My own conure never flies, has never had her wings clipped. My Amazon and 1st pionus never flew much either, they all walked everywhere. My 2nd pionus flew into windows, walls and ceiling fans, never seriously injured other than occasional temporary head trauma but I still never clipped his...
I’ve had multiple cats and birds together my whole life. Tiny, fast moving birds like finches, canaries and parakeets don’t do so well with cats. Bigger, slower less flighty birds do great. For years I would never get a small parrot with pointy long (cat toy) tail. I ended up with a rescue...