A bird-obsessed boy spent a month in hospital after his beloved pet parrots gave him a serious lung disease.

Kenny Kajan, 13, grew up with four parrots at home, but can no longer go near birds or even sleep on feather pillows after he began gasping for air.

His parents first noticed signs something was not right in March after he developed flu-like symptoms and felt ‘breathless’.

Doctors initially thought it may be an allergy or even a panic attack, but the teenager’s symptoms worsened over the summer.

In August, he was taken to hospital in the middle of the night, hours before being placed on oxygen.

Kenny was eventually diagnosed with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a rare disease often found in older people, especially those who have worked with birds or have been exposed to certain

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