My budgie threw up after flying. Is he sick or just startled?

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Hi there. My pet budgie Aether flew out of his cage just now. He isn't well acquainted with being outside his cage, and I imagine flew out by accident. No big deal, got him on his perch and took him back to his cage. Problem though, he started bobbing his head to regurgitate, and then kept doing so in his cage. It was just lil bits of food first, then liquid. He's stopped now and he's eating just fine. Could he have just been startled, or should I be really worried?

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

If he is not accustomed to flying around in any fashion, than I would not be terribly worried by this unless it happens a couple more times. Even though they are birds and you'd think they should not suffer from motion sickness, it definitely can happen in fledglings. Whether or not it was motion sickness, stress, or something else that caused this incident will be evident soon enough it the symptoms continue in any chronic fashion. If this is the case, you will need to track down your nearest vet comfortable with treating avian species.

My budgie threw up after flying. Is he sick or just startled?

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