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Why is my bird not flying? Could it be an internal disease spreading?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male

My bird cant fly we suppose it is just her wings. How can an internal disease speread.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 18th, 2018

Internal diseases in birds can spread in many different ways- nasal secretion, lacrimal secretion, droppings and direct contact. him not being able to fly can be due to various reasons as well, i would recommend taking him to an avian vet specialist in order to get it checked.

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