Awww poor boy, I'm glad he's well. I've had my Sun Conure 26 years and he's never been sick. I took him to the vets when I first got him and never took him again. He gets fresh fruit everyday and he's traveled by plane, boat, motorhome and car. I had a plumhead parakeet that lived to be 25 and he was never sick a day in his life. I find this interesting but I rarely get sick nor do I take any kind of prescription or over the counter meds. Just good healthy living at it's best!

You're a good dad. Patient, caring, thoughtful. No wonder Apollo, so clearly, loves you, and feels so safe with you.

I just moved from Tennessee to Oregon and we camped the entire way. That's my guess as to what did it. Strange sleeping patterns and constant change of temperature must have made him weak. He's doing better now it seems.

my bird will bite the crap out of me if i did that

@baarikhan1936

5 жыл бұрын

Pops Same with myn

@chicken5761

3 жыл бұрын

I’m late but... Well you need to train it

@lianamilner4406

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Your videos are great! I have learned so many great, useful and unique tips from your videos that I have never come across anywhere else. Please keep making the vids!

he trusted me more than his other buddies...but since all those feeding episodes,he was reluctant to even step up on my finger...so i totally agree with spoon feeding sick birds.they find it playful and that keeps them happier and healthier.i stopped forcing my bird and and he went back to normal in like a week.he's the happiest boy now:)i hope your bird never gets sick again! cuz it hurts like a knife when they get ill !!

My cockatiel hated baytrill and we ended up in animal ER because I thought he was dying because his eyes got droopy after and he sounded like he was suffocating. Turns out he just hated the flavor and blew it through his nares. Haha.

@motherdovegreenriver6593

7 жыл бұрын

and did your cockatiel bird died after he was in the hospital

its so adorable when he drinks off the spoon, im glad hes recovered fine.

@dinischandran2878

3 жыл бұрын

Hello are you still alive 🤣😂🤔😅

Thank you so much for these tips, I also have a sun conure and I'm trying to teach him the tricks on your other videos. Great videos by the way!

Baytril is AMAZING.

When My sun conure first got sick he was scared of the syringe as well. I put it on the spoon too and mixed a drop of syrup, he seemed to like it. He got a bacterial infection two years later, I used the syringe and he took it like a baby. I guess he loved the syrup flavor! Great video!

I really really really hope he's okay I love him

Thanks! We are looking to get a sun concur soon. Beautiful bird you have there!

He's so cute when he's getting a check up :3

they are so colorful..... I hope Apollo feels better :)

I just fall in love whith apollo along all the videos

Thanks for the advice-wouldn't hurt to get all birds used to drinking a treat from a spoon before they even get sick so you will have better chance of getting the meds in

so happy he's got a good owner with a smart brain.

way to go looking after your bird...!!!...he is adorable...some people probably wouldn't bother...although I can't think of why...I did that with my cockatiel also...and he is fine!!! I can see that you love your bird and that he loves you...way to go!!!!

ahhh you are so sweet with your birdy! i wish i new this when my budgie got sick. it was so hard to feed her, her med but i always gave her something tasty afterwards. she was a very sick bird though, and even had to have a tumor removed then got diabeties. she also had some anger problems for some reason she would always try to attack people lol and fly after them and almost draw blood all the time! she was not shy at all. but was very smart though, for a budgie

doctor should say "trust me im the doctor"

I lack the patience to deal with a fearful animal like a parrot

wonderful! thankyou for the information! my greencheek has been well all his 13 years, but i always wondered how I would give such a small bird meds if needed. "Now I know! And knowing is half the battle!"

im pretty sure he got better so im gonna say the bleep when he flew away was priceless lol

Wow this was 10 years ago, is he still with you

Should be more people around like you

I hope Apollo gets better

It's cool you are being creative giving medicine to Apollo. I'm going to try apple juice next time I have to give her medicine. Thanks for the video :)

Thank you for sharing I really appreciate this information

That bleep was oddly satisfying.

Wow! You're a amazing owner!

In Australia you have the best avian vet in the world. Dr. Ross Perry. I can't believe you haven't heard of him!!!!!!! I am so sorry about your bird. You have to look Dr. Perry up if you get another one. He is wonderful!!!!

You're a wonderful bird owner. I am so glad to see someone taking good care of their beloved bird.

i have come to love Apollo through your videos, is he better?

Haha my sun conures name is Apollo! Thank you for the information, my bird also hates to take his meds so the apple juice trick will really help

Yes..they have an ear piercing scream....but are very loving..

he's like wow i have such a great owner!!! haha, i may try this with my kakariki!

I had to do this w/1 of my rescues. Another idea: if ur bird likes almond butter or bread products, u can also mix in the almond butter & smear on a piece of bread. I don't recommend mix w/sugar (or giving sugar period) cuz affects yeast in their system. Medicating birds is tough! Can someone do a vid on what flu viruses & illnesses r communicable between human & birds. Cuz I worry whenev I get sick., pinpointing symptoms can b tough.

He was sick about 6 months ago and I think this was a relapse. For some reason captive parrots are horrible at fighting infections. We have him on the same dose of antibiotics he was on before but this time its less per dose with more doses. He's recovering wonderfully.

@shwetasaxena4950

3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me medicine name for respiration infection of green cheek conure n also tell dose quantity..

I hope he's ok

I also recently had a sick cockatiel bird - it was very sudden that he got sick, just started throwing up on me. So he was at the vet's in no less than 30 minutes from the second he started. It was determined he had a bit of a gut infection, so they also gave him Baytril - a shot at first, overnight holding in a incubator, and then I fed him Baytril 2x a day for a week. The shot did the trick almost immediately, the feedings he didn't mind as well, till around the last few days.

Thanks for this tip.

Boy, have I got it made! Too bad I can't show you all the stuff I can do with my birds. Well, they're actually my father's but he's getting a heck of a deal with me taking care of them. You should check out Dr Ross Perry's videos. He's an Australian avian veterinarian and I learned everything from him and reading books on birds medical care, and I have crop fed, nasal flushed, given IM & SQ injection, blood draws from jugular vein, nail & beak trims, weighed them, treated them, etc.

As a sun conjure owner, i can say that i can hear a VERY familiar sound in the background during the apple-juice explanation:P

I'm having to give my sun conure some antibiotics, too. He shakes a lot of it out. He's still breathing heavily so I really hope it's not a fungal infection instead.

best bird owner probably on the earth :)

Hello Sun Conure love fresh oregano and oregano is good for colds infection thats there favorite herb and they love cuties walnuts,my son's conure like smoothies w/plain yogurt,berries,flax,honey,banana,fresh fruit,lentils,chick beans,just saying,prayer to St. Francis of Asiss too God Bless u all 😇

hi Apollo is not my bird , i don't know the answer to your question, keeping my birds warm during winter has been my way of keeping my birds healthy, my birds are very seldom sick, almost never sick. i keep them very warm in winter with a heater in their room.

I have a galah cockatoo that got a respiratory infection. I've also read that apple juice can be toxic to some parrots, one of the reasons being high arsenic levels. The way my vet said was to give it as the only water. If he gets thirsty he will drink.

one of the loudest breeds

great video! How did you get Apollo to sit on your shoulder and not fly around when hes in the house? can you make a tutorial on it?

Sorry to hear that Apollo feel betters sick

I have learn with my Quaker that I offer a grape and he will take his Celebrex willing for me. He is so used to the syringe for me now, he understands but still likes to give me a hard time once in a great while. But I can understand your trouble with medicines for Apollo. Cynthia

CUTE.

I have a pair of these, how is yours doing now?

Thank you for this video. I am wondering...I have an old lovebird of 18 years old who doesn't drink and eat enough anymore. So I have to feed him with a syringe, which he hates. But I have to do it because he just won't eat enough himself, not even his most favourite snacks. Now we are doing this feeding with the two of us. I hold my bird and open his mouth, and my friend puts the baby food in his mouth with a syringe. Now I am wondering....how much should we squeeze in his mouth at once? Is it okay to squeeze 0.5 ml in his mouth at once? Or is that too much to swallow for him? Also is there any danger that the food gets into his lungs if we squeeze it in his mouth? After feeding him like this he seems fine and actually nibbling and enjoying it it looks like. I guess that's a good sign right? A sign also that we did it correct?

hey my bird is wheezing really bad. I was wondering if the baytril helped?

When I first got my lovebird I had to give him two weeks of antibiotics twice a day. Fun. He hated it even through it tasted like cherry. Catching him was awful.

sad is he ok hope he feels better

do u think its a good idea to soak it in a seed so he can eat it?

I had to do this to my bird but he had to have shots every day but he didn’t bite me also I would recommend using a towel

Awww, is he okay?

Is he still kickin!?

Sweetest little thing… I need to get a geo tag for my bird :/ my macaw sounds so noticeably congested and it seems to be getting worse… can’t find much online

Have macaw thank you for sharing good instructions medicine she's had sinusitis before meds Beatrie is not good

Great video. Thank you for your uploads, there isn't nearly enough information out there for bird owners, and this is just another resource they can access! makes things much easier when the time comes to deciding what's going to work best for your bird.

I guess the bird teaches you to be creative as much as you teach it! This video made me sad though because it sucks when your pet isn't feeling well :(

Are sun conures loud?

Great video. What is shelf life for baytril? Also dosage amount? I dnt hav an avian vet and my reg vet doesnt take a lot of birds.

my love bird had the same thing and the vet gave him the same stuff but already mixed in water so could just use that as his water for 14 days

if ur parrot is always alert and preening is it healthy? because my parrot sleeps through the day unles i put on the tv but she gets bored and thats y she sleeps?

my parrot got injured ion the eye lid...he was talking and chirping on his way to the emergency clinic...the doctor prescribed some eye drops for him and some medicine to be fed to him through a syringe...i had to forcefully feed him that and hold him like that to put those eye drops in his eyes....trust me,that scared the poor little guy like any thing...he was having a fever the next day from all the extra care,his droppings were runny...he was not eating and just wanted to sleep.

@Zoe R yes sun conures are very loud especially when happy or seeking attention like mine :)

Whaat a preety baby...

Good owner! Is the sun conure ok now?

I’m sorry that your parrot is sick I have the same parrot but he’s not sick I’m so sorry

mine is sick too any alternate meds to give.?

australia is massive... ross perry could be anywhere from 20 minutes away to several days' driving...

His story was he was with 12 other birds and in a hoarding situation.I rescued him as he was the worst and its cost me a lot of money sadly. 2 vets who were bird vets were not helpful and cost me $400. Im dealing with my own health stuff but he needs care and i need advice asap He has one stump foot no toes, Other foot has 2 toes and 3rd one badly broken going a different direction. He has all his sheaths on his feathers almost covers his whole body. Some have broken and now stuck inside him. Its rock hard to get off. I can sit for hours rubbing it off but barely make progress. but some of the small ones with the smallest touch fall out whole.I was told by this vet he is an old bird so why does he still have this ? He is pulling out his tail ones because im sure it hurts . My biggest concern is the few that must have broke off due to him not being able to perch .He walks a small amount, balance is awful he goes to the side or falls forward onto his beak.Also told he has non cancerous tumor large enough to pull him forward. He doesn't speak,they said he could be blind. His one stump foot is locked so he can't move it. This poor bird just sits there in a corner it's the saddest thing. Any suggestions help anyone live near me i'd take him anywhere. The one vet was horrible i spent $200 for nothing 10min with him. I live in Canada Ontario Mississauga . He is in a beautiful cage i clean daily from mess. He is alot of work,He is on soft lined cage bottom,of blankets and even a cushion but has feet sores. I applied a cream vet gave seems to do more harm than good. He also had smelly blood clots through his whole back so 2 days and 5 hours i took a qtip to clean each one.He has gotten stronger with a lovely diet,i make sock nest for him to sit in like a donut so he can relax straight instead of falling over. I heat up his bedding at night a little and he loves it. He sleeps alot! He is also in my arms many hrs of the day. His feathers are my biggest concern. 2 straws inside body broken feather. Im sure he has more but the rock hard tubes are all over and i cannot just easy get them off. What can i do? Please help ......his broken toe in another pic,

Did Apollo get better?

Its an ID tag it has a code on it. I think its only to tell if its a male or female but I'm probably incorrect. Once you buy your bird they take it off from what I remember its been so long since I had a bird.

I haven't read any comments here, did you find out what your bird is sick from? Does the acid in the apple juice do anything to affect the medication? I'm just wondering because I have a Sun who loves orange juice and I'm thinking that I could use the juice method if he ever got ill but I want to know if the juice interferes with the medication.

does anyone know what cockatiels like to drink? what juice?

@Mia006 for my bird, the antibiotics (liquid) was about $15

Hey wow. I hope Apollo gets better? How long has he been sick?

How is apollo now? poor bird..

how much did the medicine cost?

What's that on his leg?

your a good daddy Jon!

my bibby birb has an infection and we are gonna take him to the vet im so scared

i m not getting wht happened to my bird eyes ....can u help

Did he make it?

My love birds is so sick.. I don't know what to do to help her...

Hi i have one of them but is always poof like if he is cold. I am worry about it. Do you think he is sick? I need help.

My bird kitt is sick he is a orange winged Amazon I have no idea what to do.

this happened to my sun conure but it was a rectal perlapse she fluffed up like apollo in the beggining of the video

Plz someone can tell me what kind of medicine i have to give it

Hey. I want to get a pet bird pretty bad since i love animals. But i also have a pet snake in my room (Stimson Python) she stays in her tank most the time accept for when I'm handling her which is a fair bit. But the animals would be out at different times. What's your opinion?

such a good owner :)

Sun conure. My niece's baby here are the symptoms. Has spent $1000 and he is sick again. Any ideas please???????