Rosie is 5 years old 6 in April, She is a stunning Rose Breasted Cockatoo. Rosie came to me 6 months ago. When I went to collect her she was hanging on the side of her cage & was in obvious pain, her wing was basically all twisted. I got her hope A.S.A.P When I went to handle her she clung to me & wouldnt let go, she fell asleep in my hands. She was exhausted. She had a huge cut/ infected pressure sore on the whole of her front, her wing had mulitple fracures, her legs were splayed, her toes all bend the wrong way, she was bone thin. I rushed to my vet who basically said it was too late.They were wrong! She was too weak to eat or drink.We had to syringe feed, water into her. She took her first drink after a week of 24 hour care & her first meal the day after, I cried with relief. Well 6 months on & she is average weight (huge improvement) wing fractures healed & wings almost back in use! The sores are completely healed too. Rosie doesnt have acage now as she spent 5 years in one in that state. It would be too traumatic yet for both of us. Throughout the day she has a flat play stand with bowls, small toys, chewing items e.c.t. She is usually attatched to me most of the time anyway! At night time she sleep in a large animal carrier in my bedroom with pillows for comfort. She is a happy , healthy girl with a great personality & every moment spent nursing her worth it. She can walk on her elbows very well & as long as she has pressure relief its no prob to her. She is learning to climb with support & can feed herslf, play & communicate with us. She has changed my life, I know I have changed her too.

Oh bless you! She is a fighter and you are an angel for believing in her and helping her through the bad times.  You will be rewarded a thousand times over with her love, such a wonderful story. Would love to see some pictures of the little sweetie. xxx

Thankyou all for knd words about me & my Rosie! She is a star, rules my life & I wouldnt change her for the world. Im working on her fear of everything! She wont chew wood, play or shred. I have started to wrap treats in paper, its small, she can handle that & rips the paper off to get her prize. We need to work on her getting some excercise, we are trying to get her move about more but she isnt happy about it. Any suggestions gladly tried !

Cheeko is my 15+ year old T.A.G. He was wild caught & came to me when his owner passed away.He has a bably damaged wing which unfirtunatley cant be fixed. He was in an aviery we were told but he never spread his wings, cant fly, cant climb very well & tends to jump off the cage & hit the floor like a stone, he has only 1 nail left due to chewing them all down ti the toe!He can perch move around as long as he can walk from object to object. He has a large cage & we are trying to refurb it to meet his needs. He hasnt been with me long but has kicked his seed habit. Again any ideas or suggestions welcome,

Tracy

Pic of Rosie as requested.

 Both of my disabled babies have the bottom of their cages padded out with a towel - stops them hurting themselves when falling.  Bex has a dog bed for when she's out, and sits on that, could use a dog bed for the bottom of the cage as well, depending how often and how hard he falls.  Does he climb around the cage? And can he perch?  Pets at home sell pine chinchilla wooden perches, and they are ace for birds that cant perch normally. Bex does a little of both - She's perch fairly normal for a while, then go for a rest for a bit on the flat perch.  They are really good, and you could also add some padding to them if needed with fleece, or even vet bed?

 Awww, sounds like you are doing really well with him!  Re my babies, Scooby is perfectly healthy apart from his legs, both legs were broken as a baby, one leg is bent and sticks out to the side, and the other one curves - That is his good leg, but tbh he does really well considering! Bex my other disabled girl has a curved spine, so everything is shifted to the left, and her legs were also broken, but again she does really well! Im amazed at how well they do adapt given time and the right equipment, and Bex especially amazes me daily! She climbs round the cage, perches, although she cant fly and never will I dont think   Some people (my mom especially) thinks I am being cruel keeping her alive because mom has seen how she moves around - It is awkward to the eye, but she's not in pain, and she does have quality of life, which is what I see as important.

Here is an early vid of Bex not long after I first have her, you can see how she walks, with her head down bless her. http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/Mandyd1975/Bex/?action=view&current=Picture1753.flv

Shaz is another lady who has disabled birds - Believe she has a bad one in at the moment, sure she will join in when she see's the post.  I believe there are others around, but what I suspect is many vets (like in the case of Bex) want to put the birds straight to sleep, and so many never get the chance of life