Baby Parrot Leg Injury plus other issue

[alipk52]

Hello All,

It's my first time I am the owner of two baby parrots, one of them is almost 4 week old, and other is 7 weeks old I think, I bought the elder one with full wing and his size is almost like adult.

I am having issue with younger one, I usually put them in box, but yesterday I put them in cage and he broke his leg..he is by nature very active and don't like to be sit at one place for long.

His both legs has issue I think..because sometimes he stands on right leg and sometimes on left one. When he's hungry he forgets his pain and run here and there crazily..but when I feed him, his pain started to boost, one more thing I noticed is his voice is not coming out properly, he want to scream but sometimes I listen only breath voice coming, he has to work hard for bringing out his voice, is it because of injured leg? Sometimes he shows signs that he has no problem in his foot when he is hungry..but otherwise he only stands on one foot. Please share some words..I am really worried .he is so good and keep us all laughing with his acts..voice not coming out properly is more worrisome for me. He takes feed normaly though.

[Wolf]

You do not sound like you live in the USA, and I don't know where you do live but you need to get both of them to the vet. They are too young to have been properly weaned and still need formula, especially the younger one. I would also get a bigger box and make sure that neither of them get cold. The leg is a concern but so is the breathing issue and if one has a breathing issue it might be contagious and both will have it. The sooner that you can get medical attention the better for both you and your birds.

[Harpmaker]

Welcome to the forum alipk52.

I agree with Wolf: get those babies to a vet ASAP! An avian vet if at all possible, but if there aren't any where you live, find a vet that will see birds.

And let us know what the vet says. We worry about your birds as we do our own.

[liz]

Take them to the vet. Treat them like unweaned babies. Sew who ever you got them from. You are attached to them so you can't exchange them like merchandise. So make him pay the vet bills. This kind of law suit has been won before.

[alipk52]

Thank you Wolf, Harpmaker, Liz for your reply.

This is the most saddest thing for me that there's no vet here in my city. This is the reason why I am asking here, and I reckon I couldn't explain the problem properly..actually the younger one don't have breathing problem, I heared more often than not birds, especially newly adult and babies injures their Leg in cage etc, the main concern for me is his voice is lost, breathing is okay, when he gets hungry, he even start running on both legs like crazy like their was nothing happened to it and his voice also come backs normally. So does losing voice means he has breathing problem? When he is sleeping etc..his breathing looks normal to me

I handfeed them both..Now I have started giving solid foods to them as well along with handfeed..strangely only 4 week old baby eats solid food but 7 week old can't. I am saying this to tell you how active and quick learner the injured baby is..he learned to come out from the box as well and I think he injured his leg while trying to jump out from the box

[alipk52]

Take them to the vet. Treat them like unweaned babies. Sew who ever you got them from. You are attached to them so you can't exchange them like merchandise. So make him pay the vet bills. This kind of law suit has been won before.

I live in Pakistan, and there's law, but these parrots are only being sold by the one who doesn't do so at one place, one day they would be selling in my area, other day they go to another one. Also the baby was not ill from day 1, he broke his legs with his craziness, his voice disappeared since he injured his foot, isn't there any natural remedies I can apply on his foot? Or maybe if I apply same formula we human being do when we injure our feet?

[Wolf]

If his leg is broken it needs to be set properly and no amount of ointments are going to do this. Think about it just a little and you tell me what you would do if you broke your leg, would you go to a doctor? What if it were your child would you get it fixed or let the child get by with a broken leg? I know what I would do, I would get the medical attention that was needed.
I have to drive 200 miles to get to the nearest avian vet for my birds, but I would not hesitate one minute. I accepted my birds into my home and I am responsible for their well being and that includes medical attention as needed. I owe that much to them. Please do the right thing and get them the medical attention they need.
As for the voice thing I am not sure of the cause, it could be that the bird bruised an air sac when it jumped and fell. it could have many causes and I don't have enough information to say anything definitive. I do know that if one bird gets a respiratory infection that it is best to check both of them even if there are no symptoms in the other as respiratory infections tend to be contagious.
Pajarita might know something that can help and will share that with you if she does. I think that even if she can help with any of this that she will probably recommend that you take your bird to the vet.
No one here is a vet and while we do the best that we can we are not a good substitute for proper medical attention. I feel for your situation and for your birds and really wish that I could offer more than this to you.

[Pajarita]

Well, for one thing, he did not break his leg because he is too active, he most likely broke it because he doesn't have enough calcium in his bones (the standing on only one leg suggests that his legs are splayed which is also a consequence of poor breeding and lack of calcium) and you put him in a cage, which you do not do with babies. The broken leg needs to be set and both legs should have been put in a special hobble to correct the splaying but it's too late for this now. If you are unable or unwilling to take him to a vet (zoos have vets that know how to treat birds so there are some in every single country), there is very little you can do but, at least, keep him in a very large, clear plastic box with a soft bottom and make sure you give him a good vitamin/mineral supplement as well as appropriate food with the required levels of protein, fat and carbs.

[alipk52]

If his leg is broken it needs to be set properly and no amount of ointments are going to do this. Think about it just a little and you tell me what you would do if you broke your leg, would you go to a doctor? What if it were your child would you get it fixed or let the child get by with a broken leg? I know what I would do, I would get the medical attention that was needed.
I have to drive 200 miles to get to the nearest avian vet for my birds, but I would not hesitate one minute. I accepted my birds into my home and I am responsible for their well being and that includes medical attention as needed. I owe that much to them. Please do the right thing and get them the medical attention they need.
As for the voice thing I am not sure of the cause, it could be that the bird bruised an air sac when it jumped and fell. it could have many causes and I don't have enough information to say anything definitive. I do know that if one bird gets a respiratory infection that it is best to check both of them even if there are no symptoms in the other as respiratory infections tend to be contagious.
Pajarita might know something that can help and will share that with you if she does. I think that even if she can help with any of this that she will probably recommend that you take your bird to the vet.
No one here is a vet and while we do the best that we can we are not a good substitute for proper medical attention. I feel for your situation and for your birds and really wish that I could offer more than this to you.

I would visit vet at first, I searched for it as well..there were couple of those who have shut down their pet clinics, both of them are like my child, my mom used to grow them very nicely and all of them taken care by mom had spent an healthy life, I learned from her and doing same way she did..even that time they get the leg issues and that was the thing I forgot how my mom treated them. I will extend my search for vet towards Zoo..coz I didn't know before that the vets are present there for public. Thanks for your words :/

[alipk52]

Well, for one thing, he did not break his leg because he is too active, he most likely broke it because he doesn't have enough calcium in his bones (the standing on only one leg suggests that his legs are splayed which is also a consequence of poor breeding and lack of calcium) and you put him in a cage, which you do not do with babies. The broken leg needs to be set and both legs should have been put in a special hobble to correct the splaying but it's too late for this now. If you are unable or unwilling to take him to a vet (zoos have vets that know how to treat birds so there are some in every single country), there is very little you can do but, at least, keep him in a very large, clear plastic box with a soft bottom and make sure you give him a good vitamin/mineral supplement as well as appropriate food with the required levels of protein, fat and carbs.

I have now put him in a larger box with very soft towel on the surface, I thought I feeding him correctly, he has also started taking solid foods alongside the formula I give him, what food do you recommend which will help him regain his health? Can I give him banana? Some sites suggest apple as well, but I think banana would be more suitable for 4 week old..As it is bit softer..what do you say? One more thing I tell you is I have never stopped feeding him formula through syringe, if he as you said lacking calcium, I will grab some of the fruits/vegitables you recommend..I am still banging my head on my decision to put him in cage..he was so fine before that..I will visit Zoo and hire doctor for him as well...