KimR
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I have a double yellow head amazon. I rescued him a few years back so I don't know his age. Just recently he has started to have problems with his feet. I believe it is arthritis. He is getting worse and worse. Tonight I finally had to put gloves on so I could grab him to put him in his cage. He can't hold on to anything specially a moving arm or hand. He can barely get up to his sleeping spot anymore. Falls to the bottom of the cage 90% of the time. When I let him out during the day he spends his time flying from his cage to my B&G's cage. He loses grip and has to fly. If he can't fly ( in his cage) he struggles to climb.
I tried adding apple cider vinegar to his water (heard it helps with arthritis), but I think he is just in to bad of shape for it to help.
I feel so sorry for him. I think it would be best to put him out of his misery. I'm just having a hard time figuring out if I really want to do that. Also, I have takend dogs to the vet for putting them out of there misery, but never a bird. Can an avion vet do this? How do I go about doing this? It's such a sad thing to have to think about and I think that is why it is taking me so long to ask questions here.
Oh, I also think he is going blind. He screams every time you go near him and does this till you either walk on by or he figures out you want him to step up.
Sorry this is kind of jumbled. Just kind of upset about having to deal with putting another pet down. Why can't they just pass on their own? :21:
Kim
I tried adding apple cider vinegar to his water (heard it helps with arthritis), but I think he is just in to bad of shape for it to help.
I feel so sorry for him. I think it would be best to put him out of his misery. I'm just having a hard time figuring out if I really want to do that. Also, I have takend dogs to the vet for putting them out of there misery, but never a bird. Can an avion vet do this? How do I go about doing this? It's such a sad thing to have to think about and I think that is why it is taking me so long to ask questions here.
Oh, I also think he is going blind. He screams every time you go near him and does this till you either walk on by or he figures out you want him to step up.
Sorry this is kind of jumbled. Just kind of upset about having to deal with putting another pet down. Why can't they just pass on their own? :21:
Kim