Is this normal?

[FluffyBlueMacaw]

Hello! I noticed my female cockatiel having her one eye closed sometimes while the other one is open. Is this normal? She has never done this since I got her in may this year. I’ve also noticed her sneezing quite frequently, which also got me worried. From what I can tell there isn’t any discharge coming from here eye/eyes or nose, it’s just seems to be dry. Anyone know what’s going on? My other cockatiel is totally fine.

 

[LaManuka]

Hello! I noticed my female cockatiel having her one eye closed sometimes while the other one is open. Is this normal? She has never done this since I got her in may this year. I’ve also noticed her sneezing quite frequently, which also got me worried. From what I can tell there isn’t any discharge coming from here eye/eyes or nose, it’s just seems to be dry. Anyone know what’s going on? My other cockatiel is totally fine.

Closing or squinting of one (or both) eyes can be an indicator of respiratory infection, so that in addition to the more frequent sneezing that you mentioned would have me putting in a call to my avian vet - as it did when my princess parrot recently kept closing one eye. I'm not sure where you're located or if you already have a regular avian vet that you see, but the following list may hopefully help you find one ...

Avian Vet Resources

After a suggestion by a member, @Abu Colo, the Mod Team decided to create a list of veterinarians around the world who see birds. This was something we had discussed a few years ago, but the task seemed so large that we didn't get very far. However, the need is there and we decided that the time...

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Hoping your little one will be ok! 💖