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My parakeet died suddenly after acting strange. What happened?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Parakeet | Male

Bought a yellow parakeet three weeks ago, we were bonding very well. Jumped on my finger always and sat on my lap or shoulder while watching tv. Very chatty and active with toys in cage. Ate seeds and treats, but drank very little water, squirted him once a day. Uncovered him this morning as usual and he was very jittery and jumping all over the place, wouldn’t sit still for a single moment. Finally layed on bottom of case, sqeaked and died. Any idea what happened?

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Answered By Todd Cecil

Veterinarian

Published on October 9th, 2018

Sorry to hear about Prittybird. Any chance of an inhaled toxin, such as near the kitchen and your cook with Teflon? Scented candles, air fresheners and other inhaled products can cause acute death. Other than that, a post mortem examination might give you better answers.

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