allergies

Hey all! My budgie, Genji, has been sneezing extremely frequently (10-20+ times a day!!) but the thing is, they're 90% dry sneezes. Occasionally he has a wet sneeze that is completely clear and doesn't run. I've checked for anything in his nares and he's totally clear. There's no sneezing fits...

My cockatiel has seasonal allergies. He’s been sneezing and wheezing, and then suddenly it’ll stop completely. I plan on taking him to the vet this week. But that’s what the diagnosis was last time this happened. Any recommendations for what to do? I already have a really good, non-ionizing...

Hi my one and a half year old cockatiel has been itching like crazy and when she preens will make little painful cries. I'm not sure if shes maybe shes itchy because she about to molt? But she hasn't started losing feathers so I'm not sure. Will they get itchy before molting? Could it be mites...

Hi! I'm new here and as you might guess, I'm doing some budget and research to get a cockatiel. Thing is, I struggle with allergies (Healthcare here is awful so getting an allergy test is kinda hard, although not imposible). As a little test I brought my boyfriend's budgie over for a month...

I have one budgie in my dining room. Until a few months ago for 4 years I did not regularly clean her cage. Now I do it with a mask on once a week. I have never had asthma or any bad allergies. I have never had ANY allergies to animals. Should I get an air purifier? I want to be safe and not...

I have a Green Cheek Conure, this summer will be my fourth year will him and I have had him since he was two months old. I’ve noticed suddenly in Oct 2020 that I break out in hives on my arms and hands at random, and the last week have developed itchy dry eyes. I don’t know if it is possible to...

My green cheek has had on and off occurrences of breathing issues like wet breaths, mouth breathing or wheezing combined with sneezing since I got her at 4 months old, but she has a great appetite and energy levels. I’ve taken her to the vet and they say she is really healthy and we have tried...

Hello everyone! I am currently looking to get a baby cockatiel this coming winter. However, I am worried about the dust, because I hear that allergies can cause severe damage to the lungs. I have two budgies which I don't think I am allergic to, but I also have an air purifier and keep the area...

Morgan's stressing me out again. This time it's an issue with her skin. The skin of her ears has turned black, and scaly around the edges, she has blackheads all over her back half, she's always itchy, and she has dandruff. I'm hoping it's just allergies, but she has other symptoms that lead...

Hello Bird Friends, I recently adopted a sweet and funny Sun Conure name Ben. In a few months I will be adopting another Conure. My daughter has two cocketiels and a macaw and tonight our conversation turned to allergies. Does anyone have suggestions on what can be done to help alleviate bird...

Hi everyone, I'm a relatively new poster here. I live in Georgia, 35 y.o., married, and work from home. I have a lifelong history with birds and have had linnies, zebra finches, and a Hahns macaw in the past. I currently have an adult male parrotlet and am considering getting a second bird...

Hi im new to this forum and do not want to be judged because I know there is a lot of judgment with people rehoming birds because they simply "dont have the time", etc. However that is not the case, I love my sun conure to death and cant even believe I have to think about rehoming him but I have...

So Charlie hasn't sneezed since yesterday... but this morning I found him with squinty eyes :( They aren't red and there is no discharge but this isn't normal... It's starting to look like allergies to me, but I'm afraid it may be something else... I'm really worried... I gave him a misting...

Hello, I have one question again, me and my family members has asthmatic problem. But, I want to pet birds. I bought 5 pair budgies and 1 pair cockatiels in difference room. No one sleep or stay in that room. I want to know health related question. Can I able to pet birds in this situation?? If...

I'm looking for your experience with plucking. We took in a 21 yr. old CAG and he had plucked every feather within his reach. I took him to a top avian vet, who put him on Allergy Shots. No change in plucking after 6 months. I feed him organic food and he's settled in to our family nicely...

I apologise in advance for the lengthy post but this is really frustrating me and I really want to find out what is going on with my beloved boy! Ok so I have a 3 year old DNA sexed male Rainbow Lorikeet who has been having a frustrating itching/night time wheezing issue for awhile on and off...