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- Shannan
I have some feeding questions specifically regarding senior African Grays. My Walter is 38 years old. He is currently on a mostly pellet diet having recently further reduced his seeds treats at the recommendation of my avian vet (which I have only recently found). Walter is being treated for some gout,( I think) and arthritis. I think she knows what she is doing and she is good with Walter but doesn’t explain much. Gave us some meds but didn’t tell me what it does or how long to stay on the meds ( maloxicam(sp?) and gabapentin (sp). We follow up soon and I will write down my questions. She plans on doing more tests next time as she didn’t want him too stressed. I’m trying to improve his diet since he seems to be improving the more I improve his diet but I don’t have much guidance except reduce seeds and feed pellets. I do supplement his pellets with some fruit and veggies but I think he needs more. I’m going to try getting him on some chop and have ordered some food from Avian Organics to get me started. I also need to mention that my life is very busy taking care of elderly family members and as such I need to implement this new plan in a way that is efficient for me. My questions are. What species specific things do I need to take into account? How much of each food should I feed? How often should he eat? Please help an old parrot owner out. I feel so bad because I did not keep up with the latest research on parrots and my poor beloved Walter is not in as good a health as he should be. He is 38 and I really want him to stay around for a long time.