Post by cheesytola1 on Jan 31, 2013 11:49:55 GMT
Help needed please!
Disco is 10 months old and he has become lame on his right leg.
This is the second time in about 6 months that this has happened. The last time we took him to the avian vet who examined it and manipulated the foot and leg and said he had probably knocked it and sprained it in a fall and it would probably get better by itself. It took about 3 weeks but it did get completely better. Now we are back to square one. He is resting it on the perch and he can put weight on it but he is trying not to use it. Also it seems to be slipping to one side on the perch, as if he has no control over it.
Other than that he is eating and drinking normally, his poops are normal and he is his normal affectionate and crazy self!
I am so worried now because someone told me it could be a tumor. I am going to make an appointment to take him to the vets anyway but I have a few questions:-
Can budgies that are so young get tumors?
If it got better last time by itself surely it cannot be a tumor?
Any ideas/ thoughts would be appreciated. I know I have to get a professional opinion but until I go to the vets I just thought I'd ask if anyone has had any experience of this kind of thing?
Disco is 10 months old and he has become lame on his right leg.
This is the second time in about 6 months that this has happened. The last time we took him to the avian vet who examined it and manipulated the foot and leg and said he had probably knocked it and sprained it in a fall and it would probably get better by itself. It took about 3 weeks but it did get completely better. Now we are back to square one. He is resting it on the perch and he can put weight on it but he is trying not to use it. Also it seems to be slipping to one side on the perch, as if he has no control over it.
Other than that he is eating and drinking normally, his poops are normal and he is his normal affectionate and crazy self!
I am so worried now because someone told me it could be a tumor. I am going to make an appointment to take him to the vets anyway but I have a few questions:-
Can budgies that are so young get tumors?
If it got better last time by itself surely it cannot be a tumor?
Any ideas/ thoughts would be appreciated. I know I have to get a professional opinion but until I go to the vets I just thought I'd ask if anyone has had any experience of this kind of thing?
