My bird regurgitates often, losing weight, and it smells. Is he sick?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 6 months old
My bird(green indian ringnecked parakeet) regurgitates a lot daily...I've read that they do it out of love but he does it all the time...even when we're not playing or talking. Even does it in his cage before going to sleep n when he wakes up.the content is sometimes pink/Brown/dull yellow colored and is a bit smelly. And he looks like he's lost some weight too
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Published on April 26th, 2017
If Baru is regurgitating to the point of losing weight it sounds as if there may be a deeper problem going on. Prolonged stress or illness may both cause chronic regurgitation, as well as some infections, parasites and even obstructions of the crop or digestive tract. Since he is losing weight and doing it a lot, it is best to bring him to a local avian vet for a complete exam to figure out the underlying cause.
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Published on May 2nd, 2017
It may be that you're overfeeding Baru if he is continually regurgitating food. Since this has been ongoing for a bit, and he is also losing weight it is best to seek veterinary care for a complete exam. it may be that an illness, problem with the GI tract, or even obstruction in the crop is causing the repeated regurgitation. Making sure you are feeding an amount appropriate to his size is also best to avoid overfeeding.
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