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jim__debbie
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Joined: 17 Oct 2005
Posts: 37
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i read somewhere that there is a deasise to african greys that effect the eyelids. my african grey has a little purple round his eyes. is that normal? he is 7 monhts old. its is not white but a little purple like i can see his vein underneath. he act normal and eat well. also i notice that his skin all over his body is pink to red. please tell me your opinion. here where i live there is not an avian vet. so i want your help thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Monday December 17, 2007 9:29 pm |
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jim__debbie
Just hatched
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
Posts: 37
Location: greece |
i want also to ask when my parrot fly inside the home when he landing it seems tired and i can hear his breath for few seconds(10-15). is it normal? he fly from one room to another and come back not a long distance. |
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Tuesday December 18, 2007 4:54 am |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Location: Canada, Toronto |
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The purple around his eye, does it look like a bruise? Is it just on one eye? Is it in the actual eye, or on the white skin patch around the eye? Is there any way you can post a clear close up photo of it?
Just from what you have described, it sounds to me like he may have flown into something or banged into something, and bruised his face. That's happened to my African Gray lots of times. It should disappear in a day or two, and not something to worry about. But it would help if you could post a photo of it.
Are your Gray's wings clipped? If yes, then flying requires a lot more exertion, and so being out of breath immediately after flying is normal. But even if he's not clipped, he obviously does not build up the same type of endurance flying from room to room in a house, as he would flying freely and long distances in the sky, so it's natural for him to get winded like that. This happens to my Gray also.
His skin on his body should be white to a pale pink. Again, can you please post a photo? It will be much easier to tell if something is wrong or not. |
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Tuesday December 18, 2007 6:56 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7952
Location: Australia |
I dont know about African greys, but I havne't heard of a disease that will affect the eyelids of cockatoos. I'd assume that anything that affects AG may affect cockatoos as well?? not too sure actually.
I do agree with Shirin, a photo is probably good.
Apollo has a large bare patch around his eyes, you can defintely see the colour change if he was to bang it or something when he play too hard with his toys or something.
birds need to be fit as well when they fly, just like when human runs, if you're unfit like me, you'd drop dead after sprinting or running for 50meters. |
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Friday December 21, 2007 3:23 am |
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shane100
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Joined: 04 Dec 2007
Posts: 4
Location: ehrhardt south carolina |
hi i hope you have got your answers you needed you have to find a vet even if you must travel to him look on the net i think your grey is fine mine breathe hard when he flies his wing are cliped it is a lot of work for him good look peeps SAYS HI |
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Wednesday December 26, 2007 3:51 pm |
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