Need help with my disabled / amputated pigeon

[biophiliac]

i adjust the whole thing all the time.

the high i just pull the rope up and down because it’s one of those knots.

then the angle as well because i can make him be more upright or more to the front if i put some treats for him on the floor to chase for.

that’s not an issue really.

Ok, you are doing what I was suggesting. Sorry I can't think of anything else now.

 

[biophiliac]

my dear, the vet is long gone and forgotten really. to keep thinking of that piece of shit wouldn’t help me nor my dove and i’m sure karma will get him sooner or later.

the problem is my dove doesn’t know how to walk. for sure i’ll make that but i think first he must understand the mechanics of it or he’ll just stay there without moving at all.

Have you tried moving the food away just an inch or two to motivate him to try?

 

[Weeg]

this one looks great and doable, thank you!

i could make this no problem BUT he CANNOT walk yet. how do i teach him to walk?

tomorrow i’ll take a pic of his stump and post it and you tell me your opinion. yes the infection is gone i think. he eats and enjoys life as far as he can i think. if there were infection there he wouldn’t behave like that i think.

This will teach him to walk. If he used his good leg to push it around, then he will gain strength in the good leg, and the whole point of it is so eventually, hopefully he will be able to walk because he is building up strength in his leg. That is what the walker is FOR. Hope that helps!

 

[lighthouse]

Have you tried moving the food away just an inch or two to motivate him to try?

i’ve done that but the lack of self control is such that he gets frustrated after a while and stops trying.

 

[lighthouse]

This will teach him to walk. If he used his good leg to push it around, then he will gain strength in the good leg, and the whole point of it is so eventually, hopefully he will be able to walk because he is building up strength in his leg. That is what the walker is FOR. Hope that helps!

i see.

i’ll build one before christmas and will keep you all updated as for his improvement.

thank you!