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Listing finch

Post by awranic » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:21 pm

Have a female zebra finch. She is listing to one side. I believe she strained a leg. Anything I could do for her. I allready put her in a cage by herself away from her mate.
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Post by Hilary » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:20 am

If she strained a leg your best bet is probably to keep her as quiet as possible to give it a rest. Is she perching on one leg, or just leaning?

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Post by awranic » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:27 pm

She is leaning. She tries to stand up on the leg but is leaning. She has been resting in her own cage and flies around some but mostly rests in the nest.
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Post by TammyS » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:28 pm

When you moved her to a smaller cage, did you examine the leg to notice if there was any injury to the leg? If not, I would do that. I agree to keep her in a small cage until she appears to be using the leg normally again.

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