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Why is my baby cockatiel pooping black and acting inactive and lazy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Male | 2 months and 12 days old

Sir/mam I am daksh nama from jaipur rajasthan, i have a baby cockatiel from 1 -2 weeks and all was going good, he has a digestion problem and he secreated a watery kind of thing out of his mouth. But it was fine. I asked the person from whom i bought this he told me to give 2-3 drops of apple cider vinegar in his feed i did that. And gave him 1 drop. But he started doing a black poop. And started to get inactive and lazy. I am very worried. Please give me a solution for that.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 17th, 2019

Hi, and thanks for your question. These signs could be compatible with an inflammation infection of the gastrointestinal system and surrounding organs (like pancreas and liver). A clinical examination at your local veterinarian is immediately essential to confirm these clinical suspicions and treat appropriately. Antibiotics may be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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