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Urgent Problem of sneezing (coughing)

peaches13

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Hello,
My bird seems to cough often, so I went to the hospital, but the doctor was diagnosed as having a healthy bird. Also I wrote about coughing on post then I realized my bird needs an air purifier. After I used it, I seem to be coughing less. But today my bird seems to be coughing more, so I'm worried, so I don't know what the problem is. he ate well, were active, and his poop was good. When my bird coughs, there is no liquid secretion and discharge. My question is, is this not a problem or is there another solution? I wonder if other birds cough frequently and shouldn't worry about it.
Thank you for reading my post.
 

JLcribber

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Birds do not have the ability to cough. They do not have lungs like us but rather an air sac system. What they do have is the ability to “mimic” someone’s cough.

So is there Somebody in the house that coughs a lot?
 

peaches13

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Birds do not have the ability to cough. They do not have lungs like us but rather an air sac system. What they do have is the ability to “mimic” someone’s cough.

So is there Somebody in the house that coughs a lot?
Oh that is very interesting. Nobody coughs a lot in my house..
 

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Did he have previous owners? I had a rescue before who coughed just like a person. It turns out he was imitating the smokers cough of the previous owner.
 

peaches13

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Did he have previous owners? I had a rescue before who coughed just like a person. It turns out he was imitating the smokers cough of the previous owner.
I bought him by Petsmart, but maybe a worker is smoker. I did test for him in avian vet and the vet said he does not have bacterial infection.. Today, he did not cough or sneeze that makes me happy.
 
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