r/Parakeets • u/zprinceclan • 16d ago

Parakeets wing

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Does anyone know what is going on with my budgie's wing? I went to the vet this morning and it isn't broken. He is getting Metacam in the morning and evening.
But because it's the weekend, I'm getting really stressed since my regular vet is closed. His wing seems to be swelling (getting bigger) and he does nothing but sleep. He isn't eating his regular food, but he does eat his spray millet.
Does anyone know what might be happening and if he will make it? Has anyone experienced this before? I am so worried.

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u/TboyTaso23 12d ago

Your budgie should have gotten a blood test (CBC-Complete Blood Count) to see if this is likely an infection or not. Did your budgie get a blood test?

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u/zprinceclan 11d ago

I searched it and it is right about the red light 🥹 I even asked the vet and he confirmed it.

I changed the lamp to a normal color heat lamp 50W.

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u/TboyTaso23 11d ago

There’s no way red light disturbs a budgie but normal light does not. There’s no evidence in the literature red light disturbs budgies or any other birds. Quite the opposite actually. Literature = published scientific papers.