Flip 0 Posted April 24, 2013 Member ID: 7,490 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 88 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 510 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I have a nice Australian male budgie named Ipod (name is courtesy of the kids) who has developed a problem with his feet. Over the past 2 days he has had difficulty perching and is spending most of his time on the floor of the cage. Upon examination (he's such a gentle bird it's easy to have a look) he can't move his toes properly. He's still eating and his poo looks normal to me. A little background first. This little guy is just under 2 years old and has spent most of his life in my aviary with absolutely no health problems whatsoever. I moved him into a breeding cage roughly 7 weeks ago with his mate. The time was clearly right as eggs appeared soon after. Not long after the first eggs were laid I noticed that Ipod had difficulty with his feet, couldn't perch and was clearly uncomfortable standing. I thought he had scaley leg mite so treated him with Avimec and he made a good recovery (after several doses). I also treated his mate as a preventative. As his last Avimec treatment was 2 weeks ago I don't think it's scaley leg mite this time. By the way, his diet consists of seed, egg & biscuit, fresh veg and fruit (spinach, silverbeet, broccoli, corn, celery, carrot, apple) plus access to cuttlefish. I have popped him into a cage by himself with a lamp. (The pair have 2 chicks who are about 3 weeks old and mum is very capable of looking after them herself) . Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be going on? Could he have a deficiency in calcium or other essential vitamins? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 25, 2013 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi Flip there could be a kidney infection going on which can affect feeling in his feet ....I suggest a course of antibiotic as well as some calcivet and see how he is in a week or so Link to comment
Flip 0 Posted April 25, 2013 Member ID: 7,490 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 88 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 510 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi Kaz, Thanks for your advice. I have now treated Ipod's water and seed with Vetafarm Triple C antibiotic, as per product instructions. I was unable to purchase any Calcivet locally so ordered some online several days ago. It should arrive today. Is it okay to use both products at the same time as the Triple C product instructions say to remove all traces of calcium and grit? The little guy is holding his own and is still eating and drinking, though I think he's missing his mate. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 26, 2013 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hi Flip calcivet as well as triple c will be fine. Triple C is very good too Link to comment
Finnie 0 Posted May 2, 2013 Member ID: 5,135 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,545 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2020 Birthday: 06/08/1965 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I have heard of someone whose budgie developed problems perching, and it turned out to be a tumor near the hip, that was affecting the nerves. Just thought I'd throw that out as something you might check into. Link to comment
Flip 0 Posted May 3, 2013 Member ID: 7,490 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 88 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 510 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks Kaz and Finnie for your advice. Unfortunately Ipod quite unexpectedly passed away overnight 2 days ago. He had been holding his own up until that point, though not getting any better, so I am still mystified as to what he condition/illness he actually had. Link to comment
Finnie 0 Posted May 3, 2013 Member ID: 5,135 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,545 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2020 Birthday: 06/08/1965 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Aw, that's sad. I'm sorry for your loss. Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted May 4, 2013 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Sorry you lost Ipod Flip, just one of those things we can't control. Link to comment
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