Why are so many bird owners on here reluctant to take their bird to see a vet?

my theory is people tend to believe,that when a bird gets ill that there is no hope that a vet can save that birds life..or that birds are not important enough to spend money to save them...and while there debating these questions to themselves...a valuable member of their family, time is quickly running out.please ,do not let the delay of uncertainy, let a very important life slip away...if money is that big of an issue ,don't have a bird....

I think a large part of the problem is that some general vets are even more ignorant than the bird owner when it comes to bird health - they only really know cats/dogs. And then there are the people who are uneducated about their own pets and don't know that avian vets are different than regular vets (a vet that's actually of some use to a sick bird? That exists?). I don't blame people for trying to solve the problem themselves when some vets are totally useless, and they're useless for hundreds of dollars more than they deserve.

Feeling sympathetic for a 'living, feeling creature' is also a personal/cultural thing. You may not understand it, but in a lot of cultures animals simply aren't as important as humans and you should respect that view - there's no real right or wrong, only opinion. I agree with you that we should cherish animals, but not everyone thinks this way and it doesn't make them cruel, it just means they have different priorities than us.

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when have you ever checked the prieces out between a dog cat to a Parrot the difference is like price gouging.most owners even with a bird that caustes 3000 or more find that thay feelthey can fix any thing little ones like a budgie for example the cost for out wais the cost of a new bird and the budgie deservise better if this dosent at least give you some insite im sorry just a chuck up for a Mitered Conour is 60 $ they didnt do any thing but listen to his heart and his breathing so what you think get it now

Alas it isn't just bird owners! People that have all types of animals are irresponsible. Sadly people want all the joys of having an animal companion but none of the responsibility. Yes it is expensive, however if people were willing to sacrifice in other areas in their lives, they would have plenty of extra cash (for example, how much do you pay for cable every month? How much do you spend on soda every month?) I would happily eat ramen noodles for a month if I had to, in order to properly care for my birdie!

As for the person who said birds are cheap....huh? I didn't realize $1200 was cheap. Oh and if someone doesn't invest emotionally in their animal, why have one in the first place?

People are poor? I dunno. Bird vets can get really pricey so it's always nice to find an answer that doesn't require a 600 dollar medical bill... But at the same time, if your bird is in peril, you don't really have a choice...

yeah most people have that mentality, just because they don't walk on all fours they think they don't need to..same goes for rodents, fish etc it sucks really!

i own 8 budgies 3 tiels and 1 ringneck... whenever one of my birds got sick and needed vet treatment my parents used to say "let go of it,,it's gonna die sooner or later plus it's just a bird"

i hate that.. =/

it IS very pricey, but for me the thought of having to take my bird to the vet because there might be something wrong with him gets me very upset,and also you have to be realistic , everything always goes away eventually with him and ive never had any major problems

Birds are cheap - if you go wrong, it's not much lost. Emotionally as well as financially.