Parrot breathing heavily

KST said:
I've just noticed that our lasses parrot is breathing quite heavily to the point you can hear him clearly. This doesn't seem normal , he normally doesn't make a sound unless he's talking or clicking away to himself. He's still moving about the cage and responding to gestures to come and get a stroke like, just the breathing is a bit worrying.

He's never been to a vet apparently, and we aren't sure if we should cover him over and leave him...or should we ring someone?
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Sounds like he's pining for the fjords.
 


KST said:
I've just noticed that our lasses parrot is breathing quite heavily to the point you can hear him clearly. This doesn't seem normal , he normally doesn't make a sound unless he's talking or clicking away to himself. He's still moving about the cage and responding to gestures to come and get a stroke like, just the breathing is a bit worrying.

He's never been to a vet apparently, and we aren't sure if we should cover him over and leave him...or should we ring someone?
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Never heard it called that before.
 
JohnKay said:
:eek: :lol::lol:

Really though, get it to a specialist vet mate, birds pop off in a matter of hours. As said earlier in the thread they will hide any ailment to avoid getting picked out in the wild.
If it shows signs of illness it's possibly at deaths door.



Cracking feline Paddy, we have an all black tom called Bob. Funny thing, thinks he's a dog though, plays fetch and meows at the door when someone rings the bell.
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Topper mog , Bob,proper clean lad by the sounds of it.

Not a whiff of of stale piss or soft dog shite off the lad, not like some of the dogs in my area.

Fcukers reek of salt water,sand,dog doo, stale piss, and blown Bonio, and the owners are not much better, waft of meat farts off them.
 
becs said:
How's the bird this morning @KST?

Definitely go to the vets and get him checked out if he's still breathing heavily.
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I rolled him into the sitting room for a bit, put the fire on in case he was cold and he calmed down after about an hour although you could still hear him. I went to bed and he was back to normal by the morning.

I'm wondering if it had something to do with the cookware I was using as somebody mentioned earlier.

Eddie Hitler said:
Forget the Parrot, you f***ing washed up? :eek:
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Domestic god me man :cool:

Jimmer13 said:
Don't keep your parrot in the Kitchen especially if using Teflon pans, in fact don't use any non-stick cookware or cooking oils as these items can be toxic for parrots and there are lots of dangerous fumes in the kitchen from cooking. If food gets burnt also noxious fumes that can cause harm. Should also not use Iron near them . Keep my African Grey in the sitting room. If you can see your parrot has a problem they are generally not well as they tend to disguise the fact as its seen as a weakness in the wild and could lead to them being harmed/attacked by others or singled out by predators. Hope this advice helps - could just be as simple as moving his location.
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Thanks mate. He's fine now but this seemed to make sense.
 
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KST said:
I've just noticed that our lasses parrot is breathing quite heavily to the point you can hear him clearly. This doesn't seem normal , he normally doesn't make a sound unless he's talking or clicking away to himself. He's still moving about the cage and responding to gestures to come and get a stroke like, just the breathing is a bit worrying.

He's never been to a vet apparently, and we aren't sure if we should cover him over and leave him...or should we ring someone?
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Parrots are great mimics, during the heavy breathing has it ever squawked out your mates name?
 
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EchoMan said:
Same thing happened to our lasses pony but it turned out he was just a little horse.
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@Space Hopper :lol:

KST said:
I've just noticed that our lasses parrot is breathing quite heavily to the point you can hear him clearly. This doesn't seem normal , he normally doesn't make a sound unless he's talking or clicking away to himself. He's still moving about the cage and responding to gestures to come and get a stroke like, just the breathing is a bit worrying.

He's never been to a vet apparently, and we aren't sure if we should cover him over and leave him...or should we ring someone?
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this worries me. Though parakeets do well outdoors in this weather, so maybe he needs some fresh air
 
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KST said:
I rolled him into the sitting room for a bit, put the fire on in case he was cold and he calmed down after about an hour although you could still hear him. I went to bed and he was back to normal by the morning.

I'm wondering if it had something to do with the cookware I was using as somebody mentioned earlier.



Domestic god me man :cool:



Thanks mate. He's fine now but this seemed to make sense.
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Haway the parrot :cool:
 
Glad to hear the lasses parrot is getting better, any chance of a few pics (As nee one else has had the good manners to ask)
 
KST said:
I rolled him into the sitting room for a bit, put the fire on in case he was cold and he calmed down after about an hour although you could still hear him. I went to bed and he was back to normal by the morning.

I'm wondering if it had something to do with the cookware I was using as somebody mentioned earlier.



Domestic god me man :cool:



Thanks mate. He's fine now but this seemed to make sense.
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No problem glad I could help. Remember there are also Chemicals and additives in most cooking oils that can poison them or cause them some distress. Happy he/she is well:lol::lol:
 

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