My cockatiel is lethargic with a swollen nostril. Is it a URI?

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Hello. Our cockatiel Paulie is very lethargic since last night. She has an swollen nostril and I noticed she keeps her beak partially oppened most of the time now, so I'm guessing it's a respiratory infection. She keeps closing her eyes and wobbling her head backwards. Problem is all the vets in the area are specialized on cats, dogs & farm animals. In the past I lost a guinea pig after tje vet prescribed antibiotics that in return caused GI stasis. Please help us! Thank you very much in advance. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 5 months old | 0.21 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Paulie seems to be suffering from an upper respiratory infection indeed, in some cases it could also be related to lack of vitamin A (common in birds on seed diet), she will need an antibiotic course (baytril) and a vitamin injection, most regular vet should be able to prescribe that.

My cockatiel is lethargic with a swollen nostril. Is it a URI?

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