by Pajarita » Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:31 am
Avian vets do stick it to you, don't they? Same thing that, for a dog, would be $100, it's $200 for a bird...
Personally, I wouldn't have taken him to the vet. I would have waited a day or so and see if he looked better after some rest. I found Pablo with his bad wing stuck between the bars the other night. The bone that kind of sticks out had gotten caught between the bars and he couldn't get it out because he was laying on his back -how he managed to do that, I don't know! He also looked exhausted and 'droopy' but I carefully put him next to Codee in his little hut [that's where they both sleep] and he was fine in the morning after a good night rest. I check on the birds every night before I go to bed [I go around with a flashlight and very quickly shine the light on the cage] and found him like that - and it was a good thing, too because, if I hadn't, I am not sure he would have been alive in the morning [birds cannot breathe well if they are not upright].
Next time something like this happens, don't panic and wait because, in most cases, it's best to let them rest than to add the stress of going to a vet.