Hi, I was hoping some people might have some information for me about green urine.
I took Oscar, my eclectus, to my local vet back in January because he had been having severe toe tapping episodes for several months. I took a sample of his poop, on the newspaper from the bottom of his cage, with me. The vet noted that his urine was green. She believed that it was a sign of fatty liver. We discussed his diet and she suggested I cut seed from his diet entirely. (I had read that twenty percent of their diet can be made up of dried seed; hence, I fed it to him.)
The vet said that because he's young (he's less than two), his liver should repair itself very quickly.
After I took him off seed (though, he still gets sprouted seed), his toe tapping disappeared; yet, several months later, his urine is still green. It only appears green when it dries out on newspaper. When it's wet, it seems clear. When he poops on the tray of his parrot stand, it also appears clear.
I took Oscar back to the vet for a follow-up appointment. She said she could not perform any tests on him, let alone treat him, because she is not a bird vet. She performed a physical examination on him and said that his liver felt healthy.
Oscar is very active and is never lethargic. But the feathers under his tail, below his vent, turned a pale green colour, which the vet suggested could be a sign of a mineral deficiency. Although I feed him the recommended diet of vegetables, fruit, sprouts, brown rice and pulses and legumes, he is a very fussy eater. He seems to have an aversion to orange coloured food. I offer him either carrot, pumpkin or sweet potato each day, but he mostly tosses them out of his bowl.
Unfortunately, the nearest bird vet is a four hour drive from where I live. I rang a few other vets in cities within my area and they said they do not treat birds.
Even though Oscar has been acting healthier since I took him off seed, with no major toe tapping episodes, I remain concerned over the colour of his urine. Does anyone have any advice or information they could share with me?
I took Oscar, my eclectus, to my local vet back in January because he had been having severe toe tapping episodes for several months. I took a sample of his poop, on the newspaper from the bottom of his cage, with me. The vet noted that his urine was green. She believed that it was a sign of fatty liver. We discussed his diet and she suggested I cut seed from his diet entirely. (I had read that twenty percent of their diet can be made up of dried seed; hence, I fed it to him.)
The vet said that because he's young (he's less than two), his liver should repair itself very quickly.
After I took him off seed (though, he still gets sprouted seed), his toe tapping disappeared; yet, several months later, his urine is still green. It only appears green when it dries out on newspaper. When it's wet, it seems clear. When he poops on the tray of his parrot stand, it also appears clear.
I took Oscar back to the vet for a follow-up appointment. She said she could not perform any tests on him, let alone treat him, because she is not a bird vet. She performed a physical examination on him and said that his liver felt healthy.
Oscar is very active and is never lethargic. But the feathers under his tail, below his vent, turned a pale green colour, which the vet suggested could be a sign of a mineral deficiency. Although I feed him the recommended diet of vegetables, fruit, sprouts, brown rice and pulses and legumes, he is a very fussy eater. He seems to have an aversion to orange coloured food. I offer him either carrot, pumpkin or sweet potato each day, but he mostly tosses them out of his bowl.
Unfortunately, the nearest bird vet is a four hour drive from where I live. I rang a few other vets in cities within my area and they said they do not treat birds.
Even though Oscar has been acting healthier since I took him off seed, with no major toe tapping episodes, I remain concerned over the colour of his urine. Does anyone have any advice or information they could share with me?
