Budgie making weird sounds and bald spot on tummy

[valynx]

Hello, for the past few months i have noticed, that my budgie is making weird noises when he is eating or after some flying/climbing, i haven't noticed anything wrong with his eating routines or with his faeces. The noises sounds like if he is in pain.
I have noticed a bald spot on his belly as well, you can see it in the photo.
He is 7 years old.

Can someone tell what it is? Please help me!









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The strange noise he makes

[birdguhl]

Hmm - that is an unusual budgie noise, in my experience anyway.

Have you seen him plucking feathers in that spot or paying more attention to it than other parts of his body?

I would say this is one for a vet opinion.

Others will have views as well.

[Marianne Marlow]

It looks like some kind of fatty lump or tumour. Only an avian vet could tell you which.

[valynx]

Just read a post in which budgie makes a same sound when he eats and exercises as well. People said that this happens, because he is fat and reccomended loosing some weight. Could this be an option for mine budgie as well?

[birdguhl]

What does he weigh?

[valynx]

I can't check  it right now, but im sure that he weights much more than the budgie which my grandma has, they are the same age.
Probably about 50-70g

[Hezz]

Oct 12, 2020 9:52:45 GMT valynx said:

Just read a post in which budgie makes a same sound when he eats and exercises as well. People said that this happens, because he is fat and reccomended loosing some weight. Could this be an option for mine budgie as well?

Very much so - your budgie looks obese and the bald patch will often happen over a lipoma as it grows. Ay abnormal growth like this will take up much-needed space in the body cavity so all organs are going to be struggling to properly perform, including his lungs. More exercise and less fatty food can help. What is his diet?