My canary is not moving and is breathing very fast. She cant lift up her head

Question

She Is Laying Face Down On The Bottom Of The Cage..It Cant move...But its breathing..We found out todayy early..What Can it be??

Answer 1

GET HER TO VET ASAP!!!!!

birds dont show signs if illness until they are extremely sick

unfortunaltely i did not know and 5yrs ago when i got my 1st Canary same thing happened and within a couple hrs it died

Answer 2

sound like a possible heart problem or broken back.  I am sorry, make her as comfortable as possible.  

just thought - did you use any type of carpet cleaning powder around the room where the bird is?  she could be experiencing a poisoning,  give her fresh air.  call the vet now!

Answer 3

GET HER TO AN AVIAN SPECIALIST ASAP.

My daughter's Cockatiel suffered the same thing, and it was a respiratory infection.  Because birds mask their illnesses until the last minute, it is important you get her seen by either the above or a Vet who is very familiar with birds.  Based on this type of illness and my experience with our Cockatiel, do not delay another hour.  This sounds drastic, but I cannot stress it any more.

Added:  GO NOW GO NOW GO NOW  She may not make it through the night.

Answer 4

Get her to a vet asap. This is a sign of a very sick bird that is proabably near death. Birds do not show signs unless they are extrememly ill. She also may have gotten hurt. Keep her warm and quite until can get to vet. Put her food and water dishes low. Has she been laying eggs? Does she have calcium supplement? Good luck