Sorry to hear about this. Recently, my p'lett, Ricochet, was doing the same behavior as Bird. We didn't see what had happened, but his foot/leg was hot and reddish and he had pulled his leg/foot up and tucked it into his belly. He could stand, lightly, on his leg/foot. The next day, we took him to the vet and found out he had broken the largest toe on his left side. The break was right next to his ankle. The vet can't set bones on a birds leg, if it is just a fracture. A compound fracture is when the bone is separated at the break. This would be a different story.



It sounds like he has a simple fracture or a deep bruise. You must get him to a vet tomorrow, for sure, just to be safe.


What the vet did for Ricochet was examine the foot/leg and did an X-Ray. Some vets do not do X-Rays, but my vet is an avian vet. He found the fracture and all we had to do was just keep an eye out on Ricochet. It took a couple of weeks before he was back to normal.


Even with the fracture on Ricochet, he was able to carry on okay. They know when to be careful. What you Must watch is the swelling! If it gets real bad and real red, this is a warning sign that he may have a serious fracture,,,,maybe even a compound fracture. If he has a compound fracture, he may pool his blood and this is so serious, that he will be in big danger.
I just remembered, the vet told me that since Ricochet could put weight on his leg, that this was a good sign.


If later on tonight you notice that Bird is swelling real bad and his leg is real red and hot, call the vet and tell them that you desperately need help from them, even though they are not an avian vet. Plead with them!



Tomorrow, get him to a vet. I hope you can!
If no one will see Bird, then call the nearest town. Vets usually open on Saturdays, but this virus may hinder this.


Keep us posted. I will be on this forum until about mid-night and I will keep checking this site.


Good luck! I'll say a prayer.


David

 

I forgot to mention this...put some soft padding on the bottom of his cage in case he falls after he goes to night night.


Dave

 

Do all the digits of his foot lie in a normal position? Does the toe or foot seem to lie at an unusual angle? If so, then there is probably a break. Hopefully, it is not broken.



Try to keep him warm and quiet. He needs to stay off that foot as much as possible to rest it. I would definitely have an avian vet look at it, especially if it remains red and becomes swollen.



Do you see any scrapes? If you do, you might want to clean the perches. You don’t want any infection.


I certainly hope that he is okay!

 

I’m going to call his regular avian vet first thing in the morning as soon as they open to see if they can see him right away.

It doesn’t appear to be swollen at all, and the redness is most prominent when he first brings it back down after having it tucked in his belly. He is definitely still lifting it up and tucking it away though.

His toes don’t appear to be at any weird angles... but then again it’s hard to tell.

I’ll get him in to the vet ASAP tomorrow.

Thank you for the insight! It’s much appreciated.

 

You are welcome! Kiss Bird for me and Vicki, my wife.!!!!


David and Vicki

 

You can use cayenne pepper for natural pain relief. You can make it into a paste with a tiny bit of water and place it under his tongue.

 

Wow, never thought of using cayenne pepper under the tongue for pain. Thanks for that tip!

I hope Bird isn't injured too badly! Hope he feels better soon!

 

I have never hand any issue feeding cayenne pepper to jules. It may be that just feeding dry ones may help.

 

I meant the cayenne pepper powder when I mentioned making it into a paste for pain relief. I wanted to clarify that...