Re: Baby Lovebird with all toes pointing forward
Posted by Glenda on 5/01/08

Evelyn,
I think this can be corrected. A couple of years ago I was
feeding a 12 day old Amazon when I realized the toes were
pointing one way on one of its feet. I carried it to an
avian vet and she used white gauze tape. She placed the foot
with the toes in a normal position on the tape and then
folded the tape around the foot to form a flat bottomed boot
that extended a little longer in front and back of the foot
so the foot had to be flat at all times. I left it on for
approximately a week and when it was removed the foot was
normal. It may take a little longer on your baby because it
is older and you may have to change the tape if it gets
dirty. Its worth a try, just be careful removing the tape as
those toes are so tiny on a lovebird.
Good luck,
Glenda

On 5/01/08, Evelyn wrote:
> I just discovered that a 5 week old lovebird has one foot
> that all the toes point forward. Is a way to correct this?

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Baby Lovebird with all toes pointing forward, 5/01/08, by Evelyn.
• Re: Baby Lovebird with all toes pointing forward, 5/01/08, by Glenda.
• Re: Baby Lovebird with all toes pointing forward, 5/04/08, by Evelyn, WV.
• Re: Baby Lovebird with all toes pointing forward, 5/04/08, by Glenda.