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I just bought a male canary Approximately 1 year old from a private party. They said it was a beautiful singer. I noticed it's feathers were puffy. A few hours after getting it home it tried to sing but only croaked a little. Besides it's puffy appearance and hoarseness, he seems to have labored breathing and is wobbly on the perch and has a difficult time steadying itself for sleeping so he sleeps on his cage bottom.He doesn't bathe or preen. In spite of all this it has an enormous appetite. It constantly eats.