The following signs or symptoms shown by your pet require urgent emergency treatment.
If you are worried about your bird please contact us by phone: 03 9416 3100.
Examples of emergencies:
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Seizures
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Unconscious
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Not able to stand or stay on perch, sitting on the bottom of the cage
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Not eating or defecating for >24 hours
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Open mouth breathing with or without tail bobbing
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Anything poking out of their bottom
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Bleeding from a blood feather or elsewhere
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Bitten/attacked by a cat or dog or any trauma
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Straining to pass poo or eggs
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Broken beaks
Seek care urgently:
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Any seemingly unwell bird
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Quiet or lethargic
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Reduced appetite
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Vomiting or regurgitation
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Diarrhoea or a change in droppings
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Sneezing or coughing
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Swollen eyes
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Changes to eggs
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Feather plucking or feather loss that has just started
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Not using a limb
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Blackened toe/s