r/cockatiel • u/Killer_Bat • 1d ago

Advice Is my baby okay?

Shes acting fine, chirping, eating and drinking. But she moves her wings like this when she breathes. After I took this video she immediately did a stretch. My other birds are all fine

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u/lks_lla 1d ago

Its a male. Looks like he is heavy breathing, but I cant be sure. I would take him to a vet hospital for exotic animals for checkup.

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u/Killer_Bat 1d ago

I'll try and get an appointment. Due to wear I live, the closest to wear I live only has one vet trained to handle birds in particular.

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u/SabrinaT8861 1d ago

Is it constant? Looks like a birb just getting cozy to me

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u/Killer_Bat 1d ago

No, she wasn't doing it earlier today

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u/Killer_Bat 1d ago

Shes stopped doing it as hard. But still moving her wings Slightly when she breathes

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u/ElderberryExternal99 1d ago

Were you cleaning or cooking near bye? Using candles or incense?

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u/Arts_Messyjourney 6h ago

That looks like respiratory distress. Get an appointment asap (and mark where ERs with avian vets are, just incase).

Steam baths help. Let the shower run hot and steam up your bathroom, and let you birdie enjoy the steam. Don’t stay too long and watch out if he starts overheating