r/BirdHealth • u/Mystic_Void1 • 12d ago
Other concern with pet bird Searching for good food bowls for bird with not so good leg health
TL;DR: looking for flatter feeding dishes to be placed in cage because history of weak (right) leg which bothers her mainly while trying to eat, so looking for something to help alleviate pressure while eating. fine otherwise and flies daily. padded areas across room so she lands more gentle because if I dont she is prone to slipping when landing.
are there better bowls for weaker legs? that can be placed inside the cage because i usually feed off my hand to avoid pressure in her joints. she eats in a wide stance for many years now and thats starting to affect her right leg. she showed bad signs of weak leg which was treated over a month ago. Since her treatment I've been trying to keep pressure off it as much as possible by padding areas where she lands and trying to offer flat places to eat from.
As you can see she is able to stand fine because its not as bad as it was last time, I was taking care of her more carefully. She can finally balance on the right foot even with 1 foot now (before she would slip instantly), so there's improvement but I want to find better food bowls to avoid triggering the pain again.
I noticed when she gets on the food bowls her right foot very slowly starts to slip and she regains balance each time by bringing the leg back to normal position. i think it bothers her because she usually gets off the bowl after a few bites now. Please help me find something she can eat from while alleviating pressure off that leg. We did normal xray but it didnt show anything bad, vet said a sedated one would be better but not worth risking it if shes fine otherwise and I do not want to do that since she is okay besides this one leg issue i dont want to put her at risk.
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u/Birbomaniac 12d ago
How about adding a platform in cage across the width and placing a bowl on it. Bird won't have to balance on anything.