Hi, I am BRAND NEW here.
I have a question/concern that I'm hoping you can help me with.
I took Tinkerbell (she's a GCC) to have her nails trimmed at the vet last evening. And today, she can't fly.
She tries, but falls to the ground like a bird that has had her wings clipped.
I took her back to the vet because I was concerned and they said that she may be sore. A different vet saw her this morning. They gave her an anti-inflammatory. They checked her wings (no dislocations, etc.)
She is still eating. She IS a little more stand-offish with me today.
She was still attempting to fly from her cage to her play stand. But she falls pretty quickly. It's very weird.
This was a bird that until I took her to the vet could fly circles around the room. Was confidently able to plan where she wanted to go. She was even able to fly up and down and make adjustments in flight.
Now she starts and falls like her primary feathers were clipped.
I have not clipped her wings. I don't believe the vet clipped them, but I can't figure out why she would be acting like this. When she had her "vet visit" the first time, they held her and she didn't come home with an inability to fly.
Clipping her nails shouldn't affect her flight...I'm concerned.
Have anyone else ever encountered this before? If a bird is sore, does it affect their ability to fly? Why else might this be happening? How long should I wait before taking her BACK again?