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My cockatiel's having problems flying

Skum

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My 23 yr old male cockatiel's recently started having flying problems. He's hesitant, only flies short distances and often misses his mark. Otherwise he's healthy. Is this his age ?
 

Skum

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Thanks, that's scary, I suspect it's arthritis
 

saroj12

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Thanks, that's scary, I suspect it's arthritis
Take him to the vet. They can rule out blindness and prescribe arthritis pain meds
 

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I think a vet check is a good idea. Also, as my tiel got older I started giving him senior nutriberries. They have different supplements, etc in them that can be helpful to older birds.
 
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