For example, parrots have not eaten solid food in the past 24 hours, but the dregs discharged are thick tar and dark green, which are biliverdin discharged from the liver. When it is excessive or persistent, parrots will have liver dysfunction. For example, the dregs contain a lot of water (urine), but the shape is strip or solid, which is not a symbol of diarrhea. Diarrhea is shapeless scum, only a lot of water. Feed is mainly carefully distinguished. The parrot residue with loose bowels is very diluted, shapeless and easy to detect. Opaque, white or milky white, this is urate in parrot feces. It is a protein metabolite of parrot digestive system. Uric acid in birds is excreted from the kidneys. If birds suffer from liver disease, the excreted urate will be a little green or yellow. If there are any shades of yellow, it reflects that there is something wrong with the liver or kidney. The color of urate in parrots infected with chlamydia is green. When you find that the color of urate in the feces discharged by your parrot or songbird changes, the breeder should pay more attention. The amount of urate in each defecation of parrots is different, sometimes there is only feces and liquid, and there is no white urate. However, if urate is not seen for a long time, there can be no problem with digestive function. If possible, take a small amount of feces for testing or consult a veterinarian. Urine is a transparent liquid excreted by parrots through their kidneys. The more fruits and vegetables that parrots eat with high water content, the more urine they excrete. Parrots will increase their blood pressure and heart rate due to stress or shock, and at the same time cause frequent urination for a short time, which is different from diarrhea. If you want to see a veterinarian, you can first put a thick paper towel on the bottom of the cage to collect parrot excrement, and then let the veterinarian make a diagnosis and treatment.
There are many reasons for parrot diarrhea, including gastrointestinal bacterial infection, viral infection, toxic infection and protozoan infection. Ascaris parasitic bacteria can also cause diarrhea, and eggs are excreted through secretions, which often brings difficulties to veterinary diagnosis.
Because it changes with the content of diet, the hungry excreta of young birds cannot be measured by a fixed standard. But generally speaking, fresh excrement should have no special smell. Otherwise, it may be digestive dysfunction or bacterial or fungal infection.
The solid feces of healthy young birds are related to the type of food, and the color may be different shades of yellow, brown or green. If the yolk in the young bird is not digested, the feces may be translucent and tar-like green. Young birds need to undergo veterinary examination when discharging red or black feces. If feces never form, it may be diarrhea caused by bacterial or mold infection. Too dry feces may be a sign of dehydration, or the food you feed is too thick (but even if the food you feed is too thin, the feces will not become thin).
For adult birds, as long as they consume too much water, a large amount of transparent liquid may appear in their excrement. But young birds before weaning should not have this phenomenon. If you find that there is too much water in the excrement and less white urate, be careful. This often happens when young birds are treated with antibiotics, which is caused by kidney damage. Young birds need immediate veterinary treatment.