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My parakeet is breathing hard but still eating and singing. Why?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Parakeet | Female | 3 months and 17 days old

My baby parakeet have long and very desesperate breaths but she sings, eats, and she does everything except breathing as normally what can i do?

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 1st, 2019

This could be an indication of a respiratory infection which can become very serious. I would recommend taking your bird in to the vet to be examined. In the meantime, make sure there is clean, fresh air for Venus to breathe. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

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