What to feed my 30-year-old Amazon parrot to help her gain weight?

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What can I feed my Amazon female to help her gain weight? She is at least 30 years old. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Birds should gain a healthy weight when fed an appropriate diet. For an Amazon, this is usually a diet that is mostly pelleted food, vegetables and about 10% fruits and nuts/seeds. Below is a link with good information about diet for an Amazon. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/amazon-parrots-feeding The need to gain weight is not a common problem with pet birds. Pet birds are usually overweight compared to their wild cousins. If Maggie has lost considerable weight recently, then I would first want to look for signs of disease. For this, you'll need to take Maggie to an avian vet, so they can discover the problem. Otherwise, no amount of feeding will make her gain weight. The vet can also assess her body condition (can't tell from seeing...need to feel the bird's body) and see if she is considerably underweight. I hope that helps and all is well with Maggie.

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