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Post: Parrotlet with mangled foot - Help please

Posted by Me on 3/25/08

The cause of the mangled foot is a long story. This is an
adopted hypocalcemic breeding hen which I have been treating
with calcium injections. She is about 3-4 yrs old...She is
still a bit "loopy" and got herself in a tangle while out of
the cage. The foot appears to be broken and somewhat
mangled. The bleeding seems to have stopped. I doused the
foot in peroxide, iodine, and also neosporin. I also gave
her water and a bit of oil of oregano, then put her on clean
paper towels in her nest box where her mate joined her for
the night.

My vet bills are currently maxed out with having gone down
for two bird appointments. Do this girl have any hope of
recovery? She bit me HARD while I was getting her cleaned
up. I am hoping that keeping the mangled foot clean and
disinfected as well as putting clean paper towels all over
would be a solution. I saw a parrot at a sanctuary with NO
FEET - bitten off in a neglectful home situation. This
parrot was totally recovered and happy... I didn't even
notice her missing feet.

If anyone has any suggestions, please post or email, thank
you. Tomorrow morning I will clean her up and handfeed her
just to be sure she's getting some sustenance. When I put
her to bed she still had food in her crop. Many thanks.

Posts on this thread, including this one

Parrotlet with mangled foot - Help please, 3/25/08, by Me.

Re: Parrotlet with mangled foot - Help please, 3/31/08, by Rose.

Re: Parrotlet with mangled foot - Help please, 4/07/08, by A Bird Owner.

Re: Parrotlet with mangled foot - Went to the Vet Long ago, 4/08/08, by Bird Owner.