HI. Our parakeet is between 5 and 8 years old. Between wing clippings she got startled and flew to the window sill but then fell to the floor (6 weeks ago). Her wings were not hurt (checked by a friend who is a more experienced bird owner) but one of her feet doesn't seem to work right anymore. Our friend clipped her nails also, as she was having trouble letting go and would get them caught in the carpet when let on the floor. She seemed to get her foot caught on the wires of her cage and used her beak a lot to help her get around her cage, but looked unsteady on her perches.
Now it has gotten so bad that she can no longer hold on to her perch (she actually fell off of it last night - small cage, and she flapped furiously, but could not stay up). She hangs out at the bottom of her cage, makes sad little noises (no longer chirps), shakes a lot and wobbles and limps. She hasn't gone to her cuttle bone so we give her soft millet cuz she hasn't gone to her regular food mix (maybe cuz she can't break open the shells w/o a sharper beak?). She barely lifts her head enough to get to her water trough and food bowl we put on the floor of her cage.
Our friend said that maybe she's just old and beginning to go. I still think there must be SOMETHING we can do, but we do not have extra money to go to a vet. Can you please help?
Now it has gotten so bad that she can no longer hold on to her perch (she actually fell off of it last night - small cage, and she flapped furiously, but could not stay up). She hangs out at the bottom of her cage, makes sad little noises (no longer chirps), shakes a lot and wobbles and limps. She hasn't gone to her cuttle bone so we give her soft millet cuz she hasn't gone to her regular food mix (maybe cuz she can't break open the shells w/o a sharper beak?). She barely lifts her head enough to get to her water trough and food bowl we put on the floor of her cage.
Our friend said that maybe she's just old and beginning to go. I still think there must be SOMETHING we can do, but we do not have extra money to go to a vet. Can you please help?