Is there any other reason then being sick that a bird would do this?

 

Ashley has started to do it again and I don't understand it, she is on Doxi she has been getting better and then today I noticed that she was tail bobbing again. Please tell me there is some other reason.....

 

I was once told that it was a sign that they where in breeding condition but have never heard this again so not sure if it's true. I feel the need to

It can be a sign of mega, which is something you don't want them to have. Its a fungus. I have a new bird with a bit of a tail bob and i am thinking "ARRRrrrr i don't want MEGA!!!!!"

 

Actually it would be really helpful if someone could post a video of a sick bird tail bob - or is all tail bobing a sign of sickness???

Birds that have had long term illness can get scarring on their lungs which can result in them always having respitory difficulty. If she has been treated for everything and she seems fine otherwise this may be the case.

Insert AV crying in a corner

 

okay will split her up from everyone else in case she has got something more serious. All the other sickies look great and a few of them you would never know had been sick.

 

Once I get paid at the end of the week then I think I might take her back to the vet and see what he says. If it was Grey then I would not be so upset. I really like Ashley and had hopes for her and Brandon but now I am thinking that maybe my luck is running out. (and so is my Budgie medical fund!)

If it is scarring it's not the end of the world, it just means she may always look like she is breathing heavily, but she should be fine.

Insert AV crying in a corner

 

okay will split her up from everyone else in case she has got something more serious. All the other sickies look great and a few of them you would never know had been sick.

 

Once I get paid at the end of the week then I think I might take her back to the vet and see what he says. If it was Grey then I would not be so upset. I really like Ashley and had hopes for her and Brandon but now I am thinking that maybe my luck is running out. (and so is my Budgie medical fund!)

 

Don't rush yet! I was at my club's meeting yesterday and mentioned tail bobbing and was told that while it is a sign of respiratory distress it can also indicate that the hen is ready to go down/lay eggs.

 

The best thing you can do is pick her up and listen to her breathing. If she seems like it is hard to do and she is wheezing, then by all means take her indoors to a warm environment and treat as a sick bird.

Thanks renee.

 

She is currently being treating as a sick bird anyway and she is already on Doxi. I caught her today and had a quick look could not hear anything so maybe it is the breeding thing. Will remove Grey from the cage with her and leave her on her one hopefully that will stop all this... here is hoping anyway!

Also what is the level of tail bobing?? I have been doing some research and all sites i have read say that if the tail moves less that 1cm (in total) , then it's normal. but anything over 1cm is a sign of illness.

Good point Liv, I have a couple in my aviary that have always had some movement in their tails. They aren't sick it's just how they are.

I tried to measure and can't really tell, but the guys seems to be doing it now as well. I really think I am going to curl up in a corner and hide somewhere....

I tried to measure and can't really tell, but the guys seems to be doing it now as well. I really think I am going to curl up in a corner and hide somewhere....

Does she have any discharge from the nostral or feather stains above the nostrals.

How long has she been on Doxy as this has the reverse affect in healty birds

She has been on doxy for about 15 - 20 days and she was sick before she went on it.

 

Maybe I am jsut seeing things that are not there....

 

Here is a video, first up Ashley then Grey and last Brandon

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp1JB2LC7Yo

Hi

 

Just to put my two penneth in if it helps. Percy (who suffers long term illness) has always tail-bobbed. I knew it was something to do with respiratory problems but not quite what in his case. Well as he has a fatty lipoma (and several lumps too according to the last avian vet I saw), I was told that the lump(s) are pressing against his air sac and was making it such that his "lungs" weren't filling up as they should. However, he usually does it more when he has the bad gut (ecoli and other things I've mentioned here in days gone by)...so that could be an answer too that the gut is infected and causing probs with the breathing.

 

I do hope things work out for your little bird and you get her well again whatever the cause of it.

 

Chrissie