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Luka the tiel

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Now im starting to get very very worried about luka’s health. I fed luka egg shell powder because his crest was way too short and he needed calcium and it lengthened,then i noticed he had watery poop with swampy green color so i stopped. It returned back to normal for a few days but then like 2 days ago it became bad and then today it went from bad to way worse! His poop reached to the point where there i no solid in it at all! Just a little white splosh with alot of clear liquid! He also seems to poop alot now Even though he drinks,eats,plays,destroys,climb and occasionally whistle, there are no other signs of sickness except his concerning poop

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This is his poop this morning
Now its way worse
Could it be from the stress of playing?
 

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Luka the tiel said:
Now im starting to get very very worried about luka’s health. I fed luka egg shell powder because his crest was way too short and he needed calcium and it lengthened,then i noticed he had watery poop with swampy green color so i stopped. It returned back to normal for a few days but then like 2 days ago it became bad and then today it went from bad to way worse! His poop reached to the point where there i no solid in it at all! Just a little white splosh with alot of clear liquid! He also seems to poop alot now Even though he drinks,eats,plays,destroys,climb and occasionally whistle, there are no other signs of sickness except his concerning poop

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This is his poop this morning
Now its way worse
Could it be from the stress of playing?
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The water and white urates come from the kidneys. The lack of solids suggests he isn't eating so little waste is coming through the digestive tract. I would bring him to a vet - poop problems are a valuable indicator of illness, and waiting for other signs is not a good idea. Many birds including cockatiels cover for their illnesses by acting healthy while they have strength so as not to make themselves appear sick and target-worthy to predators. I don't see the playtime having anything to do with it. Please get him checked.
 
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tielbob said:
The water and white urates come from the kidneys. The lack of solids suggests he isn't eating so little waste is coming through the digestive tract. I would bring him to a vet - poop problems are a valuable indicator of illness, and waiting for other signs is not a good idea. Many birds including cockatiels cover for their illnesses by acting healthy while they have strength so as not to make themselves appear sick and target-worthy to predators. I don't see the playtime having anything to do with it. Please get him checked.
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Wow I didn’t know that!
 
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tielbob said:
The water and white urates come from the kidneys. The lack of solids suggests he isn't eating so little waste is coming through the digestive tract. I would bring him to a vet - poop problems are a valuable indicator of illness, and waiting for other signs is not a good idea. Many birds including cockatiels cover for their illnesses by acting healthy while they have strength so as not to make themselves appear sick and target-worthy to predators. I don't see the playtime having anything to do with it. Please get him checked.
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The problem is vets here aren’t very specialized. They won’t be able to identify his sickness unless he looks sick. HE eats a lot!
 
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tielbob said:
The water and white urates come from the kidneys. The lack of solids suggests he isn't eating so little waste is coming through the digestive tract. I would bring him to a vet - poop problems are a valuable indicator of illness, and waiting for other signs is not a good idea. Many birds including cockatiels cover for their illnesses by acting healthy while they have strength so as not to make themselves appear sick and target-worthy to predators. I don't see the playtime having anything to do with it. Please get him checked.
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My father is like “he is only 3 months old and you play with him a lot, he is too young!” I was like “THEN HOW DO PEOPLE HANDFEED?!?” His cage isn’t very big he barely can flap and climb so I get him out so I can train and tame him and he could exercise his wings But NOOOO my father must say luka is exhausted EVEN THOUGH LUKA IS VERY VERY HAPPY! He would go to the place where there is sunlight and look by the window and whistle with the sparrows outside
 
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Luka the tiel said:
My father is like “he is only 3 months old and you play with him a lot, he is too young!” I was like “THEN HOW DO PEOPLE HANDFEED?!?” His cage isn’t very big he barely can flap and climb so I get him out so I can train and tame him and he could exercise his wings But NOOOO my father must say luka is exhausted EVEN THOUGH LUKA IS VERY VERY HAPPY! He would go to the place where there is sunlight and look by the window and whistle with the sparrows outside
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It might be the sudden change, when you stopped giving him egg shell powder.
 
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