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Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby emmil » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:19 pm

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The long back finger of the left foot of my lovebird is swollen, but the swollen part looks yellow, not red, not wet. It seems that the outer gray skin has been peeled off but no wound was found. Questions: What has caused it? Is it because of getting bitten since he lives in a colony cage and has a girlfriend? What kind of treatment should I apply to his finger?

Note: Except for his swollen finger, he's healthy but now he has started to lift his left foot when he's standing. He's in a quarantine cage now.

I appreciate any thoughts. Thanks for helping!
Last edited by emmil on Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby Mum2rory » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:22 pm

I couldnt find the attached photo but by your comments, your bird is in pain. You need to take him to an avian vet asap.
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby FatimaAndCharlie » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:48 pm

same here, i can't see the picture when i click the link. but you need to make an emergency trip to the vet. this seems serious
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby emmil » Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:22 pm

I have attached the photo. could this be that it's caused by fungi?
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby TheNzJessie » Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:04 am

vet.
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby dohcsvt » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:34 pm

Did you ever find out what was wrong ? Is he recovering?
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Re: Help, swolen finger! Have a look please!

Postby GlassOnion » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:11 pm

When there is a health matter that looks really odd, you should take him to a vet. Immediately.
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