Urgent Neurological problem with pet conure

[JenA]

Just wondering if anyone has experience with this. We have a year and a half old pineapple conure (Piney) and for the last week has been clumsy and stumbling, unable to perch properly, cannot use her feet to grip food, just very awkward behaviour. She is not eating the foods she loves, just bananas and a few seeds. The other night she took off in an erratic flight, just going crazy and flying around and around, then landed on the ground face-first. So we took her to the avian vet today. She said it could be a neurological problem, possible swelling of the brain, and gave us medication to give her for 5 days to reduce possible swelling. Also a special bird bread that has lots of nutrients in it, but she won't eat that. She is so tired and no energy, just not like herself. Could she have suffered a stroke? I'm so worried. We already lost another conure who was just 3 years old due to an accident. I cannot imagine losing another young bird. We are going according to vet instructions but I'm just wondering if anyone has anything more to offer. Thanks.

 

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