My Blue Crowned Conure [Parrot.] is sick, but i need to know what with and how to treat it... [details inside]

Question

His breathing sounds very breathy, and you can tell he has a stuffy nose. He has a clear liquid coming from his nostril, and hes been pooping alot more latley.
If you know what he has;
what is it called, is is serious, what is it caused by, does he need to see a vet or can I do something about it, is it fatal and anything else you know.
Please dont just guess and if you dont know please dont comment saying "I dont know sorry." I need answers not you telling me that you dont know.
Please tell me asap, and thnk you very much.

Thank you to those of you who actually helped. The rest of you?
I know my bird needs to see a vet.
Im not stupid.
Hes going in the morning tomorrow, first thing.
I couldnt sleep I wanted to know what was wrong with him since I've never had any health problems with any of my birds before.
And report me for animal abuse? WOW. Omg im not dumb I take good care of my birds, Hes going to see a vet, and if your going to be rude DONT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

And yeah stop trying to start trouble.

Answer 1

Sounds like an upper respiratory infection. I would take him to the Vet a soon as you can. Tropical bird get funky sicknesses and only his Vet can help him. Good Luck

Answer 2

Your bird needs to see an avian vet ASAP and have cultures taken, fecal and crop, and blood work done to figure out what he has, it sounds like some kind of infection.

Bird illnesses are usually FATAL if not treated ASAP. There is no way to know what you need to treat your bird with until the cultures are done. There are different antibiotics for different problems. I just had two birds get sick and they were on different meds.

Please don't wait, get in FAST, don't let them make you wait, your bird could die if they do that.

You can look up an avian vet here: http://aav.org/vet-lookup/ Avian vets are different than normal dog and cat vets. Birds are an exotic and need a special vet with training.

Answer 3

Wheezy breathing and nasal discharge are two very common signs of sickness that warrant a vet visit ASAP because if you're seeing these signs, you should realize that the bird is too sick to hide its illness as they do naturally.

The increase in pooping I'm not sure of, but is he eating properly and regularly? What does his poop look like? If it's mostly water, he may have taken a big drink. If it's mostly water for more than a few hours, you know he really needs vet care because he's not eating. Drinking water will sustain him, but not nearly as well as food and water in combination will due to parrots' fast metabolisms. I would get to a vet ASAP. If you don't have a specifically avian vet yet (cat/dog vets don't know what to do with exotics like birds), you can use this link to locate one: http://aav.org/vet-lookup If it's after hours, you can look up your nearest ermegency vet and take him there to be monitored and kept in professional care overnight. Take a baggy of his food and put him in a smaller travel cage and take him in. If they can't handle birds specifically, they'll have you sign a waiver that says they'll care for him the best they can until morning when you can pick him up and transfer him to an avian specific vet. Good luck, and hope that helps.

Answer 4

Here's the answer. Take the bird to a bird vet. They specifically have the correct tools needed to diagnose and treat birds.
I do have 4 large parrots and sell an assortment of smaller birds and can tell for certain, the bird is ill. A change in the color or consistency of the feces and the liquid coming from the nares are 2 definite symptoms.
Even though I have lots of products available to me as a retailer, I trust the vet to make the correct diagnosis. My birds are family.

Answer 5

Take to vet. Birds get sick and go downhill very quickly. If you are absolutely unable to get to a vet soon at the very least keep the room where it is warm, 75 to 80 degrees, away from drafts and run a humidifier.
You need to see a vet soon.
Hope things work out ok!

Answer 6

take the bird to a vet seems the consensus.... but anti-biotics are available thru a bird supply store near you. Talk to the shop keeper, they have a lot of experience with bird illness and can probably offer advice other than the obvious. Anti-biotics, a hospital cage and a heat lamp. Don't bother with the average pet shop, they don't have enough experience with birds and unfortunately not all vets are avian experienced either so when looking to take your bird in ask them when you call if they specialize in birds.

Possible ailments: cold, air sac mites/infection, rhinitis...go to the link below

Answer 7

This bird has an upper respiratory infection and needs antibiotics. See a vet asap. It could kill your bird. Then find out why it got sick to begin with. Is his environment clean?
Did you recently get him and he was already subclinically ill?

Let your vet help - find a certified avian vet. Other vets do not know about birds.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

if you know anything about birds you should know:

birds instincts are to hide sicknesses until the very last moment before death, or you loose your bird because the sickness is progressed.

birds need to have check ups 2 times per year, much like a dentists appointment. so you can catch any disease early.

your bird has a cold, or the common disease like the flu for humans. GET HIM TO THE VET!!! or we can report you for animal cruelty. you cant do anything about it, and previously listed before, it may be too late! because birds hide their illnesses until the very last minute, before they would give up and surrender themselves to a tiger or another predator.

your kids, when they get sick, or poop alot, and are very sick, you take them to the doctor. right? do the right thing before the poor birdy dies.

Answer 10

Take him to a vet. The vet may treat him at the office or send you home with a bird medication to give him.