Another Beak WOUND !!!!

[Susan27]

I just picked up Little Chicken and thought she had something stuck to her lower beak...WELL IT WAS NOT!!!!

Her lower beak has a small booboo, I didn't see it yesterday, but I could have missed it. It had bled, but is not activily bleeding. GOODNESS!!!

What should I do now? I was thinking of just phoning the vet and hopefully be allowed (if necessary) to give her remaining doses of Baytril left over from Chubby. I just don't see taking her to the vet and paying the $55.00 for them to tell me to do just that. If dosage is based on weight, I still have the scale from weighing her when I first got her (not that it worked very well).

What next??? ( and I so just jinxed myself by saying that).....:x >:

[Kathryn]

Chubby will need to finish his doses to make sure there is no infection.

Call your vet and explain the situation and see if you can pick up a prescription for Baytril for Chicken. Your vet may want to see Chicken anyway.

Didn't Chubby get a shot in the vet's office for his beak injury?
Start the Neosporin immediately.

Now, how do you think this injury happened?

[Susan27]

Chubby finished her Baytril meds already. There was no shot given at the vets office.

I didn't even remember about neosporin, thank you Kathryn. My brain isn't working tonight, bad Momma.

I am pretty sure it happened at bedtime last night. Little Chicken didn't have an injury during their out of the cage time earlier yesterday. I do remember hearing a little tussle between Chicken and Peepers, this happens sometimes, as Chicken is pretty bossy.

My regular vet isn't open tomorrow, the other one I just used this week is. I will call them tomorrow. Right now, I will put some ointment on Chicken...

[Eliza]

Best wishes to Chicken, Susan... You've had a rough go of it lately, chica! I'll be keeping you and the flock in my thoughts. Keep us updated as time allows.

-e-

[linda040899]

Aw, Susan!
I'm sorry to hear this! I agree with calling your vet rather than just giving meds. I have Baytril here at the house, too, and it's tempting but I always talk to my vet first. Beaks are not clean areas so even small wounds can easily get infected!

[Susan27]

With a warm towel, I wiped off Chicken's booboo, and nothing came off. I still put some neosporin(ish) ointment on her. I almost wish something came off, I don't like dried up wounds...makes me wonder how much ointment is getting in there.

She was SO good, and just layed back in my hand, closed her eyes.....she must have thought I was giving her scritches.

It's so small of a injury compared to Chubby's beak. Guess I will just have to see what the vet says. :x

[DebSpace]

Poor lil' (((Chicken))), it can happen so darn fast.:(

[LauraO]

Susan: Welcome to the world of being a multiple lovie owner :roll: :roll: . Lovies can get really agressive especially when the group of birds gets larger. Beak injuries in my house come second only to toe biting:x .

I hope all goes well with LC's beak:)

[Susan27]

I thought my flock got along well, considering it's been a shorter time. I really should say, they are good at avoiding each other when out together.

Their personalities differ so much.

I actually thought it was going well, since there had not been any toe injuries lately, OH BOY.

Well, I did call the vet on Monday, and spoke to a technician. She conversed with the Vet and I just need to watch Little Chicken's beak and activities. I have touched her wounded area, to clean and apply neosporin and she doesn't fidgit at all, doesn't seem to be in any pain what-so-ever. I have been paying close attention to her behaviour and she seems normal. Any indications that something may be wrong, I have the carrier ready and off I will go to one of the 2 vets available to me. Also, the Tech said that if I need to use the Baytril on Chicken, I just have to give them the weight, and we can figure out dosage. At this point, a few days later, if anything seems 'off', trip to the vet it will be!!

So for right now, Chicken is her little bossy self, as normal as every.