Cockatiels

Hello, not sure how this is done... But here I go. I rescued a cockatiel yesterday, and on one of its wings, its partially bald at the elbow. It looks inflamed there, like there is a lump, but it is not consistent. Any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it.

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If it's at a joint it may have poped out

Take it to the vet and get antibiotics then put your bird in a quiet place and keep it covered completely for two months only seeing the bird for feeding then slowly start handling the bird with treats and slowly increase the handling until it is not picking but once it starts again it back to seclusion. It worked for us.

Originally Posted by Maria68

Hello, not sure how this is done... But here I go. I rescued a cockatiel yesterday, and on one of its wings, its partially bald at the elbow. It looks inflamed there, like there is a lump, but it is not consistent. Any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it.

Maria, The bird that you found my have a very worried owner out there some where. If it has a band on it's leg , you may be able to track them down. Avet may be able to help you with this. It sounds like it will need to see a vet. Birds can die alot easier than most pets from just a small infection. There are alot of web sites that can you give alot of information. Try a search on bird health. Quakerville has alot of information, it does deal with the Quaker Parrot but alot of the health problems can be the same. Again, birds can down hill very very fast,he really needs a vets help. You could lost him very easily.Good Luck...!

Originally Posted by Maria68

Hello, not sure how this is done... But here I go. I rescued a cockatiel yesterday, and on one of its wings, its partially bald at the elbow. It looks inflamed there, like there is a lump, but it is not consistent. Any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it.

Where did you rescue the bird from? The outdoors or from someone who needed to place him in a hurry?

Check out this site I found:

http://www.cockatielcottage.net/



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Originally Posted by Meconopsis3

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Bring him to the vet no one can tell you how to care for him because you may not be sure what is really wrong with him if you don't want to keep him just say you found him and they will fix him me husband is a vet tech and if you do want to keep him it shouldn't be that much to care for him but with out getting it checked it will only get worse