Pineapple conure yellow poop

[Nitro]

Hello all, I'm the proud new owner of a beautiful pineapple conure named Nitro,he's only 9 weeks old and I noticed over the last 24ish hours he's been popping yellow. As this is a distinct change from how he was pooping prior I made the precaution of making an appointment with an avian vet for tomorrow. I did this just to be cautious and he hasn't had his first visit yet anyway. Full disclosure on his diet, the breeder was feeding him a seed medley with some multicolored pellets thrown in. I tried to get him on pellets but a no go so I went with nutriberries the last six or so days as a staple diet. I did some research and found it was okay and better than seeds if he won't eat pellets. He also has some apple (moderate amount) nibbles at his spinach and started munching on a couple carrot sticks yesterday. I'm just wondering if I'm being overly paranoid, hope I am.

Thanks!

 

[SilverSage]

No such thing as overly paranoid about the health of a baby bird

Also just a fun fact, your bird is a green cheeked conure; pineapple is just the color

Congrats and please be sure to get GRAM STAINS as really no avian exam is worth anything without them. Plan to spend $40-$60 for them on top of the regular exam fee, and plan on including them in every routine visit


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[Anansi]

Hello, and welcome to the Parrot Forums family!

Dani is right, there's no such thing as overly paranoid in this instance. A bird's health can spiral downhill so swiftly that it is best to take every possible precaution just in case. Hope all is well with Nitro.

 

[Nitro]

No such thing as overly paranoid about the health of a baby bird

Also just a fun fact, your bird is a green cheeked conure; pineapple is just the color

Congrats and please be sure to get GRAM STAINS as really no avian exam is worth anything without them. Plan to spend $40-$60 for them on top of the regular exam fee, and plan on including them in every routine visit


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That's right GCC but the mutation is a pineapple conure, completely forgot about that lol. So what are gramstains? Should I bring some stool samples? Yesterday and early it was more greenish now it's just downright yellow. Thankfully he's not lethargic or anything, he's particular energetic today actually.

 

[Anansi]

Bringing stool samples is a great idea. Chances are your little guy will be more than happy to provide far fresher specimens for your vet to work with, but you never know if a bit of stage fright will hit.

 

[Nitro]

Bringing stool samples is a great idea. Chances are your little guy will be more than happy to provide far fresher specimens for your vet to work with, but you never know if a bit of stage fright will hit.

Thanks! I'm just worried it could be fatty liver, hopefully it's nothing

 

[SilverSage]

It's much more likely to be something simple like a bacterial infection than fatty liver especially in a bird that age. Bringing a FRESH stool sample is a good idea, but scheduling the visit for right after breakfast so he poops in the carrier is likely to be much easier


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[plumsmum2005]

Collect samples in a glass jar and keep sealed in the fridge until your appointment

 

[Nitro]

Hello all! Just wanted to fill everyone in. The vet seems to think that it was because of his new interest in eating carrots. He gave him a full physical, checked his breathing with a stethoscope and his weight. He said he looks in perfect birdy health. 58 grams at 10 weeks! Seems big for a baby but he said he's healthy so I'll take it. Only other thing I'm wondering about is he seems to be fluffing his feathers alot and puffing up. The vet said he's healthy so I don't think it's a sickness thing

 

[SilverSage]

Did he do gram stains?


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[Nitro]

Did he do gram stains?


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Didn't do gram stains but his stool is back to normal now and have even managed to get him on to pellets finally, he's still eating veggies of course. Could be because it's a little chilly in the basement (finished of course) at 20 degrees celcius. I even asked the vet about if it's too cold, he said it's perfectly fine. His stool went back to normal before he started on the pellets by the way.

 

[SilverSage]

Ok. In the future I highly recommend a gram stain be part of every single vet visit because birds are SO GOOD at hiding illness. Routine gram stains save lives. Just something to keep in mind for future well birdy visits.


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[LordTriggs]

Ok. In the future I highly recommend a gram stain be part of every single vet visit because birds are SO GOOD at hiding illness. Routine gram stains save lives. Just something to keep in mind for future well birdy visits.


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Very true. Both vets in my vicinity one being apparently one of the top in the UK both say a check-up every 6 months and they refuse to see a bird without doing a gram stain and they charge next to nothing for them just t give an idea how important they are.

 

[SilverSage]

That's fantastic! Those are good vets. It actually really frustrates me that any vet would suggest a checkup of any sort is complete without them. My vet in Hawaii charged $40, but of course we need a new vet now


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[LordTriggs]

yeah, saying that the one I got a quote from was super cheap! For a new bird check-up, gram stain, bloodwork, dna testing and fitting a microchip which would need to be done under anesthetic was £260 which is about $340. It's kind of crazy how cheap it was. They charge £40 for a check-up and gram stain so it would never be an issue to get done and of course insurance would cover it all