My eclectus, Oscar, is experiencing leg spasms. I've had him for three and a half years, and it has been a recurring problem. He was toe tapping the night I brought him home, and it was not long afterwards that he experienced his first leg spasm episode. Over time, I've consulted a number of experts about it and taken him to three different vets, but frustratingly, the vets just tell me to watch what I feed him. I feel frustrated that I can't get a solution.
He had a leg spasm episode around the start of February. I got in contact with an ecelctus breeder who seemed to think it may have been caused by a build up of vitamin A in his liver. I removed all food, including pellets, from his diet that contained added vitamins, and I started feeding him vegetables, fruit and rice during the day and a bit of bird seed in the evenings.
The leg spasm episode he's having at the moment seems to be worse than the last. He's so upset that he's been squawking.
The only new food I gave him last week were some yellow cherry tomatoes that I was given, but I'm not sure tomatoes are linked to toe tapping or leg spasms.
Also, could it be possible that he's allergic to bird seed, since that is the only new addition to his diet? The last time I tried feeding him bird seed was about a year ago, and he had an episode after a week. Could it just be a coincidence?
He had a leg spasm episode around the start of February. I got in contact with an ecelctus breeder who seemed to think it may have been caused by a build up of vitamin A in his liver. I removed all food, including pellets, from his diet that contained added vitamins, and I started feeding him vegetables, fruit and rice during the day and a bit of bird seed in the evenings.
The leg spasm episode he's having at the moment seems to be worse than the last. He's so upset that he's been squawking.
The only new food I gave him last week were some yellow cherry tomatoes that I was given, but I'm not sure tomatoes are linked to toe tapping or leg spasms.
Also, could it be possible that he's allergic to bird seed, since that is the only new addition to his diet? The last time I tried feeding him bird seed was about a year ago, and he had an episode after a week. Could it just be a coincidence?