Bird doctor online: can a vet help my bird on a video call?

The short answer

Yes, over 10 Vetezy vets who treat birds can check your bird on video.

Some bird problems need a clinic exam or tests; the vet will say which.

How a vet helps your bird on video

  • Vet watches your bird's breathing, posture and alertness
  • Vet checks the feathers, droppings and food you show
  • Vet says if your bird needs a clinic, and when
  • Vet guides stable birds with diet or behaviour worries

Before your bird's video call

  • Keep your bird in its cage, near a bright window
  • Take a short video of your bird and its droppings
  • Note what changed in your bird, and any medicines given

Bird video call: avoid this

  • Never grab or hold your bird down for the camera
  • Don't keep filming a panicking bird; tell the vet
  • No random remedies for your bird without a vet

When help can’t wait

See a vet today if

  • Your bird is not eating its food
  • Your bird is very weak or getting worse fast
  • Your bird has an eye injury or seems in pain
  • Your bird sits fluffed up on the cage floor

Go to a clinic now

Bird struggling to breathe, collapsed, having a seizure, bleeding heavily, badly injured or poisoned. Don't wait for video.

Not sure? Ask a vet.

Questions here are for non-urgent pet care.Prefer a video consultation?

This page is for general guidance and does not replace an examination by a vet.