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- Oct 9, 2016
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- Roommates include Gus, Blue and gold macaw rescue and Coco, secondhand amazon
So ever since Gus (Blue and Gold McCaw) came home with us on Saturday, I've been watching him pretty closely and reading up on kyphosis / metabolic bone disease. He has an enormous hump on his spine. He leans to one side sometimes, slightly, sometimes seems to move very gingerly. He's not very active, and he's very quiet. I thought this was due to being in a new environment, but the more I read about MBD the worse I feel. In humans this condition is reported to be extremely painful. His spine is so deformed he can't preen the feathers on his back. The more I read and reflect, the more I think he must be experiencing considerable pain, at least when he moves. He will go to the vet soon for a checkup and beak/nail trim and go over his condition with the vet - he was being treated by our vet, as it turns out. I will ask him whether he thinks Gus is suffering and what treatments we could offer him. Heated perch? Parrot Celebrex? If you have any experience helping a parrot with a painful condition, what helped? Any advice at all? This poor bird...