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Re: Canary Lurches About
Posted by Verdell on 5/26/09

On 5/19/09, V wrote:
> My canary is still eating, but he seems weaker, tries to
> get up on his perch or edge of his feeding cup. He has
> become quite awkward in moving about the bottom of his
> cage, lurching about as if drunk. Any ideas what is going
> on?
I would check with an Avian Vet. I had a male canary last
year that acted similar. He actually started eating more
than usual but couldn't get around as well. I took him to
our Avian Vet as I also have Parrots take I take to him. The
Vet held him up and showed me a large tumor growing in his
abdomen. If I had picked him up I would have seen the lump
and could have felt it by rubbing along his breast bone.The
Vet thought it was cancer, so I had him put to sleep.
Hopeful it is not this serious and may be an illness that
can be treated. Good Luck

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Canary Lurches About, 5/19/09, by V.
• Re: Canary Lurches About, 5/26/09, by Verdell.
• Re: Canary Lurches About, 10/04/09, by Pat.