Ok. So Yoshi is 8 months old and he has been sneezing a LOT lately..
There is no discharge that I can see and he scratches at his nose holes.. I'm really concerned. I keep his cage clean, very clean. My friend came over today and she was wearing some perfume. Well, I couldn't smell it so I didn't think anything of it and shrugged it off, even though he had been sneezing. Well, she held him and then he started sneezing like crazy again. So I asked her to change so now she's wearing my hoodie instead of hers. So, I'm wondering. When should I worry?
He always sneezes when he takes a bath and he weezes a bit too but then he sneezes the water out and he's ok. But anyways. I am just so scared that it's something else and since it's so close to Christmas there is no time to take him to a vet without spending a LOT of money. He's worth the money, I know that. But I am a young married college student. Money is almost non-existant.
So please PLEASE SOMEONE answer and let me know what you have experienced with this. Yoshi is my whole world. I don't know what I'd do if I lost him when he's ONLY 8 months old!
Yoshi has been sneezing.. a lot. I'm really scared.
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Re: Yoshi has been sneezing.. a lot. I'm really scared.
I'm sorry I don't have an answer... however, I did take Janey & Charlie to the vet today... and one question they asked me was whether they sneeze - so i guess it is indicative of something.
Maybe a trip to the vet would be advisable...??? Sorry I don't know any more than that... I hope someone else does!
Ellie.
Maybe a trip to the vet would be advisable...??? Sorry I don't know any more than that... I hope someone else does!
Ellie.
Re: Yoshi has been sneezing.. a lot. I'm really scared.
Mine used to do that a lot too... just as you described, with no discharge and healthy looking.
It freaked me out aswell, but I figured he must had had something stuck in his nostril or a bad itch, so I did the same thing you do for a human and took him into the bathroom, filled the sink with hot water and held him over it with a towel covering him so he breathed in the steam. It did the trick and he was fine afterwards.
Though I'd advise going to a vet either way if it continues...
It freaked me out aswell, but I figured he must had had something stuck in his nostril or a bad itch, so I did the same thing you do for a human and took him into the bathroom, filled the sink with hot water and held him over it with a towel covering him so he breathed in the steam. It did the trick and he was fine afterwards.
Though I'd advise going to a vet either way if it continues...
Re: Yoshi has been sneezing.. a lot. I'm really scared.
i'd advise seeing a vet. salvadore had a some very heavy breathing shortly after we got him. we thought at first he was huffing because he wasnt used to us, but it was clear that it was more than this. a quick trip to the vet and avery inexpensive antibiotic helped out
Re: Yoshi has been sneezing.. a lot. I'm really scared.
i found this from an avian vet's website:
Birds are masters of disguise when it comes to hiding their illnesses, disabilities and pain. This is probably a survival mechanism. Obviously sick birds are quickly attacked, killed and eaten in the wild.
Most people can recognise that a bird that is fluffed up, listless, sluggish in its movements and dull or very sleepy is probably sick. However, fewer people will realise that such a bird is very sick, if not moribund, meaning close to death.
Such a bird is in need of urgent and intense help!
Our prospects of helping sick birds are usually improved by early recognition of signs of illness and by prompt, effective and appropriate veterinary treatment. By the time we recognise that a bird is sick, it is often already much sicker than we think. Therefore, any sign of sickness should be investigated properly and a complete physical examination should be given.
So how do we learn to recognise the tell-tale signs of sickness in birds? The first important step is to become observant and interested. Analyse the appearance, movements and behaviour of normal healthy birds. Then, if you see anything that differs from this, it warrants investigation.
Some common signs of ill-health
# Sleepy and listless during the day; fluffed up and standing on 2 legs while fluffed up, not "talking".
# Laboured breathing and/or shortness of breath; mouth breathing, tail bobbing and arcing, wheezing, coughing, blocked nostril; sneezing, stained feathers adjacent to nostril.
# Altered angle of tail, head or neck; altered posture; dropped wings; crouched down; sitting low in cage.
# Increased or decreased appetite or thirst.
# Selecting only one type of food.
# Changed frequency, number, quantity, consistency and/or colour of either dark or white part of droppings or the water ring around the droppings.
# Overgrown, cracked or crusty beaks or claws.
# Cere colour or shape change.
# Abnormal swellings anywhere.
# Sore, discharging or narrow ear canals.
# Sore or swollen or partly shut eye; discharge or crusting around eye.
# Excessive moisture or slime in mouth; swollen or encrusted tongue; food retained in mouth; difficulty swallowing; "vomiting" or repeated regurgitation; slime or crusting on feathers around head.
# Curved or twisted breastbone or keel.
# Swollen convex abdomen (normally concave from sternum to vent).
# Soiling, crusting, caking, swelling or bulging around vent; damaged.
# Deformed and missing feathers.
# Excessive preening, scratching or rubbing.
# Excessive screeching; any sores on underside of feet or legs; swollen joints
# Loss of weight especially thin concave pectoral muscles; reduced ability to fly
# Obesity
# Abnormal mating and courting behaviour; aggression or fear.
# Convulsions, twitching, staggering; weakness.
# Blindness; cloudy eye; incoordination;
# Inflammation, discolouration, crusting or ulceration of the skin.
# Pallor; bleeding; wounds and injuries.
Remember, when a bird is sick, there is usually more than one cause for the sickness. Each cause needs to be found and treated or corrected if possible. We are trained and skilled to do this for you.
Birds are masters of disguise when it comes to hiding their illnesses, disabilities and pain. This is probably a survival mechanism. Obviously sick birds are quickly attacked, killed and eaten in the wild.
Most people can recognise that a bird that is fluffed up, listless, sluggish in its movements and dull or very sleepy is probably sick. However, fewer people will realise that such a bird is very sick, if not moribund, meaning close to death.
Such a bird is in need of urgent and intense help!
Our prospects of helping sick birds are usually improved by early recognition of signs of illness and by prompt, effective and appropriate veterinary treatment. By the time we recognise that a bird is sick, it is often already much sicker than we think. Therefore, any sign of sickness should be investigated properly and a complete physical examination should be given.
So how do we learn to recognise the tell-tale signs of sickness in birds? The first important step is to become observant and interested. Analyse the appearance, movements and behaviour of normal healthy birds. Then, if you see anything that differs from this, it warrants investigation.
Some common signs of ill-health
# Sleepy and listless during the day; fluffed up and standing on 2 legs while fluffed up, not "talking".
# Laboured breathing and/or shortness of breath; mouth breathing, tail bobbing and arcing, wheezing, coughing, blocked nostril; sneezing, stained feathers adjacent to nostril.
# Altered angle of tail, head or neck; altered posture; dropped wings; crouched down; sitting low in cage.
# Increased or decreased appetite or thirst.
# Selecting only one type of food.
# Changed frequency, number, quantity, consistency and/or colour of either dark or white part of droppings or the water ring around the droppings.
# Overgrown, cracked or crusty beaks or claws.
# Cere colour or shape change.
# Abnormal swellings anywhere.
# Sore, discharging or narrow ear canals.
# Sore or swollen or partly shut eye; discharge or crusting around eye.
# Excessive moisture or slime in mouth; swollen or encrusted tongue; food retained in mouth; difficulty swallowing; "vomiting" or repeated regurgitation; slime or crusting on feathers around head.
# Curved or twisted breastbone or keel.
# Swollen convex abdomen (normally concave from sternum to vent).
# Soiling, crusting, caking, swelling or bulging around vent; damaged.
# Deformed and missing feathers.
# Excessive preening, scratching or rubbing.
# Excessive screeching; any sores on underside of feet or legs; swollen joints
# Loss of weight especially thin concave pectoral muscles; reduced ability to fly
# Obesity
# Abnormal mating and courting behaviour; aggression or fear.
# Convulsions, twitching, staggering; weakness.
# Blindness; cloudy eye; incoordination;
# Inflammation, discolouration, crusting or ulceration of the skin.
# Pallor; bleeding; wounds and injuries.
Remember, when a bird is sick, there is usually more than one cause for the sickness. Each cause needs to be found and treated or corrected if possible. We are trained and skilled to do this for you.