FinchORI
Strolling the yard
- Joined
- 9/11/22
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- 143
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- Ori
Hello everyone. I have not been active for a while for a combination of mental health stuff and bird stuff. As some of you might remember, I had two female zebra finches, Arlo and Will. Quite a while ago, Will started acting very strange, drooping over, pecking at her foot, many other symptoms. We did lots of research online, some on the forum, and were sure it was mites. We really didn’t want to go to the vet as she was not a handtamed bird whatsoever, and the closest Avian vet was two hours away and we knew nothing about. We found mite medicine online and treated her, which had zero affect and didn’t help or harm her. A couple weeks later, her foot started swelling and turning purple, and her balance was worse than ever, so we had no choice but to go to the vet. They concluded that it was an infected cut on her foot, and have us antibiotics. They worked a bit at first, but soon she was getting worse again. She couldnt clean herself, her foot was blackk and she couldn’t put any weight on it. We took her back to the vet. This time they said they were wrong and it really was and infected broken foot. They gave us three new antibiotics. They did nothing, she was in so much pain and her foot was so disturbing to look at. A week later, we took her even farther to an emergency vet. They said there was nothing they could do and put her down. I was so embaressed and ashamed that I could fix her the whole time, and felt like it was my fault. I thought you guys would get mad at me so I didn’t post.
Now, Arlo is alone, sad and confused. I cant keep her and get her a new friend because of some unpredictable housing, family, and mental health stuff. She needs a new home and friend really soon as finches are known to die from sadness. She needs a home who already has or will get her a friend/friends, and is well researched on correct finch care. If you or someone you know is interested and lives in or near the western Massachusetts area, please contact me. Or if you want more info, contact me too, Please spread the word!! Thank you so much.
Now, Arlo is alone, sad and confused. I cant keep her and get her a new friend because of some unpredictable housing, family, and mental health stuff. She needs a new home and friend really soon as finches are known to die from sadness. She needs a home who already has or will get her a friend/friends, and is well researched on correct finch care. If you or someone you know is interested and lives in or near the western Massachusetts area, please contact me. Or if you want more info, contact me too, Please spread the word!! Thank you so much.
