HELP

[pebbles1553]

so I know you're going to say take her to the vet..... but basically, she has a little heater and i just looked and its covered in dry blood. Its not internally bleeding, her droppings are fine. its her foot. ive mentioned this here before, and we took her to a vet, they said it was a nail that had grown wrong and would never grow out again. But now it was bleeding like crazy, but it stopped. like i barely noticed there was even blood on her, and the foot is not abnormally swollen... has this happened to anyone before? should we call the vet? She looks normal now.

 

[wrench13]

You can use baking powder, dry, to stop bleeding if it occurs again. Try to catch it early, they dont have a lot of blood to lose!

 

[pebbles1553]

You can use baking powder, dry, to stop bleeding if it occurs again. Try to catch it early, they dont have a lot of blood to lose!

ok thank you... i hope it doesn't start again

 

[DonnaBudgie]

You must have been terrified! Fortunately birds don't freak at the sight of their own blood!

 

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In my opinion, any of the vets listed here should be better than a regular vet.
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If none are near you, maybe you could call and ask for a recommendation for somebody in your area.
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[pebbles1553]

now on both of her feet, the bacl toes are getting swollen and red? idk if it is bumblefoot, they weren't like that!!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Hope you can make an appointment soon!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I would wrap her perches in vet wrap to cushion them. It's that long stretchy roll bandage used on animals' injured limbs. It's also used to hold bandages on humans. Please get her to a vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment. Birds' feet are very important and can cause a lot of pain and disability if problems like this get worse without treatment.