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My canary has not been able to fly since I got him, he hops around everywhere and sometimes when I feed him he gets
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Customer: My canary has not been able to fly since I got him, he hops around everywhere and sometimes when I feed him he gets excited and falls on his back on the cage floor. He eats good and sings all day and does not look sick. and sometimes can't get up by himself I have to pick him up
JA: I'll do all I can to help. How has the canary's appetite been? Any changes in his stool?
Customer: Appetite is good and no changes in stool
JA: Could he have eaten something unusual?
Customer: No he hasn't been out if the cage.
JA: And what's the canary's name and age?
Customer: Peep and he's.about 2
JA: Is there anything else the Vet should know about About?
Customer: No.
JA: I'll do all I can to help. How has the canary's appetite been? Any changes in his stool?
Customer: Appetite is good and no changes in stool
JA: Could he have eaten something unusual?
Customer: No he hasn't been out if the cage.
JA: And what's the canary's name and age?
Customer: Peep and he's.about 2
JA: Is there anything else the Vet should know about About?
Customer: No.
Answered by Jeanne Smith in 2 days 2 years ago
Jeanne Smith
Pet Specialist
12,622 satisfied customers
Specialities include: Bird Veterinary, Exotic Animal Medicine, Avian Medicine, Poultry Veterinary Medicine
Hi, this is Dr Jeanne Smith. I just came on line and saw your request. I'm sorry no one else was able to respond to you sooner. I'll do my best to help you with home care suggestions and advice for the best course of action for Peep. Are you able to hold him and spread one wing out and get a close up and in focus photo of the wing and then do the other side? If so, you can attach photos to this conversation. It would help me to better answer your question.
Customer
No I'm afraid i'll hurt him. I brought him to an avian vet yesterday and she said he has scaly leg mites, is moulting and has rounded or curved wings which could be why he can't fly. She gave him ivomectin (sp?), had me clean/disinfect his cage and give moulting food. I found moulting vitamins and am giving him egg, higgins veggie/fruit pellets and a seed/pellet canary blend from Pruess Pets in Michigan. I'mnworries bcbi have him in a smaller cage now and he has trouble hopping up to the lowest perch in front of the food and water cups. He did get up there this morning after 2ntries but I put food and water on floor just in case. He's a rescue and I've had him since last fall, he's 2 yrs old
Sorry for the delay in responding, I had to drive to work and see an appointment. I was suspecting a wing deformity or feather dystrophy causing his inability to fly or right himself. It sound like that's what your vet found. I'll be right back with suggestions to help him live with this disability.
Get the twisted cotton rope perches for him. They are more grippy than wooden dowels. Space them in his cage so it's easy for him to hop between them and possibly get him a ladder for going up from one level to another. You can also get a platform that hangs in a corner or on the side of the cage in case he wants to rest there at night. It may help him right himself if he falls if you cover the bottom cage grate with paper towels. A solid surface may be easier for him to use to roll over.
Customer
Thank you bc my vet didn't suggest anythingbandbi'm not sure what kind-of cage to get . I work by appt also so couldn't get back to you right away
He'll probably do better in a cage that is longer and short than a tall cage.
Customer
I figured that and also need a cage where I can have a low perch bc he can't hop that high. Could that be bc his feet are sore from the mites and he willbe ableto hop better later? He fell twice bf he was able to get in that low perch in pic. I looked online for cages for 2 hrs this morning and found an 18×18x 26 high. Is 18 inches too small?
Customer
Or would a ladder help?
Customer
There was also a 26×17× 16 high but it was only 13.5 high inside. Is that too low? It said it was breeding and holding cage
A ladder may help, angled at a low angle like a ramp. I would go with the 16 inch high cage.
Customer
Ok thank you! Is there anything else I can do to help him?
That's all I can think of. I do think treating the scaly mite will help him grip his perches better.
Customer
Thank you!
You're welcome.
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