alpaca-boy 0 Posted December 16, 2009 Member ID: 5,785 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 306 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,225 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 15, 2013 Birthday: 08/08/1992 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hi all, my budgie has hurt its foot, and im unsure of what to do he was flying around the room and must of landed badly, as when i picked him up he was reluctant to use one of his feet i have been watching him closely hoping for improvement, but it has now been 3 days and no improvement? what should i do, is there anyway i can help him, or do i just have to wait for the natural healing process to take place and wait for his recovery? he is able to move from perch to perch, but once on the perch solely uses one foot to balance whilst the other foot is suspended just above the perch with no pressure on it. he can move it and use it i have seen him climb with it on the side of the cage, but will then not put pressure on it when standing? is it broken or just sore? will he get better i am so worried i only got him last week =[ please help me someone, thanyou grant Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted December 16, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) If he is using it all around the cage and raises it for perching, that is normal practice for a budgie at rest. They tuck a foot up when resting on the perch....most budgies do. Edited December 16, 2009 by KAZ Link to comment
alpaca-boy 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Member ID: 5,785 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 306 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,225 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 15, 2013 Birthday: 08/08/1992 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 If he is using it all around the cage and raises it for perching, that is normal practice for a budgie at rest. They tuck a foot up when resting on the perch....most budgies do. thanks for your quick reply but he is does not always use it when he is climbing only when it is necessaary, and today i seen him hoping on the bottom of the cage with one foot the other foot curled and suspended he can move his toes but refuses to stand on it or walk on it? is it broken or just injured slightly will it heal by itself? thanks for your help grant =] Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If he is using it all around the cage and raises it for perching, that is normal practice for a budgie at rest. They tuck a foot up when resting on the perch....most budgies do. thanks for your quick reply but he is does not always use it when he is climbing only when it is necessaary, and today i seen him hoping on the bottom of the cage with one foot the other foot curled and suspended he can move his toes but refuses to stand on it or walk on it? is it broken or just injured slightly will it heal by itself? thanks for your help grant =] Hi, I've just had one recover from a broken leg. I used a drinking straw cut to size and taped over break. I left it about 9 days. He then would perch with the bad leg out behind but not use it, his foot didn't work to grip etc. but he rested on his leg for a few days, climbed with his beak and good foot, so decided to put him back in aviary, it's been 16 days now and to-day he's been griping with his foot as normal . (I thought he may have damaged the nerves). He's back to normal now with no after effects that I can see. I'd say your's may have bruised or even broken little bones in his foot. It sounds like his will just heal itself over a few days. Let him rest in cage not fly around and see how he goes, mine had no reflex in his foot at all for nearly 2 weeks but he's fine now. Hope this helps. :grbud: Link to comment
alpaca-boy 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Member ID: 5,785 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 306 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,225 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 15, 2013 Birthday: 08/08/1992 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) Hi, I've just had one recover from a broken leg. I used a drinking straw cut to size and taped over break. I left it about 9 days. He then would perch with the bad leg out behind but not use it, his foot didn't work to grip etc. but he rested on his leg for a few days, climbed with his beak and good foot, so decided to put him back in aviary, it's been 16 days now and to-day he's been griping with his foot as normal . (I thought he may have damaged the nerves). He's back to normal now with no after effects that I can see.I'd say your's may have bruised or even broken little bones in his foot. It sounds like his will just heal itself over a few days. Let him rest in cage not fly around and see how he goes, mine had no reflex in his foot at all for nearly 2 weeks but he's fine now. Hope this helps. :grbud: thank you so much!! to hear that is very comforting =] now i am certain it will heal, i just have to be patient should i still handle him, like let him perch on my finger and shoulder as he is fresh from the pet shop and i need him to get use to me? or should i wait for his foot to fully heal it has been 5 days now? thanks muchly for your help Robyn =] grant Edited December 19, 2009 by birdluv Fixed quote Link to comment
Finnie 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Member ID: 5,135 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,545 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2020 Birthday: 06/08/1965 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hi Grant, welcome to the forum! My first thought would be that if his foot hurts and he won't use it, I wouldn't want him to associate the pain with me or my finger or shoulder. Plus I wouldn't want to set back his healing by making him put extra strain on his foot. I would just let him rest in his cage until he is feeling better and using his foot normally. You can still make taming progress in non-physical ways, such as talking to him a lot and offering him millet through the bars. If he already perches on your finger and shoulder, I don't think he will forget how to do that in a week or two, as long as you are spending the time making friends with him. Hope this helps! Link to comment
alpaca-boy 0 Posted December 19, 2009 Member ID: 5,785 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 306 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,225 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 15, 2013 Birthday: 08/08/1992 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi Grant, welcome to the forum! My first thought would be that if his foot hurts and he won't use it, I wouldn't want him to associate the pain with me or my finger or shoulder. Plus I wouldn't want to set back his healing by making him put extra strain on his foot. I would just let him rest in his cage until he is feeling better and using his foot normally. You can still make taming progress in non-physical ways, such as talking to him a lot and offering him millet through the bars. If he already perches on your finger and shoulder, I don't think he will forget how to do that in a week or two, as long as you are spending the time making friends with him. Hope this helps! thanks for the advice, it was really helpful, i used this method and just scrathed his chest so he knew i was still a friendly figure and guess what .... this morning i woke up too find him fully using his foot =] i was so releived and he is not hopping anymore walks on both feet which is excellent THANKYOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVEN ME ADViCE AND SUPPORT IT REALLY HELPS AND THIS WAS MY FIRST POST ON THIS SITE AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE HELP, FEEDBACK AND ATTENTIVENESS great first impression I WILL BE SURE TO BE A CONTINUED USER OF THIS FANTASTIC SITE THANKS EVERYONE! grant. Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted December 20, 2009 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I`m so glad your budgie is okay. Thanks for updating us. Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted December 21, 2009 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hi all,my budgie has hurt its foot, and im unsure of what to do he was flying around the room and must of landed badly, as when i picked him up he was reluctant to use one of his feet i have been watching him closely hoping for improvement, but it has now been 3 days and no improvement? what should i do, is there anyway i can help him, or do i just have to wait for the natural healing process to take place and wait for his recovery? he is able to move from perch to perch, but once on the perch solely uses one foot to balance whilst the other foot is suspended just above the perch with no pressure on it. he can move it and use it i have seen him climb with it on the side of the cage, but will then not put pressure on it when standing? is it broken or just sore? will he get better i am so worried i only got him last week =[ please help me someone, thanyou grant Glad to hear your bird has recovered well, it's a bit daunting trying to help them. I think common sense goes a long way, I've been "off air" for a few days and just caught up. Glad you had a good result. Link to comment
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