birdieowne
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My budgie ( called charlie) is 6 years old and for about a month his poo is getting stuck to his feathers. (His left foot has also been staved so he can hardly put force on it) Preening for him has become much harder so this has prompt me to watch him 24/7. Whenever a build up of poop happens and he cant clean it himself I'd need to clean it off myself with warm water and a cotton-bud. Now this stresses him out so I try not to do it as often ONLY when necessary. Looking at him I see his health is declining and It makes me feel upset that I can't do anything for him. His diet is fine and we dont feed him anything he shouldn't get. His full back passage is filled with access poop and all over his feathers. He refuses to take a bath (hes been like that for a few years now) But it's gotten so bad that everything is just stained with poop.. He now sleeps a lot more and is only sorta active in the mornings.. I've taken him to a vet 2 times so far for a checkup on his foot and that situation is looking permanent since his age.. I'm scared because I love him and I don't want him to die on me. Could someone please give me advice on what to do and how would I go about cleaning his bum fully without stressing him out?
I would upload pictures but I dont want to hold him again today hes currently sleeping ontop of his cage so I dont want to disturb him
I would upload pictures but I dont want to hold him again today hes currently sleeping ontop of his cage so I dont want to disturb him