How Do You Look After A Bird When It Gets Old?

Old bird

This is the longest blogpost that I have ever written so I give you that warning and apologise for the length but I’m trying to be fairly comprehensive as this information isn’t easy to find if you need it. (Don’t worry – I believe in using pictures to break things up!) This post contains information…

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Update on Elderly Galah with Heart Failure

Sick galah

I spent most of last year wondering when I’d be writing a post saying that the worst had happened and my elderly Galah Cocky Boy had died from his heart condition? Every day felt like a battle and there did come a point where I found myself realizing that difficult decisions were coming. He seemed…

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Learning To Recognise The Early Symptoms of Illness In A Bird

fluffed sick galah

Recognising the early symptoms of illness in a bird can be extraordinarily difficult. Often when we realise a bird is sick, the small window to do something about it has already passed. To those who have discovered a love of birds, it’s a frustrating and scary thought. When I last took my elderly Galah/Rosebreasted Cockatoo…

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Heart Failure in A Galah

Cocky Boy

A bit over a month ago, I did a post about how a heat source helped stabilise my elderly galah when he suddenly fell ill. He had a minor infection, which he has recovered from. Unfortunately though, there was a reason that a minor infection was such a major problem. A normal bird, would have…

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