we have an older (not sure exactly how old as he's adopted) senegal named peewee. he had a bit of some health issues in the past year with a GI yeast/bacterial infection that we caught in december/january. it took him until march to fully rid himself of it with the help of two different antibiotics (nystatin and baytril) in succession. fast forward to this summer. since getting over his illness he's become more active and talkative, naturally. but as i've been flipping him over to hold him on his back in my hands (a trick), i noticed pressure sores on his feet.
i've been reading that you need to remove all hard perches etc. so we did. for two weeks plus now, he's only had wooden perches. and i went and got a nice, flat flagstone perch for him to sleep on at night to allow his feet to be flat for long periods of time to rest. but the pinkish and shiny spots are still there. it's a classic case of the beginnings of bumblefoot from what i can see. no pus nor bleeding nor anything else, just shiny darker pink areas and missing foot scales on the first digit of each foot (not the hock). he doesn't limp at all, which is weird. you'd think it'd hurt him. and no other obvious signs of illness including changes in poop/appetite/activity. he's as hyper as ever.
anyway, one thing we've noticed is that he has a tendency to want to perch on very narrow areas like his food bowl's edges. so we stopped using his food bowls and are now using those hooded ceramic crocks. but lo and behold, he'll still perch on the edge of the crock's entrance! stubborn little sennie!
i've read that harrison's makes some products over the counter called "soother plus" (a lotion) and "booster" (basically sounds like a vitamin a supplement). am considering trying those since i know he won't eat his veggies (though he does eat pellets). am i jumping the gun? he is older, and i've read that older birds take longer to heal. but how long is too long to wait? any other suggestions?
and Marlies
