency. Other problems can occur if a yolk does nit go into the reproductive tract and ends up loose in the coelom. Rarely this may result in yolk-stroke.
Margaret A. Wissman, DVM
Signs of illness include:
Excessive sneezing Blood in stool Unusually irritable Abnormal stool color Abnormal stool shape Odor in stool Lumps on body Swollen or red nails or feet Standing on one leg for long periods |
Hot feet Panting Swollen nares Stress bars in feathers Tattered feathers Worn feathers Excessive drinking swollen or red eyes or nose Weight gain or loss |
Change in appetite Abnormal stool consistency Noisy breathing Red ears or wings swollen ears or wings Swollen or red abdomen Red wick feather (uropygial gland) |
If your parrot has any of these symptoms or you think your parrot may be sick please contact an avian vet right away.
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