My parakeet has gout and his legs are now paralyzed. Is it contagious for the other parakeets living in the same cage? Please help. – Ashley
Archive for the ‘bird’ Category
My Parakeet has Gout!
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013My bird refuses to eat vegetables
Monday, July 30th, 2012My bird refuses to eat vegetables, what should I do? She is a 6 year old lutino cockatiel and I have had her since she was about a year old. I can’t get her to eat any vegetables and I have tried her whole life. She’s laying eggs a lot now and I’m worried that her health will diminish if she doesn’t get more than seeds in her diet. Can anyone help?
Does my baby ferret have a problem?
Monday, June 25th, 2012My baby ferret Lia, is not as energetic as my two older ferrets. I’m pretty new at owning ferrets but isn’t the younger ones more hyper? Can she be ill? She’s not acting sick.
Thanks,
Claude
Can ferrets catch any diseases from pet rats?
Thursday, June 21st, 2012I have a pet rat and two ferrets. My rat’s cage is pretty near the ferret cage. We keep her very clean, but I think she has something wrong with her. She has a huge lump on her abdomen. She’s 3 years old, and I lost her sister to a tumor about a year ago so I’m pretty sure this is the same, but at the same time I’m worried she may have some kind of disease that she could pass along to my ferrets. Is that possible?
Should I nurse this bird back to health?
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012I found a bird that was lying on the ground, presumably injured. It was in a state of shock, as it tried to fly away but couldn’t. I took it home to try to nurse it back to health. Is it possible? Should I just let it outside and let nature take its course.
Thank you.
Paul
What’s wrong with my 7-year-old parakeet?
Monday, May 28th, 2012I’m concerned with the health of my 7-year-old parakeet. Here are some odd signs I’ve noticed in his behavior:
- aggressiveness – he was used to be very tame and friendly, now he bites my finger when I bring it close to him.
- fatigue – looks lethargic to me, refuses to leave cage, last time he flew he could only circle the room twice and when he landed, he started panting and shaking.
- he couldn’t even climb back into the cage for about 10 minutes. Most of the time, he just sits in the cage with ruffled feathers.
He is still eating fine though, and there are no signs of a fracture, tumor, loss of feathers, or anything like that. Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? Do you think he has some kind of a vitamin deficiency? or is it just old age? What should I do? I hope someone knowledgeable can help me figure out the problem.
Thank you.
Wendell
I need help with my small bird
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012I found a small bird (sparrow?) that is probably too young to fly. What do I need to do to keep him/her alive and strong enough until ready to go off on his own? Right now, he’s on a ledge probably hoping his mom will come to feed him. What do I do? Please help.
Recommendations on how to help my cockatoo to stop self-mutilating and feather picking?
Thursday, April 19th, 2012I got her two years ago with the problem. She is now living with a flexible collar and does very well (her personality is actually more normal with the collar on than when she has it off and is preoccupied with picking). Just curious if anyone has any further ideas. She’s got a clean bill of health from the vet, a new diet, and the largest parrot cage on the market filled with toys. I’ve tried different cage locations and increased frequency of her baths (she hates spray bottles). I haven’t yet tried her with another cockatoo because I’m afraid she might hurt it since she hates my other birds. Thoughts?
Parakeets health problem
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Well I have 2 parakeets that my daddy just bought me and I have some health concerns about them.
When I got the first bird I opened the box and she flew out when her wings were clipped so she fell on her wing I guess and now she holds that wing away from her body and wont mess with it. Is her wing injured and how can I help? My second parakeet is good I just wonder about his toes. His toe nails are brownish kind of black and is there something wrong with that?
Any answers are appreciated. Thanks!
Chris
How do you know when it’s time to give-up a pet?
Sunday, December 18th, 2011I have two parakeets–one of them I’ve had for around four years, the other one I got about a year ago. Since we got the new one, my mother has gotten double pneumonia and had to go the hospital, and I’ve had bronchitis five times already. My doctor and the hospital said it’s most likely the birds. I try to keep the cage as clean as possible, and I’ve got an air purifier too. But I’m just so busy with school now and life.
I’m in my junior year in high school and I know I’ll be going away soon, another factor to consider. But I’m also centering my career around animals (I want to be an animal behaviorist) and I feel giving up pets I chose to take in would make me the biggest hypocrite in the world. How can i start a career with animals when I can’t even take care of them at home?
Serena
