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Senegal parrot is limping and having difficulty moving around?
My 10 year old senegal parrot has somehow injured his right claw and is not weight bearing. He is using his beak and other claw to try and move about.
Any ideas on what I should do, care plans, what I could do to help? Etc, all advice greatfully received.
He doesent seem to be off his food but because of his injury seems to be struggling to grasp any food to eat it. Therefor is struggling to eat. He seems to be quite cheerful in that he is whistling and slightly dancing around as normal although it is obvious he isn't his usual self.
Again, any advice would be wonderful.
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
If you look back through my answers I am sure that you will pick up on the fact that I am a huge Avian Vet advocate ... having said this... I will answer that this is one of those cases where a vet is really your only answer.
If he is unable to hold his food to eat it, then you may have to hold it for him. It might help if for a while you put the food in a shallow dish at the bottom of the cage so that he can sit and eat from the bowl without having to hold onto anything with the good foot.
If you have any toys hanging in the vacinity of his perches, I would move them to an area out of his normal beaten path. I wouldn't take them away, I would just move them out of his way so that he can maneuver easily around the cage without having to dodge them. If any of his toys involve rope or string, make sure that they are cut close so that no strings are dangling that he could get caught up in.
Again, for the injury, there is really no one here on the net who can tell you how to treat the foot because that is something that only an avian vet can do once he or she has seen the bird.
I wish you luck
Source(s): exotic bird owner / rescue/ rehab