Bumblefoot?...

Raisin said:

So, we recently bought 2 new tiels. A male and a female. They used to be kept as pets in the house we bought them from. They were in a fairly good-sized cage with only one perch. And they were only fed sunflower seeds. Luckily, they're not addicted to them and eats other seeds as well. But they won't try any other healthier foods. We're going to keep on trying to give them more veggies.

Both of them tolerate people being around them but they aren't hand tame. The female accepts treats from hand. The male hates hands. We're working on taming them more and so far, we have seen good results. The male is a pied and the female is a whiteface though her plumage is lighter than normal.

Because of the conditions they lived in before, the female seems to have bumblefoot. We don't have any vets in the country so the only option we have is to home treat her. It doesn't seem to be that bad and hopefully, we will be able to treat it at home. So, what are any options that are available to treat her?

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Raisin said:

There aren't any avian vets anywhere near me (Maldives). The closest is in India and transporting a bird to India... I'm not sure if we can even do it. We have already gotten natural bird safe perches, but we haven't put it in the cage yet. We will soon. Currently, the cage does not have a dowel perch. But we just got new perches with more variety.

We're also trying to give her veggies like carrots and dandelion greens. But, since she is a seed junkie, she isn't eating any, and neither is her mate. We're also making sure her cage is clean and she is getting 11 hours of sleep at the least.

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Well, mine took 2 entire years to even try raw spinach (with 4x weekly exposure), if that gives you an idea of how long it could take lol

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