My pet parrot. Any advice help needed.

I thought there was a pet forum but it seems I was wrong...
My beautiful little buddy Madame became egg bound and the egg broke inside her.
She fell from her perch and damaged her feet as well, as a result she went into shock very quickly but,luckily since I took the day off for some errands I was able to catch the change in her very quickly.
Panicking I took her to the vet, and he has subdued hopes they can help with surgery. I will hear this evening and may or may not have her home tonight.
My main question is after op care for her.
I have limited resources and of course I'm sure the doctor will advise me -if she survives- but if anyone on here has had practical experience in caring for their own birds I'm eager for some information or tips that have helped with your own pets.
I will be working tomorrow so I am afraid I can't keep an eye on her closely and am so worried for her and for her mate Houdini, I hate to think he might be distressed with her in difficulty and if I'm not home unable to help...

Posted by Impulsv
We used to have rooster growing up n remember my mom bathing an injured one with a cloth out of arnica strong tea. Do it in am n pm
Heat the arnica in water n then using a cloth soak it. Make sure warm then place it where swollen. Keep wetting cloth n place it on bird. Maybe in am n pm. Should reduce internal injuries.

Okay thanks -I'll keep in mind. I do know she may feel cold so it's important to keep her warm, and a warm bath might do wonders but I would hate it to get infected...

Oh no! roosters can be territorial yes?
Well Madame shall have some cut because of the surgery if it succeeds I imagine so I have to know whether she can be bathed or if it is best kept dry...
I'm so worried about my little friend 😢

Oh gawd, wait til the vet tells you what you need to do. This hippie magic "medicine" needs to be put on hold until the properly trained vet can tell you what needs to be done. We're talking surgery here, so magic wraps with magic herbs is pointless.

I'm all for natural stuff, but people here go way too far. Hand in hand with astrology.... *eyeroll*


Fingers crossed for your feathered baby. The little creatures we take in to care for end up being parts of our hearts. It's rough when shit like this happens.

Posted by rockyroadicecream
Oh gawd, wait til the vet tells you what you need to do. This hippie magic "medicine" needs to be put on hold until the properly trained vet can tell you what needs to be done. We're talking surgery here, so magic wraps with magic herbs is pointless.

I'm all for natural stuff, but people here go way too far. Hand in hand with astrology.... *eyeroll*


Fingers crossed for your feathered baby. The little creatures we take in to care for end up being parts of our hearts. It's rough when shit like this happens.

Thanks rocky-
yeah the vet rang, she is out of shock and got through the surgery... Overnight stay cos she can't walk or use her legs and the doc is concerned.
Bit of rest and I'll know tmoro what the next move is for my little baby.

Posted by starlover
Hope your pet will be okay

My cat recently came home dragging her back legs behind her.....she was very badly injured ... poor pet. 😢

We have a lovely vet and he gave her two injections and some skeletal medicine. He said to keep her in for one week and bring her back then

So something interesting happened.........she healed witihin two days ! I called him and he said that was most unusual ... Because of her age I feared she wouldnt heal . Now she is running around like a monkey.

Oh how awful! Poor puddytat! But how wonderful she's doing well!!

It's so funny and random, I just started rereading Little Women and Jo rubs Megs ankle with arnica after a sprain...
Bizarre!

I picked her up after work! She's looking around brightly and she ate voraciously -I gave her some of her favourite snacks. Cucumber, pears and some apple juice!
Strictly floor of cage only doc said. No climbing her legs aren't working. But she has a blanket and a heat pad so she's comfy 🙂 thank goodness my little one came through.
Two weeks for a checkup and maybe some X-rays if she hasn't improved mobility....
Thanks star x

Posted by caliber
That's great news wag! I have parrots so I know how traumatizing the whole vet experience is. Especially with surgery.....what kind of bird? It must be rather large for them to put her under anesthesia.

Whenever my birds are ill or recovering from an injury, they recover much faster when given warm cream of wheat cereal, or a little bit of parrot baby formula with a syrynge every day.

Doing so mimics the whole baby stage again and helps with healing. I think it's more psychological than anything.

Thanks for the tips caliber! Very helpful, I shall try and do that tomoro.
I'm in bed now, but I left the heat on downstairs to keep the room warm for her, hope Houdini doesn't mind...
They are ring neck parrots so a little big yes 🙂
I have to go to work at 6am and I won't be home til after 6pm. I really hope she is okay while I'm out all day. I'll have it all set up of course before I leave but you just never know with birds. I want to be there to make sure she stays hydrated and eats a little but I gotta get rent. I have to trust she will be okay drinking and nibbling on her own will without my watching 😢

The worst part is, knowing they're so intelligent in some cases of a two-three year old child is- when they are sick or unwell but can't tell you and you know they trust you and you feel a bit helpless cos you can't really know if what you're doing is right or enough or will help.
And they have to rely on you, either way, you might let them down you kno? 😢

Hope Madame gets better xox I just got my mums dog from the vet today from a paralysis tick bite, was so lucky but it ducking cost $ 700 for the antivenom and he stayed the night, lucky he ain't mine hahha

Posted by Nemilicious
Wagtail, i hope your pet recovers. I was so intrigued by this topic that i read about parrots. And the bigger the bird, the older they get? Some of them, like gray african parrots can live to about 70 years— Fascinating! I saw your two cuties in your profile 🙂 how old are they?

Aww thank you! And birds are fascinating. Yes, Houdini is 15 and Madame is 9-10.
They have always been together. I expect an optimistic life span of about 25-30 years hopefully. But of course that may not always happen.
My biggest fear is losing one before the other, and then having a grieving survivor on my hands...

Aw yay!

Why won't her legs/feet work? Did the vet have an idea as to why? Or is it related to the other isssue?

Posted by rockyroadicecream
Aw yay!

Why won't her legs/feet work? Did the vet have an idea as to why? Or is it related to the other issue?

There is a paralysis that can occur in these situations related to egg bound birds, calcium deficiency from creating eggs, weakness etc.
But the doc thought she had actually done something like fallen from her perch and stuff. He actually asked me if I'd dropped her!! Good grief! Far from it but you get the idea. She's gona need Xrays.
she's crawling around from one side to the other quite happily. One leg the claws are weak but she can grip a little but the other leg is completely useless and drags around under or behind her- its distressing to look at but I don't think shes in pain - shes quite cheeky still arguing with me about food and toys etc

So it took a couple of days but I found the best goddam avian vet in my city! shes spending a few nights with them, and although the diagnosis is really not good they are going to try everything to get her back to health and that's all I can pray for.