Find Small Pets & Birds conditions by symptom
Pick a symptom you've noticed and review the related conditions.
Abnormal feathers and feather loss
- Psittacine Beak and Feather DiseaseSee a vet as soon as possible
Attempts to eat but appears unable to chew or swallow properly
- Malocclusion (Dental Overgrowth)Consider a vet within a few days
Avoidance of hard foods
- Malocclusion (Dental Overgrowth)Consider a vet within a few days
Bad breath
- Crop Infection (Ingluvitis)Consider a vet within a few days
Beak deformity
- Psittacine Beak and Feather DiseaseSee a vet as soon as possible
Beak deformity, overgrowth, or cracking
- Scaly Face Mite (Knemidocoptes pilae)Consider a vet within a few days
Bleeding
- Feather PluckingConsider a vet within a few days
Bloated abdomen with decreased or absent gut sounds
- Gastrointestinal Stasis (GI Stasis)See a vet as soon as possible
Changes in breathing sounds
- Snuffles (Pasteurellosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Complete loss of appetite and rapid weight loss
- Wet Tail (Proliferative Ileitis)See a vet as soon as possible
Crop swelling
- Crop Infection (Ingluvitis)Consider a vet within a few days
Crusting and hyperkeratosis on the legs and toes
- Scaly Face Mite (Knemidocoptes pilae)Consider a vet within a few days
Decreased appetite
- Crop Infection (Ingluvitis)Consider a vet within a few days
Decreased appetite and weight loss
- Malocclusion (Dental Overgrowth)Consider a vet within a few days
Decreased immune function
- Psittacine Beak and Feather DiseaseSee a vet as soon as possible
Difficulty breathing
- Egg BindingSee a vet as soon as possible
Difficulty eating as the condition progresses
- Scaly Face Mite (Knemidocoptes pilae)Consider a vet within a few days
Drooling or wet chin and mouth area
- Malocclusion (Dental Overgrowth)Consider a vet within a few days
Eye discharge, nasal discharge, and sneezing
- Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis)See a vet as soon as possible
Fluffed feathers
- Avian Gastric Yeast (Macrorhabdosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Frequent scratching at the face or feet due to itching
- Scaly Face Mite (Knemidocoptes pilae)Consider a vet within a few days
Green or yellow diarrhea
- Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis)See a vet as soon as possible
Honeycomb-patterned crusts around the beak, cere, and eyes
- Scaly Face Mite (Knemidocoptes pilae)Consider a vet within a few days
Hunched posture, reluctance to move, or teeth grinding
- Gastrointestinal Stasis (GI Stasis)See a vet as soon as possible
Increased secondary infections
- Psittacine Beak and Feather DiseaseSee a vet as soon as possible
Labored breathing and bobbing of the tail
- Aspergillosis (Fungal Respiratory Infection)See a vet as soon as possible
Labored or rapid breathing
- Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis)See a vet as soon as possible
Lethargy
- Egg BindingSee a vet as soon as possible
Lethargy and fluffed feathers
- Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis)See a vet as soon as possible
Lethargy and hunched posture
- Wet Tail (Proliferative Ileitis)See a vet as soon as possible
Lethargy and sitting fluffed in a hunched posture
- Aspergillosis (Fungal Respiratory Infection)See a vet as soon as possible
Loss of appetite and rapid weight loss
- Aspergillosis (Fungal Respiratory Infection)See a vet as soon as possible
Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis)See a vet as soon as possible
Marked decrease or complete loss of appetite
- Gastrointestinal Stasis (GI Stasis)See a vet as soon as possible
Mucus discharge
- Crop Infection (Ingluvitis)Consider a vet within a few days
Open-mouth breathing
- Aspergillosis (Fungal Respiratory Infection)See a vet as soon as possible
Persistent sneezing and nasal discharge
- Snuffles (Pasteurellosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Profuse watery diarrhea
- Wet Tail (Proliferative Ileitis)See a vet as soon as possible
Reduced or absent droppings
- Gastrointestinal Stasis (GI Stasis)See a vet as soon as possible
Self-plucking of feathers
- Feather PluckingConsider a vet within a few days
Soiled inner forelegs from wiping the nose
- Snuffles (Pasteurellosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Straining
- Egg BindingSee a vet as soon as possible
Swollen abdomen
- Egg BindingSee a vet as soon as possible
Thinning feathers on chest and abdomen
- Feather PluckingConsider a vet within a few days
Unable to perch normally
- Egg BindingSee a vet as soon as possible
Undigested feces
- Avian Gastric Yeast (Macrorhabdosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Visible skin
- Feather PluckingConsider a vet within a few days
Voice changes or hoarseness
- Aspergillosis (Fungal Respiratory Infection)See a vet as soon as possible
Vomiting
- Avian Gastric Yeast (Macrorhabdosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Vomiting and regurgitation
- Crop Infection (Ingluvitis)Consider a vet within a few days
Weight loss despite eating
- Avian Gastric Yeast (Macrorhabdosis)Consider a vet within a few days
Wet and soiled fur around the tail and anal area
- Wet Tail (Proliferative Ileitis)See a vet as soon as possible
White to yellow purulent nasal secretion
- Snuffles (Pasteurellosis)Consider a vet within a few days