My budgie on Doxycycline: tail bobbing, silent. Is this normal?

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Hello. I brought my budgy to a vet and she said she might have a respiratory disease because she sneezes frequently and she got brown spots above her cere at her nose. She gave me doxycycline and I have to adminster to her everyday 0.1 ML with a syringe. After 3 days she now ruffles her feathers alot and then sneeze. She doesnt really sneeze anymore without the feather shake. She also bobs her tail always. I She also got more silent. Can I do more. Is this normal with the medicine. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed | 0.0661387 lbs

Miranda Sadar, DVM, DACZM · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry to hear about Biba not feeling well. Your veterinarian is right - seeing discharge (the brown stuff) around the nose in combination with the sneezing is suggestive of upper respiratory disease (nose, windpipe). With the addition of the tail bob, this is suggestive of lower respiratory disease (lungs, air sacs; pneumonia would be classified as lower respiratory disease). Often in budgies, it is common for them to become quiet, and can get stressed, with medication administration as handling can be hard on them. If you haven't seen a great deal of improvement since starting the medication, I would recommend contacting your veterinarian. They may want to see Biba an additional time to repeat their examination and evaluate if the lungs sound better, or if the discharge has improved. If it hasn't, they may decide to switch antibiotics. At home, I would ensure that Biba is kept warm, as birds' body temperatures are higher than ours. Also make sure her environment is humid, if she will tolerate it. You can do this with a humidifier, or by taking her into the bathroom when you take a shower. This can help to break up any discharge and material that may be present in her nose, airways, and lungs. I hope this gives you a place to start, and I hope Biba feels better soon!

My budgie on Doxycycline: tail bobbing, silent. Is this normal?

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