advice needed

[KevGem1]

only just noticed my female pere/prairie seems to be sneezing quite often,and every time she sneezes there is a very small amount of discharge as she is sat on my fist and i get a face full of spray.the sneezing seems to be intermitent but it is pretty frequent,could anybody please advise? i would be most grateful KEV.

[Sprout]

Is the discharge from one nostril or both? Is there any swelling around the eye or skin between cere and orbit? Is there any discharge from the eye? How is the bird in itself?
Sneezing can be caused by a number of problems, possibly sinusitis?? If so this will probably require flushing (easily done) to clear the sinuses of any dishcharge and covering with anti-biotics or nebulising with antibiotics/F10 etc.
See your vet if worried

[KevGem1]

spray coming from both nostrils,doesnt appear to be any swelling and no discharge from the eyes,she seems fine in herself apart from the sneezing.i dont have a nebuliser would i be ok putting a bowl of hot water with some f10 in it underneath the block while she is sat on it so she would be breathing in the vapour(like your mum used to do with vick if you had a bad chest when you where young).if this would be ok could you tell me the mixture of f10 and water?and how long would you leave her breathing in the vapour?thanks KEV

[Jack]

Are you by chance working with the bird in order to get her flying? Feeding her on the fist and manning? If so, and she seems fit otherwise, the sneezing can sometimes be caused by siliva drooling out the nostrils. It happens to all of them when they are hungry. When I am working with a new bird, or working with one of my regulars coming out of the molt, they do this quite commonly when we are dealing with food. They are hungry, and they drool. And they sneeze. I would always watch for other symptoms, but I would not worry much about it.

Jack

[KevGem1]

hi jack,she has been flying /hunting for a good few months now but thanks for the advice.i picked her back up today and she seems fine no sneezing.i did let her breath in the f10 vapour for about an hour last night using the method i described in my last post touch wood she seems ok.i dont know whether it was me over reacting,obviously iv seen my birds sneeze like that many times before but she did appear to be doing it quite a lot.as we all know its better to spot things early than spot them to late.any way thanks again and id like to thank (sprout) for his advice too.cheers KEV :yawinkle:

[Jack]

KEV, I would imagine that they have their days too. Colds and the snerts. Little nose teasers. If it gets to excess it might be something to get concerned about. I am paranoid when it comes to my birds, and any little thing sends me to watching closely. I wish you luck and good flying.

Jack

[KevGem1]

touch wood every thing seems fine now but thank you for your concern all the best for the rest of the season kev.

[Sprout]

KEV, I would imagine that they have their days too. Colds and the snerts. Little nose teasers. If it gets to excess it might be something to get concerned about. I am paranoid when it comes to my birds, and any little thing sends me to watching closely. I wish you luck and good flying.

Jack

Thanks Jack, good posts. As you say, best to keep a close eye on things but yes I agree with your previous post in that I have observed my birds having a little clear discharge at the nares after feeding, especially after a good crop.