Hurts when pooping??

Hi,

Iv got a senegal (had him about 2 years) and recently (in the last month) he started making a small noise when he poops, almost like it hurts him. Is this normal? Any suggestions?

Thanks

My eclectus parrot makes a noise when she poo's, she has always done it

Any concerns about your bird should be professionally examined by an avain vet.

i agree with spirit, it could be something or nothing, but like you said its something your birds started doing

also are you feeding lots of fresh fruit an veg??

Believe it or not Parrots can get constipation. So if you are at all worried that things are not quite right i think a Vet visit is a good idea.

True constipation in birds maybe predisposed by water deprivation, dehydration, and by eating unsuitable food & grit. Also if a bird swallows a lot if indigestable fibre such as string, cotton or its cage cover, it may interfere with & slow down the movement of faeces through the bowel, such that they become excessively dry (water is absorbed from the bowel) leading to constipation.

Constipation maybe be secondary to physical lumps from other causes developing in the lower abdomen & compressing or obstructing the lower bowel. Such lumps can be eggs, tumors, granulomas, abscesses & uroliths.

Renal constipation can also develop from similar causes & is characterised by the urate or uric acid (normally white part of the droppings) being to dry, untreated it is likely to rapidly lead to gout & kidney failure.

If your birds droppings are normal & he is eating a well balanced diet & all is well. It could also be mimicing some noise it has heard, sort of like a sneeze or passing wind or coughing all of which parrots will copy the sounds. Hope all is well with your little fellow.

I know this thread is old but my senegal did the same thing she made noise and looked like she was straining to poop. She had small bits of blood mixed in. She had a couple normal ones as well without blood but she still did the same straining noise. Shes in the vet now and they cant seem to find anything wrong..Im still waiting on the blood panel. Did you ever find out what was wrong with your senegal?

did your senegal eat something with red or orange dye? it could be that in her poop. but
if it's blood then i hope she gets well soon. ;\

All nice discussion but I was little bit concerned about the constipation in the parrots
but I'm thinking that what is the proper treatment.
If your parrot make a little noise, its quite normal and no reason to worry. Just avoid
to irritate them.

I wish Cameo made a noise when she poops. It would save me a lot of surprises.