ShineyWiva
05-26-2008, 06:13 PM
Hey everyone,
I've not been on here for months!
So much has happened,
I handfeed baby parrots and have soo much experience with it now.
I've handfed linnies, a parrotlet, green cheek conure and senegal so far.
My flock consists of 4 budgies and Shiney my lovebird.
Me and all my little birds are doing so much better! :)
Shiney is now missing one foot and has for about 2 months now.
This is how it happened....
So I came up stairs because as I heard some screaming, I seen Shiney on his perch and he seemed ok when I checked him out, I put him back in the cage and 3 days later I noticed his foot was very swollen, quickly me and my mum rushed him to the vet, they told me his band had to come off because it was blocking the blood circulation from it being so swollen. There was a risk of breaking his leg while removing the band but if we did not his leg would have had to be amputated so we wen't with taking off the band. Sitting in the vets office I waited hoping everything would be o.k and just as I sat down they came out and put Shiney in my hands... his leg was ok! Shiney was given a shot of fluids and they sen't me home with some pain killers.
We hoped Shineys leg would start getting better but things started to get worse, it was turning darker so we had to take him to the vet again, this time they sent me home with some baytril, both me and the vet hoped it would help. A few days later Shineys leg died on us, I was crying because I was so scared of his foot having to be removed and the cost would have been well over $700 and my parents would have not payed for it altho my mom said we still would have done what ever to get the money because Shiney is our family.
(I also plan on saving at least $1,000 for vet trips in the future)
I e-mailed around looking for a cheaper vet... a lady who rescues parrots told me that we don't need to get surgery done if it's very black and hard and she said it would fall off on it's own sooner or later. She was right!! Shineys toes all fell off and then the whole dead part of his leg, he was in no pain what so ever and he started singing and chirping again. The skin has started growing around the open part and Shiney is doing great! It's a miracle and I'm sooo happy my dear lovebird is doing so well, he moves around as if he has 2 feet! :D
I'll also be taking him to the vet for another check up again, I also got him a new cage because I have no Idea how he hurt himself in the other cage.
Here are a few photos of him.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpu7N6KVAM.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpTQz5CSAM.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpCQfFwEAM.jpg
This is him with the parrotlet I handfed.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpy92v53PM.jpg
I've not been on here for months!
So much has happened,
I handfeed baby parrots and have soo much experience with it now.
I've handfed linnies, a parrotlet, green cheek conure and senegal so far.
My flock consists of 4 budgies and Shiney my lovebird.
Me and all my little birds are doing so much better! :)
Shiney is now missing one foot and has for about 2 months now.
This is how it happened....
So I came up stairs because as I heard some screaming, I seen Shiney on his perch and he seemed ok when I checked him out, I put him back in the cage and 3 days later I noticed his foot was very swollen, quickly me and my mum rushed him to the vet, they told me his band had to come off because it was blocking the blood circulation from it being so swollen. There was a risk of breaking his leg while removing the band but if we did not his leg would have had to be amputated so we wen't with taking off the band. Sitting in the vets office I waited hoping everything would be o.k and just as I sat down they came out and put Shiney in my hands... his leg was ok! Shiney was given a shot of fluids and they sen't me home with some pain killers.
We hoped Shineys leg would start getting better but things started to get worse, it was turning darker so we had to take him to the vet again, this time they sent me home with some baytril, both me and the vet hoped it would help. A few days later Shineys leg died on us, I was crying because I was so scared of his foot having to be removed and the cost would have been well over $700 and my parents would have not payed for it altho my mom said we still would have done what ever to get the money because Shiney is our family.
(I also plan on saving at least $1,000 for vet trips in the future)
I e-mailed around looking for a cheaper vet... a lady who rescues parrots told me that we don't need to get surgery done if it's very black and hard and she said it would fall off on it's own sooner or later. She was right!! Shineys toes all fell off and then the whole dead part of his leg, he was in no pain what so ever and he started singing and chirping again. The skin has started growing around the open part and Shiney is doing great! It's a miracle and I'm sooo happy my dear lovebird is doing so well, he moves around as if he has 2 feet! :D
I'll also be taking him to the vet for another check up again, I also got him a new cage because I have no Idea how he hurt himself in the other cage.
Here are a few photos of him.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpu7N6KVAM.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpTQz5CSAM.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpCQfFwEAM.jpg
This is him with the parrotlet I handfed.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/phpy92v53PM.jpg