used to have two parakeets, but one of them passed away last month. Since then, the other one has become very quiet and scared. He is 6 years old, and I would love to get him another companion, but all the pet stores I’ve checked only have parakeets that are around 6 months old. I haven’t been able to find an older one.
What should I do? It breaks my heart to see my once-happy, singing parakeet so quiet and frightened. They used to fly around the house together, but ever since his partner passed away, he doesn’t do that anymore. I just want him to be happy again. 💔

Hey everyone.

I just got this quail. Shes about 6 weeks old.

I wasn't in the room when this happened, but she was sitting on my boyfriend's lap, and then flew up and in the process of that somehow broke her wing ( I think?)

He wasn't holding onto her as she flew or anything she just was sitting there then flew and when she landed on the ground her wing was just bent out like this.

Im not sure what to do. Im thinking of splitting it. I also just started a new job and cant take off, and even if I was able to get done the only avian vet that accepts quails near me will be closed by the time I get there.

Im gonna call anyways and see if theres availability for me to just come in late. But I do have medical supplies and some meloxicam on hand ​​if I have to diy anything at home.

Overall, she has been quiet since I got her. And shes very calm when holding her. Before and after the bent wing. She's also still eating and drinking but I noticed her stool is a bit watery. That might also be due to stress and new food tho.

She doesnt seem likes shes in visible pain, and doesnt have a lack of balance.

Im just so upset about it. Any advice for what I can do now until I can get to a vet would be most appreciated.

(Also remove if not allowed im crossposting to multiple places for more reach)

i have a bird and i’m not at my house so someone has been taking care of her but they send this picture and im worried. does she have a bump on her back or am i overthinking?

I understand this is medical and I have a vet appointment planned but I’ve notice my baby has a dirty vent. Pics are the best I could get because she is spooked of my phone for some reason. She’s around 7 years old and on a steady diet of Hagen Tropicana (vet recommended) with the occasional millet in my hand. Shes not slowing down but I’ve also noticed her droppings are incredibly watery. Called the vet she said she will most likely be okay but I am worried nonetheless. Is there anything I can do to help out or keep it from getting worse? The avian vet in my town is the only one for miles and thus is very busy and I can’t get in to see her for about 2 weeks, I called emergency avian vet 3 towns over and they want 1700 to even get me in the door.

My male cokatail is active but since some days might be week he is pooing like this

Morning, all. First time tiel owner...

Is this vomiting?!

It's 5:20am here (hence the dark video) and I woke up to my 5 month old cockatiel smacking his beak and bringing up a mouthful of saliva. He bobs his head up and down, then shakes everything off. Sometimes, he swallows his mouthful back down. This happened yesterday morning as well.

I've been in contact with his vet who said to monitor him for the time being as he's just finished a course of antibiotics (Baytril 0.8ml in 40ml water daily) but I'm concerned that he's vomiting, and I know that's an emergency.

Yesterday, when it happened, after the phone call to the vets, I closely monitored him and throughout the day he was back to his usual self. He was playing, chirping, climbing, flying, and preening. He's eating and drinking as normal. He's not displaying any signs of lethargy except first thing in the morning when he wakes up and last thing at night when he's starting to settle down.

Please help! I don't know what to do, and I'm starting to panic over every little sound he's making!

Thank you, everyone!

(Apologies if I picked the wrong flair or broke any rules. It's not my intention. I'm fumbling around in my panic)

I have two diamond doves. I asked the breeder I bought them from for two females, but it turned out that one of them was a male. They keep laying eggs like crazy. I normally take the eggs out and replace them with plastic eggs, but I did allow one of them to hatch as a new pet, and I was thinking of hatching two more to give to a friend as pets.

Is this really dangerous for them? I provide calcium and vitamin D to them, and the healthiest food I can find. They are very nice to each other, and get along very well. Don't they lay eggs a lot in the wild too? How then, could them mating and laying eggs be dangerous?

I got him around a week ago and I'm not sure if he's alright...
He sometimes starts twitching his head like that (at 14s) but stops when I come near him

can someone pleaseeeee tell me if he's fine?

I’ve just been walking my dog and noticed this bird on the ground. We walked straight passed it and my dog even sniffed it (prior to me realising it was actually a bird) and it did not try to fly away, it just lay there with its eyes opening and closing.

There are no trees or high bushes it could’ve fallen directly below from but there is a very low hedge behind it. Does it need help or is it just chilling?

Hello community, I need your help. This little baby managed to recover from pox, but the scab was stuck to its eye; when it fell off, the area became inflamed. It has been like this for two weeks, and it breaks my heart—it’s a very strong little chick, and I want to save it. Please guide me on how I can treat it.

It was like a little fuzz ball or lint, about the size of a pea, he found it and before I could take it away he swallowed it whole. What should I do?

Hello,

I have a pet canary, and I’m very concerned about his health. About five or six months ago, I noticed blood around his cage, and I realized he had been bleeding from his mouth or beak. I took him to a veterinarian, but unfortunately, we don’t have avian veterinarians here in Erbil, Iraq, only general veterinarians with limited experience treating birds.

The vet examined the inside of his mouth and said the bleeding could be caused by inflammation, an infection, or a fight with another bird. He prescribed what I believe were some vitamin pills and drops to add to his drinking water. After that, the bleeding stopped, and it only happened once at the time. However, today, after about five months without any bleeding, it happened again.

His regular diet consists of canary seed mix, boiled eggs, sunflower seeds, cucumber, and apples. He also bathes almost every day.

There are a few other things I’ve noticed about him:

• He stays puffed up for most of the day.
• He eats and drinks normally, but he seems unusually hungry all the time and eats a lot.
• Sometimes, after eating, he makes strange movements with his beak, repeatedly opening and closing it. I noticed him doing this again today.

I’m particularly worried because the bleeding has happened twice, several months apart, and he has been staying puffed up throughout the day. Unfortunately, the local veterinarians don’t seem to have much experience with birds, and they generally prescribe medication without performing further diagnostic tests, such as blood tests or X-rays.

What could be causing these symptoms? Could the recurring bleeding, constant puffed-up appearance, increased appetite, and unusual beak movements be related to the same underlying problem? What possible conditions should I be concerned about.

I would really appreciate any advice or guidance. Thank you so much!

Helo my girl has a lump on her head.i brang her to a Evian vet and tried to put a few medicines. She still is bleeding actively.

Hello everyone, my dad has a blue & gold macaw, he’s had her since she was 8 months old, she’s now 32, shes always been a healthy & happy bird, loves coming out of her cage, shredding junk mail, rubbing her beak on the carpet, etc

The issue is she started laying unfertilized eggs for a while, at least once a month. When she was 20, We’d wait for her to get “bored” of her eggs and take care of them. She later eggs for about 5 years but when she stopped she started plucking her feathers nonstop. She’s bare on her chest, her legs, her back.
About a year ago she also started having night terrors and has been difficult to get her out of the cage. She also tries to bite more now. We’re not sure what’s causing all of this or if it is all connected somehow,
We’ve taken her to numerous vets and have done various amounts of testing which come to show no medical relation, her diet has consisted of seeds, pellets and some “people” food, one vet also tried to prescribed her an antidepressant but that seemed to have no effect/change

We’re at a loss cause, my dad is thinking it’s best to put her to sleep but we’re trying to avoid that unless absolutely needed to be done.

First pic her before she was plucking, 2nd is what she looks like now ish (shes more bare on her chest)

Please help, thank you in advance!

Edit: my father does NOT want to euthanize her, we’ve called many rescues for advice and possibilities giving her up but we’ve gotten told they’re full, & has gotten stoned walled
He fears it is the only option left and we’re trying all of our resources

My parents had issues with pregnancy and chose to give up on kids and got her, then they did IVF and got pregnant with me, I’ve grown up with her, she’s my childhood pet, my dad is 63, I’m 26, I’m supposed to inherit her because well she’ll outlive my dad. We truly do not want to give up on her, we love her dearly and just want the best for her. We certainly do NOT want to euthanize her. She really means dear to us we’re just running out options to help, thus why I’m here 😕