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Zuya started making a wheezing sound yesterday. She took a soaking bath in the morning, and I noticed her making that sound few hours later. (I went to work right after her bath, and heard her over bird cam) It is not with every breath. Sometimes it's few breaths in a row, sometimes it's minutes apart. It sounds between wheeze breath. stuffy nose, muffled chirp, beak grinding, light sneeze. It kinds sounds more like she is making the sound when exhaling, not inhaling.
There is no discharge, her nostrils and ears are clear. There is no tail bobbing, I don't notice shortness of breath, but she seemed tired. She eats and drinks, her poops are normal.
She was quiet for parts of the day yesterday, wanted to sit quiet with eyes closing. At one point I noticed her beak half open, earlier in the day. But then she perked up, and was playing and flying and chirping normal sounds. She was her active self in the evening, getting into mischief. But still making that sound every few minutes, and pausing the activity with eyes closing. Throughout the night I could her her every few minutes wheezing, kept me awake (her cage is in my room). I actually worried when I wouldn't hear her few minutes, wondering if she is still breathing.
I suppose, it could also be just a coincidence that it started happening after a bath.
She has an appointment with a vet later today. I assume they might give her antibiotics. But it she really aspired some water into her lungs, can they really do anything about it? Can a bird expel water from the lungs on her own? Maybe it's not in the lungs, but still just in nasal cavity.
What should I ask them to do? Are there any tests I should ask them to run?
There is no discharge, her nostrils and ears are clear. There is no tail bobbing, I don't notice shortness of breath, but she seemed tired. She eats and drinks, her poops are normal.
She was quiet for parts of the day yesterday, wanted to sit quiet with eyes closing. At one point I noticed her beak half open, earlier in the day. But then she perked up, and was playing and flying and chirping normal sounds. She was her active self in the evening, getting into mischief. But still making that sound every few minutes, and pausing the activity with eyes closing. Throughout the night I could her her every few minutes wheezing, kept me awake (her cage is in my room). I actually worried when I wouldn't hear her few minutes, wondering if she is still breathing.
I suppose, it could also be just a coincidence that it started happening after a bath.
She has an appointment with a vet later today. I assume they might give her antibiotics. But it she really aspired some water into her lungs, can they really do anything about it? Can a bird expel water from the lungs on her own? Maybe it's not in the lungs, but still just in nasal cavity.
What should I ask them to do? Are there any tests I should ask them to run?
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