paulina Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 My beautiful little Kenya bird (my five year old congo) like to quickly "wag" her tail back and forth when I'm with her, but I was reading in the health forums that tail pumping is a bad sign. Is there a difference between the two or is any sort of tail action a bad sign? What exactly is tail pumping? I was hoping to find at least a Youtube video to see but I can't find any of the sort. ~Paulina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) Birds wag their tails left and right when they're about to defecate or when they're fluffing out all of their feathers in order to put them back in place. Tail pumping? Be more specific. You've seen it on our Health Board? If so, what was the name of the topic? If it has to do with some type of illness , it won't be on YouTube. Edited July 7, 2010 by Dave007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Tail pumping can be associated with respiratory distress. This is more of an up and down movement and would be more continuous than what you're describing. We took our little parrotlet to the vet once because we thought she was pumping her tail. He reassured us that she was fine. He told us at that time that when birds are having difficulty breathing, they make a clicking sound with each breath. That's my limited offering on tail pumping. I'm sure other have much more wisdom to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulina Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 I saw the post: http://www.greyforums.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&catid=3&Itemid=8 for when to go to a wellness check and saw tail pumping as a symptom and even thou I just took kenya to the vet for a check up not too long ago (about 4 months ago) I was nervous the vet missed something! she only does the left and right quick fluttering so that seems more likely to be a preening deal, so ill be sure to watch for when she does it! otherwise she is eating great breathing normal and seems perfectly fit thanks for your responses I just got nervous and wanted to make sure my little one is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I think we're all fussy mommas and daddys with our birds ... sort of like parents with a first baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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