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Sula

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Hi,
My husband and I own a cute 6 month old male Eclectus parrot named Junior. :xflove: we love our little flybaby so much. Unfortunately he didn’t have a good start in life. :(When We got him he had an infection of the respiratory tract and a yeast infection. So we went 15 times in 4 weeks to the vet. Maybe even more often, at some point I stopped counting. Due to the good vet he is healthy now. At least he seems to be healthy, we keep a wary eye on him.:cautious:
the only problem Junior still has is that his nose is running sometimes, but mostly after he ate some watery, juicy fruits like papaya for example or when it’s dusty somewhere. We told the vet and he meant,that it could be that Junior has allergies and a genetic problem with his respiratory tract. But as long as his nasal discharge is just watery it’s okay. Does anyone has the same problem?

sorry for the long post :rolleyes:

I’m really thankful for forums like that :heart:

Your bird nerd,
Sula

p.s: here is a pic of our little rascal:joyful:

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Welcome to the Avenue :hiya:

Such a lovely photo of your boy :)
 

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Pretty baby!

I will answer more when I get a break, but I do see watery discharge on her sneezy days. Especially if she has been dunking her food or bathing in her dish or has a shower, she sneezes a lot after those things. If it goes on all day or longer, I would get nervous.
 

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welcome. What a handsome boy.
 

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What a handsome fella! Welcome :)
 

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Welcome! :welcomeavenue: Junior is adorable :heart:
 

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Welcome to the Avenue Sula and Junior! 1.welcome signs.gif
 

Sula

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Pretty baby!

I will answer more when I get a break, but I do see watery discharge on her sneezy days. Especially if she has been dunking her food or bathing in her dish or has a shower, she sneezes a lot after those things. If it goes on all day or longer, I would get nervous.
That calms me down:D our vet and some other breeders mentioned that Ekkies are for whatever reason prone to this problem. If it goes one for a Day or longer we would definitely go to see the doc. Thanks so much for sharing your experience!:)
 

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Welcome! Such a handsome boy. I wonder if probiotics would help at all? Maybe something to ask your vet? I know Ekkie's diets are pretty specialized.
 

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Welcome I love Eclectus's so much! :heart2:
 

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I'm still waiting for a much needed break in my schedule to answer coherently and gather more information. I'm going to pm you and check back in a day or two.
 

Sula

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Welcome! Such a handsome boy. I wonder if probiotics would help at all? Maybe something to ask your vet? I know Ekkie's diets are pretty specialized.
Thank You! :) yes, we gave him probiotics for some time because he needed to eat so many antibiotics.I’m German but we live in Taiwan and sometimes the air is a bit polluted (depending on the wind direction). I have allergic reactions sometimes. Maybe he has the same problem...
 

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