Causes & Treatments for Parrots Diarrhea: A Comprehensi

What's Causing My Parakeet's Diarrhea? How to Tackle It?

One: Distinguishing Genuine Diarrhea from Normal Excretion

Parakeets have a unique excretory system, often releasing urine and feces together, which can sometimes make it appear as if they are suffering from diarrhea. This might happen if your parakeet drinks a lot of water or consumes highmoisture fresh foods, leading to a large amount of urine mixed with feces. This is not actual diarrhea but simply an overconsumption of fluids. As a pet owner, you shouldn't be overly concerned. It's important to learn how to identify genuine diarrhea symptoms in your parakeet.

Two: Diarrhea Caused by Colds, Indigestion, or Spoiled Food

If your parakeet gets a chill, eats spoiled food, or drinks unclean water, these factors can lead to diarrhea. You might notice your parakeet opening its mouth frequently, acting restless, or even keeping its eyes closed and tucking its head under its wings if the diarrhea is severe.

Corresponding Treatment: Crush a fifth of a tetracycline tablet into powder and mix it with a small amount of water. Offer this mixture to your parakeet to drink. If it doesn't drink it voluntarily, you may need to administer it by force. Here's how: attach a soft tube to a syringe without a needle, and gently insert the tube into the parakeet's mouth, quickly administering the mixture. Additionally, if the diarrhea is due to a cold, ensure your parakeet is wellprotected from drafts and extreme temperature changes.

Three: LongTerm Unbalanced Diet Leading to Enteritis

Common symptoms of enteritis in parakeets include listlessness, frequent attempts to defecate, and sticky feces that stick to the vent area.

Corresponding Treatment: Adjust your parakeet's diet immediately, maintaining variety. You can change the feed ratio to 70% millet, 20% barnyard millet, and 10% sesame seeds. Also, provide some cuttlebone, eggshells, and allow it to peck at them. Offer some green leafy vegetables for freechoice feeding as well.

Four: How to Prevent Parakeet Diarrhea

Keep your parakeet's food and water clean. Change their food and water regularly, and clean their feeding and drinking containers daily. Note: Always provide boiled or purified water to your parakeet, never tap water from the faucet; ensure your parakeet is wellprotected from cold drafts and temperature extremes.

Regularly feed your parakeet fruits and vegetables, but vary the types often to ensure a balanced diet and boost its immunity. However, avoid overfeeding fruits and vegetables, as this can also lead to diarrhea.

That's all for today's tips from Oxygen Pet Doctor. We hope this information has been helpful.