munami
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Hello again, I was looking for some advice regarding my blind cockatiel. His name is Ymir.
He recently got his bloodwork and fecal done. While his bloodwork cleared, his fecal did not fully. He has flagellates and the vet informed me it is permanent. Ultimately, any interaction he has with my current cockatiel, Luna, must be supervised closely so he doesn't infect her.
We introduced them recently but Luna has never had interest in other birds before. Any noise that Luna makes throws Ymir instantly into a panic attack trying desperately to get to her. She flies away from him and it's heartbreaking to watch him try to fly after her. He also can't be allowed up high because he does have a tendency to throw himself off of things. Even the vet was surprised when she witnessed it because he had no indication of it before he did it. He has permanent damage in one of his wings from a previous abusive home as well as his muscles have been atrophied.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. They can never be housed together permanently and Ymir needs another bird to interact with. We can't afford a third cockatiel and even if we did, there would be no guarantee that the third cockatiel would have flagellates as well or that they would like Ymir.
My husband and I love him very much but we aren't sure we're the best home for him anymore.
If you can offer any sort of advice, please. Thank you so much.
He recently got his bloodwork and fecal done. While his bloodwork cleared, his fecal did not fully. He has flagellates and the vet informed me it is permanent. Ultimately, any interaction he has with my current cockatiel, Luna, must be supervised closely so he doesn't infect her.
We introduced them recently but Luna has never had interest in other birds before. Any noise that Luna makes throws Ymir instantly into a panic attack trying desperately to get to her. She flies away from him and it's heartbreaking to watch him try to fly after her. He also can't be allowed up high because he does have a tendency to throw himself off of things. Even the vet was surprised when she witnessed it because he had no indication of it before he did it. He has permanent damage in one of his wings from a previous abusive home as well as his muscles have been atrophied.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. They can never be housed together permanently and Ymir needs another bird to interact with. We can't afford a third cockatiel and even if we did, there would be no guarantee that the third cockatiel would have flagellates as well or that they would like Ymir.
My husband and I love him very much but we aren't sure we're the best home for him anymore.
If you can offer any sort of advice, please. Thank you so much.