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Date Posted: 20:09:04 02/15/07 Thu
Author: Becca
Author Host/IP: pool-72-81-243-194.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net / 72.81.243.194
Subject: Flyer Emergency!

I have a flyer emergency and found this website online.

My flyer is 5 1/2 (got her in November of 2001). I'm not sure when this happened, she seemed ok two nights ago, but she seems to have lost a lot of use of her back legs. She mostly drags them around the cage, though she can use them a little. She has been sort of "elderly" for a couple of months - moving much more slowly, looking a little rumpled, but I truly thought it was because she is getting older (I have had other small pets and they've looked like this in their last months of life).

I am absolutely panicked to see her like this. She moves very slowly, leans against the cage, isn't eating as much, won't come out now (she just doesn't seem to want to be handled at all).

I was discussing it with my Mom and it suddenly occurred to me that this could be our fault. I'm sick over it, but I realized that I've been very concerned about how cold and draft our house is, and so I had put a blanket and towel over the back and sides of her cage, to keep her warmer. My parents have been caring for her in my absence the last few months and apparently have kept the cage entirely covered day and night because it is so cold in the house. This means she probably isn't getting much, if any, sunlight during the day. Could this be Vitamin D deficiency, or is this natural aging? Is there anything I can do for her??

I am so heartsick at the thought that we did this to her! I don't know what to do, and the vets down here don't see flyers. They don't know them at all. The vet said that if I think this is bad enough, they could put her to sleep for me, but that's really all they can do.

I feel horribly irresponsible. I truly do love her. She has a calcium block in her cage, she gets fruits and veggies and nuts. She's been healthy and vibrant and loving and wonderful up until now. She's my baby, and I just want to help her.

Dennis & others, I don't know you, but do you have any advice?

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