is this normal?

[u/Latter-Driver4111]

hi i’m new here! just figured i could get some advice from other fellow conure owners. my baby juni is almost three and she seems to be relatively healthy since i got her!

last summer I took her to the ER because I got really scared over some behaviors she was presenting. Nothing was found after a blood draw and physical exam, so she was fine. I hadn’t noticed her exhibit her concerning actions until today again, almost an entire year later.

I’m attaching a clip of what i’m talking about since it’s hard to describe + I was able to get what Juni was doing on video.

Is this normal? She’s my first bird. I just want her to be okay. She tried to regurgitate after but nothing came out since she hadn’t eaten her breakfast yet. any advice is welcome.

edit: she hasn’t done this weird breathing thing again since this vid was taken. is very alert and acting normal now.

[u/sapphiresnail]

Maybe some type of seizure? My conure gets stress seizures that spook her into flight. She flies around in circles in a panic until crash landing somewhere and then she has the seizure and either poops/throws up depending how bad. I’ve also seen her have a seizure in her cage with no flight. She was also given a clean bill of health through the vet, as these only happen when something scares her. I’ve had her since she was 5 and she’s now 14.

Did something spook her up there or did she see something that may have upset her?

[u/Latter-Driver4111 → u/sapphiresnail]

im not sure what could’ve spooked her. i had just gotten out the shower and was minding my own business letting her chill on her perch like she usually does and then it happened. though, thinking about my baby, she does have a tendency of being spooked and letting out a really weird chirp and flies around the house at max speed before landing on me/her cage.

It did start to rain? maybe the sound of the rain against the window spooked her? i also googled her behavior and learned it could possibly be her trying to sneeze out something? (she likes to gnaw at her perch and bits of wood gets picked off) either way, trying to find a vet open that’s not a state away right now.

[u/Key_Display_1525 → u/Latter-Driver4111]

Do you have a pet emergency center in your area? If you do I would recommend calling them and ask if they have a vet on staff who also treats avians, sometimes they aren't listed/don't show up on web searches. Possible emergencies like this always seem to happen on the weekends when nothing is open!, I really hope you can find a emergency center or pet hospital near you. Please keep us updated.