Sick Love Bird.!!! Please HELP....

[Sekybirdman]

hello, i have a female love bird she is about 7 to 8 months old... and for the last couple of days she has been holding her head upside down. even having trouble when she eats she has to hang from the side of the cage in order to eat... so far she has not straitened her head up any for the last couple of days... does anyone know what this could be... PLEASE HELP ME

[Michael]

No idea but I'd say a vet visit is needed urgently.

[liz]

It doesn't make any difference if you have a name for it. She needs a vet. Why have you waited so long?

[Sekybirdman]

our only aviary vet is 150 miles away and our local vet refuses to check her... and its not that i have waited 7 or 8 months, thats how old she is... she just started doing this yesterday... she is still eating and drinking water and she can move from her nest to the food and water trys with no problem...she just holds her head upside down... i came here for some help not Criticism and if you can't reply back to me with something other then criticism... please don't reply at all... Thanks

[Michael]

Could be a broken neck or injury. Illness is possible but less likely. Vet is highly recommended. Keep warm and well fed. Keep a close eye on weight and droppings.

[Cage Cleaner]

Birds generally are very good at hiding symptoms. By the time something looks amiss, it is often an urgent issue. Vet her, immediately.

[Cage Cleaner]

Also, wanted to add that this forum is by no means any sort of substitution for an in-person veterinary check up. It is improbable, and actually impossible for any of us to diagnose any patient correctly through photos and owner testimony only. In California, it is actually illegal to do so. Looking at the bird in person is absolutely required.

As mentioned in my last post, once symptoms start showing, it is absolutely vital to get the bird to a veterinarian as the issue, if not acute, is at a developed stage.

In other words, the previous poster is correct: don't wait, and go see a vet. We can't help you. Unless what you're looking for is moral support.

[Sekybirdman]

i DID NOT come here for free vet service nor did i come here for someone to heal my love bird... and yes i'm not stupid i do understand how the forum works... i posted here to see if anyone had ever had there birds to be in this situation... atleast there are some good people on this forum that has positive words of wisdom...

[liz]

I am sorry if I affended you. I have a passion for little beings that cannot help themselves.

One morning when I checked my tiels, Sweeties peak was red. I had to use a magnifying glass to see that she had a sed in each nostril. I used a warm washcloth to soften them and was able tor remove them with a pair of tweezers. I was lucky that I saw it early and was able to handle it myself.

I don't know of any quick fix for your baby. You will have to take it to the vet even if you will have to travel.