Update on my one bird.
Took him to the emergency vet a few days ago-I wanted to make sure his leg lameness wasn't caused by a fracture or break.
Vet said he can't curl his toes, but he can move the leg, and he still has feeling in both the toes and leg. Doesn't appear to be in pain.
No fractures, no breaks. Nothing internal pressing on the nerves in that area. Interestingly, he has some bruising on the upper portion of one leg... but it's the leg that's still working. ??? His leg started off as having flaccid paralysis (the toes were stuck open and totally limp), but yesterday, his toes clenched up. Not sure if that's just the muscles naturally flexing into a more comfortable position, or a sign he's getting some movement back.
This could be a sprain that caused some nerve damage, in which case he may recover in a few days or weeks depending on the severity. Or it could be neurological, and there's no telling whether he'll regain movement or not. OR it could be infection... shortly after returning from the vet, he chewed one of his toenails clean off (took him back after this happened, he should be okay), and he's been improving all around since then. So was something up with that one particular toe?
The good news is that he's still able to get around pretty well despite his lame leg. A bit wobbly upon landing but stabilizes himself on perches very quickly. No falls so far.
Also in brighter news, got his leg band off, which was bothering him. And he started on Celebrex, has had two doses so far.
Overall, he's been doing better since he started the doxy for the pseudomonas infection. Wing tremors are steadily going away. Haven't seen any for a few days. He's more active and vocal. Eating good, drinking good, weight is stable. Vet said that besides the leg issue, he looks awesome.
So I suppose the plan of action for now is to just continue medicating and see where that takes us. Pseudomonas treatment will take 3 weeks total since it's a stubborn bacteria. Celebrex should start kicking in pretty soon. Hopefully we can finally kick the pseudomonas... and if little dude could at least regain some movement in his toes, that
would be good.
Took him to the emergency vet a few days ago-I wanted to make sure his leg lameness wasn't caused by a fracture or break.
Vet said he can't curl his toes, but he can move the leg, and he still has feeling in both the toes and leg. Doesn't appear to be in pain.
No fractures, no breaks. Nothing internal pressing on the nerves in that area. Interestingly, he has some bruising on the upper portion of one leg... but it's the leg that's still working. ??? His leg started off as having flaccid paralysis (the toes were stuck open and totally limp), but yesterday, his toes clenched up. Not sure if that's just the muscles naturally flexing into a more comfortable position, or a sign he's getting some movement back.
This could be a sprain that caused some nerve damage, in which case he may recover in a few days or weeks depending on the severity. Or it could be neurological, and there's no telling whether he'll regain movement or not. OR it could be infection... shortly after returning from the vet, he chewed one of his toenails clean off (took him back after this happened, he should be okay), and he's been improving all around since then. So was something up with that one particular toe?
The good news is that he's still able to get around pretty well despite his lame leg. A bit wobbly upon landing but stabilizes himself on perches very quickly. No falls so far.
Also in brighter news, got his leg band off, which was bothering him. And he started on Celebrex, has had two doses so far.
Overall, he's been doing better since he started the doxy for the pseudomonas infection. Wing tremors are steadily going away. Haven't seen any for a few days. He's more active and vocal. Eating good, drinking good, weight is stable. Vet said that besides the leg issue, he looks awesome.
So I suppose the plan of action for now is to just continue medicating and see where that takes us. Pseudomonas treatment will take 3 weeks total since it's a stubborn bacteria. Celebrex should start kicking in pretty soon. Hopefully we can finally kick the pseudomonas... and if little dude could at least regain some movement in his toes, that
would be good.
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