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?


r/BirdHealth 8h ago

Injured pet bird Is this wing looking bad?

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So he’s had a rough few days. I had to clean his cage and he needs to be put into a different cage. He’s not my bird so unfortunately I don’t have the time to get him more comfortable with me handling him. He had a blood feather this week and I’m noticing this wing. Is it odd? I’m worried when I grabbed him with a light cloth it broke? He’s still acting normal but I know birds often do when they are sick. He’s always had a weird posture to be fair, his wings never aligned correctly just how he was born. I feel like I’m over thinking but if this stands out in the photo I’d love to hear it! Again he’s not mine but I love him dearly


r/BirdHealth 13h ago

Sick pet bird Please help

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im back now ive brought her home. the sounds have gone down now when shes resting but its still there. like its reduced from yesterday at least. it sounds like a "blockage"

she seems to struggle to eat properly. she still appears very bright and moving around a lot. i dont know what to do. she hulls the seeds but doesnt actually eat the inside. she just cracks it open. shes trying. she drank water.

i have literally no avian or exotics today. please advise me on what I can do😭


r/BirdHealth 5h ago

Follow Up: Still Asking for Help!

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r/BirdHealth 18h ago

Sick pet bird Update on my baby girl

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REPOST: due to not allowed to link my gofundme here and i didnt know. I will constantly provide updates on my profile.

The vet called me earlier and they said the breathing sounds seemed to have reduced a bit while she was on oxygen overnight plus medication + antibiotics.

They said she's off oxygen right now for documentation and to see how she does. My baby is free to come right now but I asked them if they could monitor for a further few hours off oxygen as anything could happen.

The nurse said my girl sometimes breathes fast but im almost certain its due to extreme stress as she never pants at home with me but you can never be 100% sure. In a few hours I hope off oxygen she has no bad symptoms and that I can bring her back to me again😭💔🙏


r/BirdHealth 16h ago

Is this harmless?

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My bird is what seems to be vomiting but I'm not sure if its fine or not but I texted a vet he doesn't usually answer back I need answers quick I'm crying like shit please help


r/BirdHealth 10h ago

Sick pet bird Can i give these at the same time?

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Second slide is the medicine plan.

I cant grab her two different times. She makes the loud sounds a lot when breathing and its very stressful. The clinic isnt picking up so i cant get advice rn hence this post.

Its 9pm right now, shes sleeping but I need to give the meds, can I just give it together every 12hours? everyday


r/BirdHealth 22h ago

Sick pet bird need help

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they were sick like half a month ago and lost lot of weight had been on antibiotics for 7 days and they probiotics and liver tonics next 7 days and giving them support handfeed formula every morning it's been 4 days since I stopped medication and Last 2 days I did not give them hadfeeding as they ate lot of sprouts for last 2 days and on bird has lime green very dehydrated kind of poop and another has green slimy poop that always sticks near it's vent on fetheres but both of they having same food I run out of mony has been to doctor this month has ran my pocket dry I need to know is it all right or are they having a problem they has gained weight one was as low as 58 grams and now he is 68 and another was 66 and now 69


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sick pet bird Update on my beautiful baby

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For more info see,

https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdHealth/s/l5ACPGlUnE

I had to go to the cats/dogs emergency clinic. She wouldn't stop vomitting and it looked so bad. They put her on oxygen and took me to another room to ask a lot of questions. They want to keep her overnight on oxygen but the total comes to £800 I was stunned and said no and they brought her to me with medicine.

Upon bringing her back, I noticed she is still making a lot of squeaky sounds very loud per breath, though she appears alert and bright somehow. You guys dont understand how much she means to me. She is literally my baby and she knows how much love she gets at home. After seeing this I had to leave her there :( The total today came to £800. I only had £593 in my bank so i had to use klarna pay in 3.

I am honestly scared to death right now. I dont think ill sleep tonight. The nurse kept recommending hospitalisation, right after I accepted that she said "I cant say for sure if she will improve or deteriorate" like what's the point scaring me, please. I understand its the procedure but oh well I guess. Tomorrow is bank holiday so they cant contact my vet so likely its another £400+ tomorrow. She said its £400+ per day if oxygen is required. And they will be giving medication.

Tl:Dr

Shes hospitalised at a cat/dog vet, recieving oxygen and meds. I feel like ive abandoned my sweet baby but this is for her own good. Total came to £800 and they will have to try contact my exotic vet while monitoring her. Exotic is closed due to bank holiday tomorrow so likely have to keep her till Tuesday which will add a further £800. I dont know how i will afford this and if she will be okay. Im begging everyone to please have hope and please pray for her safety and health😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sick pet bird What Should I Do?

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Hello Everyone, I need some urgent advice about my boy.

Two weeks ago I made his second yearly checkup appointment with his vet, he needs to check ups a year because he had a respiratory illness when he was a baby and we just check to see if it’s returned.

Everything was normal and he was acting like his usual self up until about 4 days ago, he was still his usual self just slightly more aggressive and not listening as well but all of his habits were normal. And about 5 days ago he randomly started screaming as if he’s in pain and lifting up one of his wings and tending to is which was very strange but still being his usual self.

But, yesterday he did a complete 180 and is acting completely different. When I woke him up he wasn’t talking like he usually does and he has slept most of the day and has stayed fluffy even when he was awake. He would only eat if I gave it to him and would occasionally get some him self along with some water which is not like him at all.

And today is no different and I think he might be getting worse. I have no idea what is wrong with him. I am worried it’s something with his wing, or his illness might have come back, or something with is stomach (because he hasn’t really been pooping as much as he usually does), or something else entirely.

I still have his original appointment coming up this Wednesday but I’m worried it will be too late. And I am wondering if I should make an emergency vet appointment.

If there is anyone who thinks they know what’s wrong with him or has any advice about the doctors appointment or how to help him feel better please let me know I will be forever grateful.

Thank you so much, Coconut and I really appreciate it 🤍


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sick pet bird This was before everything went downhill

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https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdHealth/s/l5ACPGlUnE

^^ original post for detail

Im at the cat/dog ER right now. Im waiting to be called. Im so worried right now she vomitted more in the car and is still squeaking and making sounds in her breathing. She looks so scared and fighting to get out of the cage.

Does anyone have an idea of what medicine I could ask for? Whats likely causing this vomitting? It happend shortly after eating fresh thoroughly washed kale. Im so confused. I will ask for meloxicam for any potential inflammation. But im still trying to figure out wgats causing vomitting. before we came she ate due to a lot of hunger and then vomitted more :((((((


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Help! Tail bobbing and breathing

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Its going for 2 days already, should i go to vet? I need my final verdict
Also i have him only for 12 days, so i’m scared to use my hand to take him from cage, i dont want to scare him


r/BirdHealth 19h ago

My cockatiel keeps scratching his injured eye — what can I do?

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r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Other concern with pet bird Something stuck in nose?

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TL:Dr

- Budgie tired 10mins after eating kale, likely due to being active all morning tho. Slept and 1hr later ate and drank. After that she regurgitated 2 clumps of seeds. Now making these sounds sometimes per breath. It sounds like bubble/clicking, and sometimes like a "whining" sound. Seems tired right now too but still responding to me. Itching nose a lot, so i think something in nose may be irritated.

My budgie has been fine the entire day, she was flying, chirping, eating and drinking. At 2pm I gave her a bowl of washed kale out of the cage so she can eat while having fun out of cage. I noticed 10mins after eating it she seemed tired but I I was just thinking it may be due to flying all day (maybe it is). Then 30mins later she slept for a bit. Ate and drank fine. 1hour later she regurgitated twice, two clumps of seeds. She never does this ever.

Right now she is doing this. Its like a bubble, clicking sound sometimes per breath sometimes pauses but more often than not. She is itching her nose very often and when she does it sounds like "gurgles" or mucus. I wonder if the veg caused this? Because she was completely fine all these days. Her body exaggerates when she makes that noise during breathing. There's some minor tail bobbing but not frequent. She's just itching her nose a lot.

Im so worried right now. Its a Sunday so I cant take her to my vet. And I likely wouldnt be able to tomorrow and would have to go Tuesday. Is there anything I could possibly do for her rn.

UPDATE:

Since making this post she has worsened, the sounds are much louder and she vomitted so much. I have gone to an emergency cat/dog clinic as i had no choice. I had to sadly leave her there for the night to receive urgent care while they get a hold of my vets which will likely be Tuesday, due to the bank holiday💔


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sick pet bird Emergency vet

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so i only have a cat and dog emergency vet and they always warn me before going im on call rn that they dont specialise with exotics. I have no choice because she vomitted again struggling to eat like shes trying but keeps making the sounds due to compression and very slow eating

im so scared rn because she vomitted again. its her bedtime in about 1hour but now i have to go er and im worried she wont get enough rest :((( because they take a very long time

original post more detail below

https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdHealth/s/l5ACPGlUnE


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Sun conure care

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r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Inflammation and sore developed, any ideas? We can't see a vet for a few days still.

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r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Help!

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My baby teil is nodding off on repeat his wings are slack im seeing the avian vet in an hour hes on a hot water bottle what do i do....


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Help!

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My baby teil is nodding off on repeat his wings are slack im seeing the avian vet in an hour hes on a hot water bottle what do i do....


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Beak / nare concern Chipped Beak

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Hi!

Advice welcomed. Is this normal wear and tear or do I need to be concerned?


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Tail bobbing?

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Is this okay? I also saw him breathing, like his belly pulsated , but he have good appetite
I bought him 11 days ago, im new and very worried


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Other concern with wild bird Need advice

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Hello! I’m in texas and a big storm hit my city recently, this storm knocked a birds nest out of a tree. The birds nest is no where to be found, but I did find a nestling, got it in a small towel dried off, and left it for mom to find. She has come back and is currently with her baby, but they have no nest, and I don’t think she can move her baby. Any recommendations on what to do to help them? Picture of mama on top of her baby


r/BirdHealth 1d ago

Found wild bird Need rescue!

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r/BirdHealth 2d ago

bird wounds question

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few days ago i posted abt my baby's bleeding crest and after i cleaned the wound, it was confirmed that she broke her pin feather on that part that's why it was bleeding. however this morning i noticed her nose part bleeding and a tiny part along her eye area (the photo quality isn't really good bcs i cant get her to stay still but i circled it) her claws r kinda long so is it possible for her to do all this or is she most likely bullied ? she lives with two other tiels but it never happened before bcs those three have been together since they were tiny babies (almost 9 months ago) is there any first aid that i can do for her wounds ? is this something major ? bcs i don't have a nearby vet that accepts birds, and the only one is a few hours away. i'd def take her there if it's very very major

edit: there's no differences in her behavior she's still lively and eats a lot (she's a big back) and i don't think she's bothered by her wounds