meaggiedear
Rollerblading along the road
My friend rescued two tiels from a bad situation (one perch in a medium sized cage with no toys) and we have been working really hard on their diet because they were on all seeds. You can tell they are badly malnutritioned. All they did was do it, because they had no toys to play with. I helped them out by giving them one of my cages so they can have plenty of space. I helped introduce new perches and toys. The girl, Mosa, would try to flap her wings and the feathers would just break off and she would bleed. They took her to a local vet because she can't handle the hour trip to an actual avian vet. The vet told her the bird was malnutritioned and that's about it. We've been working on that.
Last night, the boy, Bacardi, stopped perching with his left foot. He doesn't want to walk on it. They took him to the local vet this morning. She noted there was no swelling, no signs of bumblefoot, and no cuts or lesions. Her best guesses were arthirits or brittle bone syndrome. Just looking for advice to make him more comfortable or help correct the problem.
Last night, the boy, Bacardi, stopped perching with his left foot. He doesn't want to walk on it. They took him to the local vet this morning. She noted there was no swelling, no signs of bumblefoot, and no cuts or lesions. Her best guesses were arthirits or brittle bone syndrome. Just looking for advice to make him more comfortable or help correct the problem.