Hey ya’ll I have my little tiel, Mop who’s almost 11 years old. Since two days ago she started suddenly twisting her neck and have these small head shake tics. She can’t fly and looses her balance all the time.

We did go to the vet the day it startet since she wouldn’t eat nor drink in the beginning. The vet couldn’t find anything except a light fever, so vet gave os some antibiotics we give her for 7 days total and will return if nothing changes. Yesterday she started eating and drinking regular, wants cuddles and neck scratches again and even took a shower. She preen and clean herself mostly on the side where her head is tilting towards, she hasn’t even tried to clean tail feather - which I believe is because of the balance problems.

I do not believe that it’s vitamin E or calcium deficiency, since we have always supplemented her diet with vitamins including the mentions above. I’m really scared that it could be a brain tumor or brain bleeding. As far as we know she has not had any injuries and my mom is retired and stays with her.

Have anyone here experienced something similar with their cockatiels or is there any vets in here who have experience with this issue?

Twisted neck, tics and balance loss