smith365film
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My pineapple Green Cheek starting making an odd sound, as if he's trying to clear his sinuses, about a month ago. I noticed it after sharing some peanut butter (natural, no added sugar) one morning, and thought he might just be trying to clear any remnants stuck to his upper mandible. No more peanut butter for him, but he continued to make the noises. Here's a video I took of him doing it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/stm6oyzzht5ha2f/IMG_1202.MOV?dl=0
It really concerned me after I heard him making the noise one night, when he was supposed to be sleeping. A visit to the vet the net day revealed not apparent respiratory issues, but I was told to put him on antibiotics for a week as a precautionary measure. The vet only used a stethoscope to listen to his chest, and no further examinations were done.
By the end of the antibiotic run, he no longer seemed to be making this noise. I'm not sure if they helped, since this behavior was never consistent and I stopped cooking around this time, just to be safe. I never used any Teflon cookware to begin with, but I wanted to make sure that there weren't any environmental factors causing this.
A couple weeks later, he's still occasionally making this sound, usually in the mornings. As far as I can tell, there isn't anything specific that triggers it, but he has been sneezing a lot more often. These sneezes are sometimes provoked by him scratching his beak and inserting a nail into a nostril, but not always. He'll sneeze in batches of 3 or so, as if he's reacting to allergies or dust. The sneezes are slightly wet (I can feel the projectile moisture if I'm holding him at the time of the sneeze), but it's clear/not visible to the eye and his nostrils are always dry.
Today, I noticed that I can hear him exhaling if he's close enough to my ear. Here's a short audio clip of his breathing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mlat42g629qc4xi/Meechum%20Breathing.m4a?dl=0
He did take a bath a couple hours ago, so it's possible that it's water still in the nasal passages, but it seems to me that all of these symptoms point to a respiratory issue. I'm going to schedule another trip to the vet, but was hoping someone here might have some insight. My bird's behavior has never changed, and he still acts, plays, and eats like a perfectly healthy bird. I want to make sure that my vet is performing the appropriate tests, or else I may go to a different avian specialist. Any help is greatly appreciated.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/stm6oyzzht5ha2f/IMG_1202.MOV?dl=0
It really concerned me after I heard him making the noise one night, when he was supposed to be sleeping. A visit to the vet the net day revealed not apparent respiratory issues, but I was told to put him on antibiotics for a week as a precautionary measure. The vet only used a stethoscope to listen to his chest, and no further examinations were done.
By the end of the antibiotic run, he no longer seemed to be making this noise. I'm not sure if they helped, since this behavior was never consistent and I stopped cooking around this time, just to be safe. I never used any Teflon cookware to begin with, but I wanted to make sure that there weren't any environmental factors causing this.
A couple weeks later, he's still occasionally making this sound, usually in the mornings. As far as I can tell, there isn't anything specific that triggers it, but he has been sneezing a lot more often. These sneezes are sometimes provoked by him scratching his beak and inserting a nail into a nostril, but not always. He'll sneeze in batches of 3 or so, as if he's reacting to allergies or dust. The sneezes are slightly wet (I can feel the projectile moisture if I'm holding him at the time of the sneeze), but it's clear/not visible to the eye and his nostrils are always dry.
Today, I noticed that I can hear him exhaling if he's close enough to my ear. Here's a short audio clip of his breathing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mlat42g629qc4xi/Meechum%20Breathing.m4a?dl=0
He did take a bath a couple hours ago, so it's possible that it's water still in the nasal passages, but it seems to me that all of these symptoms point to a respiratory issue. I'm going to schedule another trip to the vet, but was hoping someone here might have some insight. My bird's behavior has never changed, and he still acts, plays, and eats like a perfectly healthy bird. I want to make sure that my vet is performing the appropriate tests, or else I may go to a different avian specialist. Any help is greatly appreciated.