The parrot sneezes: what to do?

If the parrot sneezes occasionally, do not immediately raise panic: perhaps it's just reaction to a nasal flu. More often parrots sneeze after cleaning (usually they are cleaned before going to bed), and also during molting. This is quite natural, so do not worry.

Sometimes (however, very rarely) the parrot occasionally sneezes because it imitates one of the people. Let's say he noticed that you sneeze from harshsmells, and now does the same. This does not happen very often, but you can not dismiss such an opportunity - especially if in all other respects the parrot looks quite healthy.

But if the parrot sneezes almost constantly, there is cause for concern. Usually the parrot sneezes for two reasons: either it has a cold or an allergy. To begin with, try to remember where the parrotcould catch a cold. Perhaps it was drafted when you ventilated the room. Perhaps the room is too cold. Perhaps you poured him too cold water into a drinker or a bathing suit. All this could lead to the parrot catching a cold.

Of course, in this case, you need to contact the veterinarian, but if you can not consult a doctor in the near future, you need to take preventive measures. If the parrot sneezes, you need to transplant it into a separate cage (in the event that other parrots live with him). A cage with a parrot should be placed away from the window, drafts and sources of noise.

You can also warm the parrot with a lamp. You need to warm up for 4-5 days in a row, once inday for 3-4 hours. It is best to use a blue lamp or an infrared emitter for heating. The light from the lamp can dazzle a bird, so it is necessary to cover the lamp with a light cloth that transmits heat.

In extreme cases, you can use a conventional incandescent lamp, but its power should not be more than 40-60 watts. Again, take care that the lamp does not blind the bird. Do not heat the whole cage, but only halfso that, if desired, the parrot could escape from the heating. Carefully watch the parrot during heating, so that it does not burn, and also the cloth that you covered the lamp did not ignite.

If in addition to the fact that the parrot sneezes, it still has a discharge from the nose, you can additionally add to it a broth chamomile. It is necessary to pour a tablespoon of dried chamomile flowers in a pharmacy with a glass of boiling water. When the infusion cools, you need to strain it and pour a parrot into the drinker.

Still it is possible to do a parrot of inhalations. For these purposes, you need to take a 100-pialml, drop into it 5 drops of tea tree oil, eucalyptus or menthol and pour boiling water on two thirds of the volume of the bowl. Pial should be put in a cage, cover the cage with a dense tissue and leave for 15-30 minutes. During inhalations, as well as during heating, it is necessary to watch the bird so that nothing happens to it.

But all this - only preventive measures that can slow the progression of the disease, but not always guarantee a recovery. If the parrot sneezes, it is necessary to contact the veterinarian. In birds, the metabolism process proceeds faster,than in humans, and the smaller the bird, the faster the metabolism. And this means that their diseases also develop faster. Only the vet will be able to tell you exactly why the parrot sneezes, and if necessary, prescribe a treatment. And inaction or illiterate self-medication can kill a bird.