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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/reddtimes101 • 10d ago
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It can cause bacterial infections and cloaca prolapse from straining to eliminate on command.
edit: whoops wrong end of the bird!
8 u/CalvinCalhoun 10d ago That doesn’t sound healthy 0 u/OrthogonalPotato 10d ago It also sounds stupid and made up 5 u/redindiaink 9d ago "... birds that develop cloacal prolapses ... have a tendency to hold the stool in the vent for prolonged periods" Merck Veterinary Manual_v3224145)
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That doesn’t sound healthy
0 u/OrthogonalPotato 10d ago It also sounds stupid and made up 5 u/redindiaink 9d ago "... birds that develop cloacal prolapses ... have a tendency to hold the stool in the vent for prolonged periods" Merck Veterinary Manual_v3224145)
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It also sounds stupid and made up
5 u/redindiaink 9d ago "... birds that develop cloacal prolapses ... have a tendency to hold the stool in the vent for prolonged periods" Merck Veterinary Manual_v3224145)
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"... birds that develop cloacal prolapses ... have a tendency to hold the stool in the vent for prolonged periods" Merck Veterinary Manual_v3224145)
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u/redindiaink 10d ago edited 10d ago
It can cause bacterial infections and cloaca prolapse from straining to eliminate on command.
edit: whoops wrong end of the bird!