nobel macaw

so now echo is picking up the habit of screaming when shes not on me, not near me, no she has to be ON ME lol. she can be on the arm of the couch but unless shes not on me she'll scream untill she is or scuttle her way to me somehow. the way ive dealt with it so far is but counting to 3 then say...

so ive recently read that when a cockatoo grunts when they poop they are more susceptible to cloacal prolapses and other diseases I know that this can be true, but is it that common? I'm asking because my Nobel does this every time she poops. I read that feeding more squash helps with this...