I recently went on a weekend trip with my mother and a friend, leaving my birds in the custody of my dad. He's not the best with animals, but he made sure they had food and water and put them to bed as well as woke them up every day. However, one of my birds appears to have an injured wing.
I let them out when I got home because usually when I'm gone for a bit and I put them in their cage they like to fly around, but Baby didn't do his usual laps. At first, I just thought he was just sleepy, but when he finally did take his laps he was much slower than usual and fairly lopsided. His landing was very unbalanced and I had to help him back onto his perch at the top of the cage. He stretched, and then he continued to hold his right wing up and out. I originally just thought he was stretching, but I realized he was only doing it with his right wing. He isn't treating it like it's broken, and he still eats and chatters and preens Shamrock like everything is normal.
I'm afraid that it could possibly be sprained or bruised? My running theory for how he acquired his injury is a night fright that I couldn't help him with. They have a night light but I think my dad hid it too much when he covered their cage.
I'm planning on scheduling an appointment with the nearest avian vet, but I would like some thoughts as to what could be wrong with Baby. I'm very lost and concerned. I don't know how much a trip to the vet for this would cost and what I would do to help him heal if it isn't just a sore wing.
Thanks in advance
I let them out when I got home because usually when I'm gone for a bit and I put them in their cage they like to fly around, but Baby didn't do his usual laps. At first, I just thought he was just sleepy, but when he finally did take his laps he was much slower than usual and fairly lopsided. His landing was very unbalanced and I had to help him back onto his perch at the top of the cage. He stretched, and then he continued to hold his right wing up and out. I originally just thought he was stretching, but I realized he was only doing it with his right wing. He isn't treating it like it's broken, and he still eats and chatters and preens Shamrock like everything is normal.
I'm afraid that it could possibly be sprained or bruised? My running theory for how he acquired his injury is a night fright that I couldn't help him with. They have a night light but I think my dad hid it too much when he covered their cage.
I'm planning on scheduling an appointment with the nearest avian vet, but I would like some thoughts as to what could be wrong with Baby. I'm very lost and concerned. I don't know how much a trip to the vet for this would cost and what I would do to help him heal if it isn't just a sore wing.
Thanks in advance