7 weeks old macaw panting

[maounm]

Hi my 7 week old macaw was heavily panting when he was resting today. Sometimes he is just normal and when he rests he pants. If i play with him and is walking his breath remains normal. Please help. I am sharing a youtube video link

Panting

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[maounm]

The videos are from this morning. Early in the morning i nebulised him because he had clogged nostrils. His poop dosent look normal either. He was fine last night. I have hand fed him twice day with no problem his feeding response is normal and no respiratory distress follows

 

[maounm]

The room temp is 27 degrees Celsius and humidity is 54 percent

 

[tka]

Most of the experienced macaw people are in the US where it's still early. I'll tag @Macawnutz @macawpower58 @aooratrix @BrianB so they see this when they log in to the forum.

 

[Macawnutz]

I don't know... he is sleeping. If you woke him would it return to normal?

 

[maounm]

I don't know... he is sleeping. If you woke him would it return to normal?

Yeah if he is interacting with me or walking on the floor he is totally normal. He only does this when he is resting.

 

[maounm]

Thankyo

Most of the experienced macaw people are in the US where it's still early. I'll tag @Macawnutz @macawpower58 @aooratrix @BrianB so they see this when they log in to the forum.

Thankyou so much

 

[BrianB]

It looks like there may be wood shavings in the poop. He may have eaten some by mistake, or maybe inhaled some while laying down. Try rolling up a towel and making a ring with it. That will give him something to rest against that is above the wood shavings and he won't have his head in it. If that is pine, you might change it out for aspen chips. Some birds are sensitive to the volatile oils in pine and that may be causing a respiratory issue. I think it's good idea to schedule an exam with a vet just to be more he doesn't have something inside that is blocking his ability to breathe when he's laying down.

What does the little one weight and how much is he eating at each meal?

 

[aooratrix]

Is the baby at liberty in the room or is there a brooder or something you keep him in? If there is a brooder or something, what's the temp in there? Does he pant in the breeder, loose in the room, or both?

I didn't observe panting in the video.

 

[macawpower58]

@aooratrix In his first post is a tiny little video right above the big video.
I missed it at first.
It's him sleeping and the breathing.

 

[maounm]

It looks like there may be wood shavings in the poop. He may have eaten some by mistake, or maybe inhaled some while laying down. Try rolling up a towel and making a ring with it. That will give him something to rest against that is above the wood shavings and he won't have his head in it. If that is pine, you might change it out for aspen chips. Some birds are sensitive to the volatile oils in pine and that may be causing a respiratory issue. I think it's good idea to schedule an exam with a vet just to be more he doesn't have something inside that is blocking his ability to breathe when he's laying down.

What does the little one weight and how much is he eating at each meal?

At each meal he takes around 120ml of hand feed 3 times a day. He weighs around 1100 grams. The shavings you see are not from his poop they were there already. Unfortunately we dont have an avian vet here. The general vet said it might be due to the warm weather he is fine.

 

[hellothere]

Hi my 7 week old macaw was heavily panting when he was resting today. Sometimes he is just normal and when he rests he pants. If i play with him and is walking his breath remains normal. Please help. I am sharing a youtube video link

Panting

youtube.com

Playing

Hey, how are you? Hope your baby is doing great ! mine is doing the same thing and she is 2 months now. How was your outcome? What did you do that helped??

 

[Deleted member 57370]

I'm not one of the experts. But I wouldn't do so much activities with one this young . I try to have nature as my guide as much as possible, so if these would only be staying in their hollow at this age , I would only have them out for feeding, and limited interaction in their " nest" . And maybe you do, and all of this was just to make the video to share ?

Young hand fed babies are prone to crop infections , and if anything develops , knowing a veterinarian ahead of time so you can get quick treatment and quick recovery is so very important. Many if us have to drive 3 hours for vets . I hope with research you do find the option

Good luck with your precious baby . Wishing you decades of happiness and health

 

[Shezbug]

Hey, how are you? Hope your baby is doing great ! mine is doing the same thing and she is 2 months now. How was your outcome? What did you do that helped??

I'm not one of the experts. But I wouldn't do so much activities with one this young . I try to have nature as my guide as much as possible, so if these would only be staying in their hollow at this age , I would only have them out for feeding, and limited interaction in their " nest" . And maybe you do, and all of this was just to make the video to share ?

Young hand fed babies are prone to crop infections , and if anything develops , knowing a veterinarian ahead of time so you can get quick treatment and quick recovery is so very important. Many if us have to drive 3 hours for vets . I hope with research you do find the option

Good luck with your precious baby . Wishing you decades of happiness and health

The OP has not visited here since 2022, I don’t believe you’ll get a reply.