I have a 24 year old Meyers parrot (since fledge). She is not around any other animals. Not sure if she is coming to end of life or what.. she has NEVER had issues or been sick. About 3 months ago she had an issue with her foot. She was limping pretty badly. I took her to vet and he gave her laser treatment for a couple weeks. She seemed just about back to normal. Recently, however, she has been showing weakness in that same foot. I took her back for a laser treatment (doc said it could be arthritis from old age) but it didn't have the same healing affect. He then put her on a few days of an NSAID and an antibiotic. She was still eating fine and preening... just seemed "off" to me an still favoring the one foot slightly.
Now she is off all the meds but every couple of days she is holding her poop for way longer than usual (especially in the morning). It looks okay when it comes, but it's a lot, obviously. Also, she is having a twitching from time-to-time on the "bad" foot. Almost like she is scratching her head, but she isn't. She also seems to flap more than usual -- and sometimes loses her balance. She is a pretty relaxed bird the last few years. She doesn't play a lot and mostly just sleeps on her play stand next to me. So beyond the weird physical symptoms, she is loving and normal.
The vet I am taing her to now say she is healthy as long as she continues to eat and preen. I'm just concerned. I don't have $$$ to spend on her (he said he could do xrays and blood work if it was waranted)... but if she is at end of life, I don't want to go too crazy -- I just want her to be comfortable always.
