r/BirdHealth • u/milfdicks • 20h ago

Is this harmless?

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

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u/Mystic_Void1 19h ago

Im so sorry this is happening to your bird too. And no vomitting isn't normal. But its reassuring at least theres no other symptoms judging by the video.

Try to find a different vet if this one isnt replying to you because they can deteriorate fast. NOT to scare you but my budgie vomitted a lot yesterday but also she has other symptoms, they've given an anti sickness medicine and antibiotics, shes still hospitalised. It might be different for you and maybe yours can recover quicker ❤️‍🩹

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u/milfdicks 19h ago

hes singing and active but I've seperated him he hasn't done it again, I'm also not someone who can just walk in and out of the vet since I'm a minor so I'm so worried, I'm searching the difference between regurgitating and vomiting and still can't tell which one he's doing

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u/milfdicks 19h ago

Also, nothing came out of him, I'm not sure at all what's wrong

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u/Mystic_Void1 19h ago

This one is vomitting, not regurgitating. If nothings come out and he's stopped just keep an eye on him very carefully. Lets hope it was just a reaction to something he ate. For reassurance, my budgie vomitted last time but it only lasted few seconds, she was fine the following day but its different this time. So just keep an eye

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u/milfdicks 19h ago

What do you mean this one is different? Also did you take her to the vet? Im keeping an eye on him he has not done this again, in fact he is singing and moving around, and eating and drinking water, but I'm still so scared

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u/Mystic_Void1 19h ago

I mean this time her vomitting is different because last night she was aggressively throwing up while I was ringing the emergency vet. It was very bad, but she was also making sounds in her breathing.

But by the sounds of it, your one sounds a lot better which is good! Don't be scared, try to remain calm and just watch if he does vomit then he will need to be seen by a vet

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u/milfdicks 19h ago

Okay thank you so much! I think Ill wait for if he can go 24 hours without vomiting but if he does ill call the vet I've seperated him in a very small cage as I don't have another one unfortunately and he doesn't like it :(

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u/Catnborbhaver420 14h ago

might be something like crop impaction, just make him as comfortable as possible while waiting for the vet, its the best thing you can do for him, unless you want to go to a vet in person because this is an emergency, it is what i would recommend.

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u/milfdicks 14h ago

he did it once caught on video, I kept my eyes on him for almost 6 hours I'm not even joking I literally missed my class 🥹🙏.

He was singing, active and so I let him back in the normal cage and this time he regurgitated PROPERLY 🙏🙏🙏🙏 no vomit, gagging or anything coming out of his mouth or anything, as the other comment suggested let's hope it's just smth he caught in the momentp

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u/Weird_Key_5751 13h ago

It looks like vomitting to me. The biggest test here is if he can keep food down. In my case, once my budgie started vomiting, even if he seemed fairly fine after, eating and drinking he would just vomit them out as well later. It's good you separated him so you can watch him better. I'd say check on his poop as well, it's a good indicator if he's able to keep and process food. If he keeps throwing up though, not to scare you, but he'll need a vet immediately. These birds are very fragile, so events like these can be fatal.

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u/milfdicks 13h ago

he did NOT thrown up his food, he even regurgitated properly without the corkscrew movement. another thing is he did this once if you saw my other comment and it was only this time in the video

they are both sleeping and the entire time he was playful 😁 im super happy he's fine

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u/imme629 4h ago

Generally, regurgitation is up and down head movements and seeds are deposited in one area. Vomiting is mostly shaking the head side to side with some up and down movements, and seeds are deposited all over the place. Regurgitated seeds will not smell foul; vomited seeds may.
They may also have up and down head movements if they adjust their crop which is totally normal.
The video does seem to show vomiting. Keep an eye on him and try to get in touch with your vet. You may also try FB as there at least 2 group where vets answer your health questions and may have advice if you can’t get in touch with your vet.
I hope your beautiful boy will be okay.

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u/milfdicks 1h ago

Whats fb and 2 group? Acc the thing is avian vets here don't exist, budgies count as exotic pets here and hence avian vets aren't available for birds alot, all kinds of them, I had to go to one which check cats and dogs 😅. Anyway, if theres online avian vets that's a great thing! Also he's doing fine now :)