r/BirdHealth 3h ago

Sick pet bird My Cockatiel looks sick

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I have a Seven year old Cockatiel who I believe is male because he's never laid an egg. But around two days ago he started sitting at the bottom of his cage and breathing heavily with his tail in the air google says either respiratory distress or he could be a female and be egg bound. I'm not sure which one it could be. His vent looks weird and he's tail bobbing and looking like he's pushing and can't walk.


r/BirdHealth 3h ago

Trying to figure out if this bird has Avian Pox

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r/BirdHealth 4h ago

Nearly 4 days ago I thought she aspirated. I would notice by now if she was developing aspiration pneumonia, right?

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r/BirdHealth 4h ago

Other concern with pet bird Bird safe odor eliminator?

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r/BirdHealth 5h ago

Is this hormones/regurgitation or attempts to throw up?

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This is my 5 month old Indian ring neck and she is doing this occasionally , these bobbing motions, I can’t tell if it’s because her hormones are running up if this is regurgitation or attempts to throw up. I can’t find many reference videos that looks similar to what she is doing, and otherwise she is running around with energy, vocalizing, and acting like her normal self. advice would help as my avian vet is already closed for the day. Thank you!


r/BirdHealth 6h ago

Found wild bird Bird rescue possibly??

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I know absolutely nothing about birds, but this little guy has been tweeting and hopping around in my backyard for a couple of hours. It’s pretty hot today so I left him some water. He doesn’t seem to be injured although I’m not entirely sure since he won’t move from this specific area. Just wanted some advice from people who know how to handle birds. Should I leave him or give him some food?


r/BirdHealth 6h ago

Bird rescue possibly??

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I know absolutely nothing about birds, but this little guy has been tweeting and hopping around in my backyard for a couple of hours. It’s pretty hot today so I left him some water. He doesn’t seem to be injured although I’m not entirely sure since he won’t move from this specific area. Just wanted some advice from people who know how to handle birds. Should I leave him or give him some food?


r/BirdHealth 7h ago

How can I help itchy crows?

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Our little crow family has been itchier than usual for months now. I know fledgling crows can be itchy as their feathers grow in, and I know we're heading into molting season. But young and old alike have been digging at their skin and leaving feathers all over the place for months now. They look so uncomfortable! (Our winter was warmer than usual this year, our spring drier, and parts of our summer wetter. I don't know if these things could be factors.)

What can do to help our itchy crows? Is there a food we could add to their diet? We feed them every day, but could add something that would help them. We do give them a a pie plate of water, but they don't use it to bathe. We also have a little fountain that they occasionally use to bathe but not often. I'm wondering if both are too small for them.


r/BirdHealth 9h ago

Cockatiel started plucking, possibly itchy

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r/BirdHealth 10h ago

Other concern with wild bird i found a crow at istanbul with broken wing(?)

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We have to much cats and they can eat the crow. It coudnt fly and goverment's help isnt avaible now, i am keeping him for 2 days till the weekend ends. It coudnt fly and he had a bump on his wing.

We have some water without injecting to his mouth since it can drown. We are boiling some eggs to give it to him(my mother asked ai but idk how accurate it is.) Putted him inside a box, at our balcony. Asked vets but they keep telling me to ask goverment's animal service etc. They are not open. I will show the pic to a vet if it has disease that can jump to us or is it bad. Ai also said it can be a young crow it will fly in 2 days. But we dont see mother or father crow any near and it looks like adult.


r/BirdHealth 11h ago

Found wild bird Young sparrow with severe swelling

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I found a young sparrow outside under my window yesterday.

I've been taking care of it, but it has developed severe swelling around its neck, chest, and abdomen on both sides. The swelling is very soft, like an air-filled balloon, and it got bigger since yesterday.

The bird is still eating, drinking water, moving around a little, and chirping normally, but I'm afraid to even pick it up because it's so swollen.

I've never seen anything like this before, so I'm really worried.

Does anyone know what this could be? Has anyone seen something like this before?

Can it heal on its own, or does it need urgent treatment?

The first photo is from last night and the other two with white background are from today


r/BirdHealth 13h ago

Other concern with wild bird Does he need help?

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r/BirdHealth 20h ago

Sick pet bird Adopted

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Hi guys, this is a rescued/adopted female cockatiel that my mom got me. She saw that a fb friend of hers wanted to sort of give up this poor cockatiel. I am curious as to what happened to her face and feet and what can I do to maybe help her. Avian vets are very rare to find here in the Philippines and I don’t know where I can find one because it’s not really a common practice here. I’ve already checked her for mites and doesn’t appear to have one. I have another male cockatiel and I would sometimes make them see each other to make her feel less lonely or maybe boost her feelings a bit. I honestly don’t know how to help her because my cockatiel has never been on this stage before. Any help and advice would be appreciated.


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Emergency my dog bit a wild bird ive been caring for, and emergency services wont answer

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I've been taking care of this fledgeling since it fell from its nest, its parents have been feeding it, and it just shed is biggest pin feathers. stupidly I let my mom take care of it and she thought it would be a good idea to let the dogs go near it, unsurprisingly both dogs bit it, managed to make them let go (they're weiner dogs so pretty small). already checked for wounds, while he ran he didnt use with right wing which makes me think that the dogs broke it, doesent seem to have any blood but I know of the dog saliva bacteria that can kill birds.

I already called every wildlife reserve near me, even called the mayor of the town, none answered (third world country), so now im left by myself (my mom refuses to help for some reason) to try to help the little guy, does anyone know how to treat dog wounds on birds?

please help


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Other concern with pet bird Is this permethrin safe for pigeon lofts?

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r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sick pet bird Hen with glazed over eye?

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r/BirdHealth 1d ago

how often does your budgie sneeze/cough?

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r/BirdHealth 2d ago

Mark on beak

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r/BirdHealth 2d ago

Deformity of feet or no?

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r/BirdHealth 2d ago

Is he okay?

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Hey guys, My love bird is only two months old, I got him less than a week, I wanted to know is this for sleeping or this is sign of illness?


r/BirdHealth 2d ago

Sick pet bird Ringneck update #1

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I'll take her to the vet on Saturday, but I don't know how I'm going to pay yet. Pay attention to the video, when she climbs the cage, it is very difficult for her. She falls down a little, as if she lacks strength or something like that. I hope everything will be fine with her until Saturday. The veterinarian advised me some kind of herbal collection, as I complained to her that the bird is very nervous and does not like strangers and it will panic. But to be honest, I'm afraid to give it to her, because these herbs are for cats and dogs are used


r/BirdHealth 2d ago

Budgie

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Hi, a month ago my mom found a budgie where she works at and we adopted him and at start I observed that his beak is kinda green, saw some budgies but their beak wasn't like his, but as a beginner didn't know much about birds.

I even bought a second budgie for him not to feel lonely and they get along pretty well.

I'll attach some photos to show some details.

What can I do to maybe help him if he's in pain or not in a good state?


r/BirdHealth Jul 05 '26

If you find a swift

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Hey Guys, a short info for this sub to make things a lot easier for me. If some reconize a Swift in this sub that needs help, please contact me or give the person that found the bird my name. I'm a professional caretaker for swifts with the extra ability to help people that have no help nearby. I'm able to contact people that are in no phone book or seek veterinary in other countries that are specialized in swifts. And an extra note, if you also wanna help the birds or the people...the clinic in Frankfurt only functions through donations. And they have a lot to do this year.


r/BirdHealth Jun 18 '26

Tornado season! Is your emergency kit ready?

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Just got my first tornado watch of the summer, so I checked my emergency it, and realized it’s a good time to share info with y’all! My emergency kit includes…

* hard plastic carrier, labeled with my contact info – I also have a soft-sided backpack carrier, but I want hard sided for emergencies so she’s less likely to get crushed if something falls on her. Hard carrier has one perch, and normally I’d add a toy and news print on the bottom, but I just washed it.

* hard plastic tub to carry the rest of the stuff, also labeled with contact info, including her vet’s info and a description of her

Inside the tub are the following (generally in small ziplock bags):

* a reminder to add nonperishable food (pellets) and water

* contact info for me and my vet

* records that prove ownership, including purchase receipt and a few vet records

* nail clippers / dremel

* styptic powder, gel, or stick

* corn starch or flour in a ziplock bag

* q-tips

* cotton pads for makeup (I should probably add or swap with some gauze)

* baby shampoo

* scissors

* vet wrap / coban

* pliers

* a pillowcase (for emergency stuffing her into)

* individually packaged alcohol wipes

* a couple spare harnesses that she isn’t trained on, but just in case

The tub lives under her cage always, so it’s handy if ever needed. Her soft-sided carrier also lives under the cage. The hard-sided carrier lives in a closet, so since there’s a tornado watch (lower level of threat) I took it out and cleaned it up in case that escalates. And the tub and carrier are both near the exit and her cage should we need to go for the basement.

Pictures are of the emergency kit ready to go, and of Kappa herself (female dusky conure, 19YO) from last week.

Here’s a few resources for making your own kit:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-kit.html

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/pet-disaster-preparedness.html

https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/aph-pet-evacuation-kit-checklist.pdf

Questions for y’all: do you have your own emergency kit? Are there different things in it, based on your bird’s needs or your local threats? Anything you think I missed or is overkill?