Yoshi'sMom
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Good day to the flock!
This is Yoshi, a free flyer. We had a terrible accident a couple of months back and he lost most of his upper beak. Vet says it will likely not grow back and time passing indicates that this is true. My question is about nutrition.
We've always fed Psittacus pellets plus homemade chop that I freeze into little cubes. Since the accident, I've pulverized his pellets and mixed in with applesauce, sweet potatoes, etc. I also do an even finer grind on his chop an include some of it with the applesauce/pellet mix. Since he can't do anything with larger seeds or nuts, we instead give him a small bit of almond butter, (no palm oil), as a treat once a day. And he loves lots of people food. Anything semi-healthy that we're eating, we let him do so. But...it seems he just isn't eating enough of things that are good for him and I'm wondering about vitamins to add to anything I prepare for him. Would it be useful or helpful to his overall health? I do have some concern that most of what he's eating is relatively high in carbs which I don't believe is good for any creature.
Yoshi is otherwise healthy, active and a lovely little flybaby. I'd just like to make sure we're giving him what's best to ensure a good, long life.
Any advice or thoughts on this topic?
This is Yoshi, a free flyer. We had a terrible accident a couple of months back and he lost most of his upper beak. Vet says it will likely not grow back and time passing indicates that this is true. My question is about nutrition.
We've always fed Psittacus pellets plus homemade chop that I freeze into little cubes. Since the accident, I've pulverized his pellets and mixed in with applesauce, sweet potatoes, etc. I also do an even finer grind on his chop an include some of it with the applesauce/pellet mix. Since he can't do anything with larger seeds or nuts, we instead give him a small bit of almond butter, (no palm oil), as a treat once a day. And he loves lots of people food. Anything semi-healthy that we're eating, we let him do so. But...it seems he just isn't eating enough of things that are good for him and I'm wondering about vitamins to add to anything I prepare for him. Would it be useful or helpful to his overall health? I do have some concern that most of what he's eating is relatively high in carbs which I don't believe is good for any creature.
Yoshi is otherwise healthy, active and a lovely little flybaby. I'd just like to make sure we're giving him what's best to ensure a good, long life.
Any advice or thoughts on this topic?
