Not sure what to do here

[TayKiren]

So, my cat exhibited a new behavior today when he LAUNCHED himself at the bird cage and sort of hung off the side. The cage is on a stand, and the bottom half is covered because he used to place his paws on the bottom. I guess I need to look for a permanent solution to stop him from jumping, though. I feel so stupid. I didnt see him initially do it, and now I'm worried he got one of the parakeets. The liklihood is pretty low, but I don't know because I didn't SEE. I would have already taken them in to get looked over were it not for the fact that 2/3 of the places that see birds have their avian vets on leave for while, and the other couldn't squeeze me in because of how busy they were. The nearest place is about an hour away, and their avian vet doesn't get in for a couple hours still. Should I take them all in? One of them I'm more worried about than the rest because he has these tiny, dark spots on two of his feathers. I grabbed him to look him over and I don't think it's blood because it moves with the feather, if that makes sense. They look like stress bars, I think, on a single feather with nothing underneath. I also wiped with a wet paper towel, and nothing came off. But again, I don't know. Should I take him to get looked at? Should I take all of them? I'm terrified of stressing them out and making them sick (their cage is five feet long, so chasing them around to grab them is an awful experience), but if they're injured...Ugh. Can a vet even look over them thoroughly enough to find a scratch that isn't bleeding?? I'm so upset. I called 10+ places. Why do more vets not look at birds? Why did this have to happen right when no one can see them? Sorry, I'm rambling. I know there's limited advice you can give me, I just needed a place to write everything down.

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[wrench13]

Cat scratches, cat bites, even cat saliva can be deadly to parrots. Seriously. You have some tough decisions my friend, if your cat is a proven bird hunter. Living in constant fear is no life for any thing.

 

[TayKiren]

That's the thing. Before now, the cats and birds mostly ignored each other. I didn't think that meant nothing would happen, which is why I had the bottom half covered - they're about four feet off the ground. That wasn't enough, though, I guess. The cats weren't allowed in my room if I wasn't in there, though. For now, I've put a carboard barrier held in place by the cage skirt around the outside. I'm going to have to find something permanent with a lip around the top. I took them all in, and the vet says she didn't see anything alarming. Just in case, though, I was given antibiotics to put in their water. Luckily, I already saw two of them drink it. It's time to put them to bed now, though.

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