I am devastated right now and feeling like a total failure of a bird owner. My tiel Charlie went to the vet for some impressively watery poops and the diagnosis came back as being chronic ('slow' pretty much) kidney failure. But they said in every other way he looks very healthy and normal! :S...

3 weeks ago one of my feathered friends suddenly went limp in his left leg. Suspected fracture because of swelling a blueness of leg. Found out that a reasonably near by humane society had a certified bird vet, so this Wednesday went to see him after leg swelling went down but leg movement...

Hi all - I have a ten yr old sickly cockatiel. Even though it is sad to say, I am amazed he is still alive. For 5 years, we have visited countless vets with no success. He is a severe plucker (mostly around the back) and has ripped out his tail. He now chews some of his skin until it actually...