Maybe the vet wasn’t very informed about birds. In larger markets, some practices don’t take more specialized patients. I don’t think our vet sees birds, and I know he doesn’t do reptiles.
Poor little things ... but they’ve had some pleasant time with you, at least. Two years?
No, this vet clinic has a cat and dog vet, a bird vet and a reptile vet, with vet techs in each field. Which is why I chose them. He is very knowledgeable about parakeets and other small birds, so the problem isn’t in the vet. I think it was that 5-hour wait from when I found her to when I could take her in that made the difference. As long as I held her or kept her tightly wrapped, she was somewhat calm, but I imagine the vertigo was horrendous.
And no, they’ve only been with me 13 months. Maybe 14, because I got them just before I moved here. Long enough for me to get attached to them both, anyway.