Our very placid cat and budgies have co habited without incident for over 2yrs, and about 6 weeks ago one of the birds had all her primary flight feathers broken off on her right wing (possibly the cat). The wing doesn't seem broken as she can still fly but only for very short distances. New flight feathers are starting to grow but she is very reluctant to fly as she appears to be in pain when she does. She holds her retracted wing off her body by about 10mm after every attempt. I was hoping after a long rest to recuperate she would show some improvements, but no such luck. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Our very placid cat and budgies have co habited without incident for over 2yrs, and about 6 weeks ago one of the birds had all her primary flight feathers broken off on her right wing (possibly the cat). The wing doesn't seem broken as she can still fly but only for very short distances. New flight feathers are starting to grow but she is very reluctant to fly as she appears to be in pain when she does. She holds her retracted wing off her body by about 10mm after every attempt. I was hoping after a long rest to recuperate she would show some improvements, but no such luck. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

Hi,

If her flight feathes are missing that would be why she can't fly far, I'd say her wing must be okay if she can fly at all, not out of joint or broken e.g. Holding her wing out maybe because she feels unbalanced?

Maybe if she flew into something that broke her flights so she may have bruising. I think I'd cage her until her flights come in then see how she goes.

Our very placid cat and budgies have co habited without incident for over 2yrs, and about 6 weeks ago one of the birds had all her primary flight feathers broken off on her right wing (possibly the cat). The wing doesn't seem broken as she can still fly but only for very short distances. New flight feathers are starting to grow but she is very reluctant to fly as she appears to be in pain when she does. She holds her retracted wing off her body by about 10mm after every attempt. I was hoping after a long rest to recuperate she would show some improvements, but no such luck. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

Hi,

If her flight feathes are missing that would be why she can't fly far, I'd say her wing must be okay if she can fly at all, not out of joint or broken e.g. Holding her wing out maybe because she feels unbalanced?

Maybe if she flew into something that broke her flights so she may have bruising. I think I'd cage her until her flights come in then see how she goes.

 

 

I agree with Robyn