Hi Everyone. I recently rehomed a green cheek conure. (10 weeks ago) She is about 18 months and gets spooked easily as she was a neglected bird in the previous household. She hit my window very hard two days ago after getting spooked by the sound of me dropping a spoon. She was laying on her back without motion afterwards. I took her to an avian vet ER and she was seen by the vet within 2 hours. They admitted her overnight and Xrays ruled out fractures and soft tissue trauma. I've been told she did not have signs of ataxia. I am caring for her since the incident. (2 days) I trust the vet as the hospital is actually a teaching hospital for avian medicine. However, I kept getting vague answers to my questions. Furthermore, the vet clipped her wings horribly. (I agreed to clip in the heat of the moment, which I regret now) She is very weak but eats. Her poop looks normal. She doesn't do contact calls for my other bird. (she used to do that nonstop if they got separated in the past) I am giving her daily meloxicam as instructed. However, she can't perch. Her balance is off and she keeps falling when she's walking (on the floor). I attached a picture to show her foot. Her grip strength is good and she can climb to cage bars. She isn't preening much and sitting with puffed feathers. I have to add the napkin on the cage floor as her feet gets stuck between bars if I don't. She has feces under her and needs preening. I feel horrible about all this.
I'll try to see another avian vet tomorrow. Does anyone have experience in this area? Did your bird recover? I'm a human physician, I spent the Thanksgiving weekend researching avian health but I am very pessimistic and fear permanent nerve damage.
I'll try to see another avian vet tomorrow. Does anyone have experience in this area? Did your bird recover? I'm a human physician, I spent the Thanksgiving weekend researching avian health but I am very pessimistic and fear permanent nerve damage.
