Search found 3 matches
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: Birds/Exotics
- Topic: My dove needs a wheelchair!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5290
Re: My dove needs a wheelchair!
Thanks so much for your replies. Orion's legs have continued to slowly decline, and I don't think he could move around very well even if I could design a bird "wheelchair." However, I am fitting him in a device I invented years ago for birds with severely splayed legs that I call the "...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Birds/Exotics
- Topic: HELP! I have a Mynah Bird with splayed legs and curled toes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13788
Re: HELP! I have a Mynah Bird with splayed legs and curled t
Hi! I am currently caring for two ringneck doves with severely splayed legs. Unfortunately, it was impossible to correct the legs of either bird when they were babies. My avian vet said that unless the legs are treated within 5-7 days of hatching, the likelihood of successful treatment is very minim...
- Tue May 03, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Birds/Exotics
- Topic: My dove needs a wheelchair!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5290
My dove needs a wheelchair!
Hi everyone! My disabled dove, Orion, has both splay legs. He is now 3 years old. Up until the past couple of months, he has been able to get around his carpeted cage fairly well, moving his crippled legs as needed to get to his food and water. Slowly he has been losing his coordination in his legs,...