Hello everyone
My cockatiel Woo has developed arthritis in one foot and has been having a hard time getting around. She’s now 24 and she’s my only remaining bird. Her cage mates have lived their life expectancy and she’s now alone. I’m happy for that since there won’t be any issues with her being bullied. She was in a huge cage until yesterday because this past week she’s been falling off her perches. So I bought her a 30x18x18 cage so she’s close to the ground. I put poster board paper along the bottom grate so she can walk on it. I also invested in all new perches are flat.
Is there a water additive I can use that’ll dispense an anti inflammatory or pain reducer? She isn’t one that likes to be handled in that way to administer drops. As it is I got torn up yesterday moving her to the new cage. I can hold her but the moment I try to hold her down the nightmare begins. I really don’t want to stress her especially since she’s old and in pain.
Any advice would be great!
Thanks everyone!
My cockatiel Woo has developed arthritis in one foot and has been having a hard time getting around. She’s now 24 and she’s my only remaining bird. Her cage mates have lived their life expectancy and she’s now alone. I’m happy for that since there won’t be any issues with her being bullied. She was in a huge cage until yesterday because this past week she’s been falling off her perches. So I bought her a 30x18x18 cage so she’s close to the ground. I put poster board paper along the bottom grate so she can walk on it. I also invested in all new perches are flat.
Is there a water additive I can use that’ll dispense an anti inflammatory or pain reducer? She isn’t one that likes to be handled in that way to administer drops. As it is I got torn up yesterday moving her to the new cage. I can hold her but the moment I try to hold her down the nightmare begins. I really don’t want to stress her especially since she’s old and in pain.
Any advice would be great!
Thanks everyone!