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Problem with my grey - please help


martix

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Hi,

 

I own two grey parrots and suddenly one of them has a problem with walking. He seems to have problems even to stay on a twig, I mean to keep its balance,  it looks like his legs are not working properly. Vet came to see my parrot but this particular one didnt specialise in exotic birds. The parrot for sure didnt break its leg and also it looks like he doesnt suffer with pain. It might fall down or perhaps it crashed into something. Is it possible that he might find it difficult to walk after having a crash? If it was a flue or some other virus I dont think it would go ill within one day...

 

thank you for everything

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Yes, we are not Avian vets here so we can not give you a diagnosis, but there is something VERY wrong with your grey. It sounds like it is a neurological problem to me and that isn't something you want to wait on. Don't have your bird seen by a regular vet...it must be an Avian vet.

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Sorry to hear your grey has a problem but he does need to see an avian vet, something is not quite right. Let us know what you find out because we care.

 

Then introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and your two greys.:)

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Yes, calcium deficiency can cause very severe symptoms in Greys. It is normally caused by their parents not having sufficient Calcium when breeding and the chicks are born with very weak and sometimes deformed bone structure. The other way they become deficient is you could be giving them sufficient levels of it, but it is not metabolized due to a vitamin D3 shortage which their bodies produce from UVB from sunlight, artificial light or Pellet diets fortified with D3 such as Harrisons, Katee etc..

 

A blood test is the only way to determine the Calcium level in your Grey.

 

Please keep us posted.

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Martix, I hope you see improvement soon. In any case, I would not provide calcium supplement unless recommended by an avain vet after confirmed blood work. Unecessary/excess calcium can cause severe problems as well. Most greys (males and females) will do perfectly fine their entire lives w/o any supplement provided they are on a balanced diet. Please keep us posted on the status.

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Our grey absolved bloodtesting and everything looks to be good except calcium which is under normal level..so it is hypocalcemy..parrot got one vitamine and one more calcium injection and 3 more calcium injection ahead..grey lost muscle strenght in his left talon and i hope it will be back soon..he is in good mood but problem with walking is still here..do you have any ideas how long take fully health ?? vet doesnt know that..

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so i think i have little problem with my second grey.. he see that first grey is less stronger than him because he is still ill..and his mood has been changed to agressive stance?? is it better to separate both ? health of first parrot is still same..nothing better nothing worst its sad :(

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If there has been no improvement with your Grey's foot/leg problem then i strongly suggest a second opinion from the vet, from what you first described there is something wrong.

If the other grey has picked up that he is the stronger of the two,he may be trying to assert himself as flock leader.He is trying to dominate the other grey.If they are in the same cage i would advise that you separate them for safety reasons. Supervise all out of cage time.When the stronger grey is aggresive to the weaker grey return him to the cage for 5 minutes & ignore him, he needs to understand that his bad behaviour will not be tolerated.Share yourself equal between both greys, do not let one become jealous of the other.You need to show him that you are flock leader or he will continue his behaviour.

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disease of first parrot is called secondary nutrical hypoclacemy. it will take about 3-4 week get better stance.

We can separate second grey tomorrow. I know his behaviours. He will very very sad :)

 

We will send blood for testing of gender first parrot tomorrow. If it will be a girl it is possible of low level of calcium is cause of producing egg..maybe..

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martix how old are your greys ? maybe you do have a male & female,the bad behaviour may also be that they are reaching sexual maturity,A Breeding hen with Hypocalcaemia would suffer profound effects from it,it can produce Infertility,If she does produce eggs, they may be soft-shelled, which makes them difficult to lay and unlikely to survive. An egg-laying hen has a tremendous demand for Calcium, and if this is not supplied in the diet, then reserves laid down in her bones will be withdrawn to go to egg production. Are these pet greys you have or do you intend to breeed them ?

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