Kelsey&Marley Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Marly is a 1 year old CAG, and he has been really quiet lately and his poop is black. So I took him to the avian vet and they drew blood from him and took a swab from near his mouth and the Dr. noticed that he had a lot of bad bacteria from humans because we would kiss him, and he did not have enough good bacteria that a bird needs. So the Dr. gave us antibiotics and some of the good bacteria to give him for a week. We got his blood results back and his chemistry was fine some numbers were high (not within the organs) and the Dr. said it was from the bacteria. But Marley has been doing a weird low short growl that he would not normally not do, is this something to worry about? Could this be because of stress (he isn't plucking feathers at all) His tail is not bobbing and the growl is not constant, its on and off. I took him to the Dr. and showed him a video of the growl and he said that it shouldn't be something to worry about and that he thought it sounded like a baby African Grey making noises, but it is weird to me because he does not normally do that and he has only started to do that because he is sick, should I be worried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Sorry to hear of this bacteria infection. It is hard to say why he is making this growl sound at times. Could you post it here so we can see and hear as well? Your vet did say they were not concerned about it, but you are the best judge of whether your grey is acting out of character or not. Is there anything new in or next to the cage that coul dbe causing that growl? Edited February 14, 2013 by danmcq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I can't comment on the growl but to get good bacteria back into his system take Jay's advice of giving a little yogurt to him, its good for us also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsey&Marley Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 He's doing a lot better now! Thank you for all your concerns, he is not making any noises anymore! and he just started talking again, I was just so worried because this is my first African Grey and I don't want to do anything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Glad he is on the mend and they do practice sounds sometimes that give us some worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That is good news. Now it would be great to hear more about him and see some photos and videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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