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bookworm666
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Joined: 04 Jan 2009
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Um, recently one of my four lovebirds, Berry, has started to exhibit signs of very troubled breathing and has actually coughed up this foamy, saliva-like liquid, and started making these painful little squeaking sounds
I am not fortunate enough to have an avian vet anywhere near where I live (plus I think actually taking the little guy to the vet would just be too stressful for him)
Does anyone know what's wrong with Berry? And if so, is there anything I can do to help him? Maybe I'm not feeding him right? All four of the birds have this aversion to fruit...they've just never ate any of the fruit I've put in the cage...
(apologies for any spelling/grammar errors I didn't catch) |
Sunday January 4, 2009 5:43 pm |
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PeCe
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Is Berry behaving this way when he is sitting with you? or also in the cage? If there are different places and times, then I would guess that Berry is ill and you'd better consult an avian vet.
If Berry is making this noises when sitting with you, same applies for the giving up, than he is regurgitating and that is a sign that he likes you so much that he wants to feed you (like they do with their partners). Before regurgitating they make these noises and most of the time shake their heads
This is normal behavior, except that Berry should not do it to you. This means he sees you as his partner, something that is not possible. |
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Sunday January 4, 2009 6:27 pm |
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bookworm666
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Joined: 04 Jan 2009
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No, I don't often let Berry out of his cage, I also have cats and dogs and I'm afraid something would happen to him.
So, he's in his cage, which is next to the other cages that the other three birds are in. I keep the birds seperated because they tend to get violent when together.
I don't think he's trying to regurgitate food, it doesn't look that way, plus whenever something does come out, its this clear, saliva-like foamy liquid.
As for the little noises he's started to make, he sounds in pain--like when the birds start pulling at each other's feathers or biting each other, they make that noise.
(apologies for any spelling/grammar errors I didn't catch) |
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Sunday January 4, 2009 8:35 pm |
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PeCe
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I do not know if it is possible, but maybe you can e-mail or phone an avian vet about this. Here in the Netherlands the vets often make time for phone calls and/or e-mail questions, this often is a good and cheap solution. |
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Thursday January 8, 2009 11:48 pm |
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alexandraatje
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it does not sound very good. try to consult an avian vet. |
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Friday January 30, 2009 3:03 pm |
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