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- Julie
This morning, I did a big naughty no-no and let my Hahn's macaw have a piece of bagel that I had broken off before I ate the rest (it was about the size of my pinky finger, down to the second knuckle). She had been served her breakfast, and picked at it a bit, but started begging for mine. Usually she takes a couple of nibbles and drops the rest, but today she snarfed down the whole thing before I could get it away from her. Shortly after she finished, I noticed she was opening her beak pretty wide and pushing her tongue around, so I picked her up to make sure she wasn't choking. She was breathing, but soon her tongue started pushing a bunch of mucus to where it was visible. I grabbed a few qtips (from a closed box I keep just for her), and started pulling it out, so she wouldn't swallow it down again.
I quick called an avian vet who has worked with her in the past, and I have an appointment in a couple of hours, but the tech said to just come in right away if she starts struggling to breathe again (once I cleared her mouth, and she forgave me for the invasion, she seems back to her regular self) -- so I will be getting her seen today -- but I wondered if anyone else has had this happen with their bird? I know breads and things with a lot of gluten can cause excess mucus in the human body, so could that be part of the problem for her? She was just cleared on Thursday of a bacterial infection diagnosed by another vet (who did not do a very thorough check up, and could only provide me with a few handwritten notes on her findings, rather than any lab reports or additional details), but the vet we are visiting today seemed to have more of a comprehensive plan for her -- which makes me feel a lot better.
I quick called an avian vet who has worked with her in the past, and I have an appointment in a couple of hours, but the tech said to just come in right away if she starts struggling to breathe again (once I cleared her mouth, and she forgave me for the invasion, she seems back to her regular self) -- so I will be getting her seen today -- but I wondered if anyone else has had this happen with their bird? I know breads and things with a lot of gluten can cause excess mucus in the human body, so could that be part of the problem for her? She was just cleared on Thursday of a bacterial infection diagnosed by another vet (who did not do a very thorough check up, and could only provide me with a few handwritten notes on her findings, rather than any lab reports or additional details), but the vet we are visiting today seemed to have more of a comprehensive plan for her -- which makes me feel a lot better.