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What causes a budgie's breathing issues, brown cere, and nasal discharge?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Parakeet | Male | unneutered

its my budgie he's always been sick since getting him. He has brown on his cere and is a boy is a darker colour then his blue he has trouble breathing as he bobs his tail and his cere holes always seem full of stuff he's happy eating drinking singing I use vitamin supplements in his water he has an iodine block in his cage and cuttle bone his cage gets cleaned once every 2 to 3 days

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on March 20th, 2019

If you are seeing discharge from Pegasus' nose or he is having trouble breathing, it is possible he has a respiratory infection ongoing that needs to be seen and treated by a vet to get him feeling better. Until you can get to the vet, keeping his nose clear of debris with a clean washcloth, and keeping him warm and eating and drinking may also help.

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