I was putting some vegies on the floor of the cage and accidentally dropped the door, it fell shut and jammed Bobby's foot underneath it, as he was climbing up to greet me. His foot was jammed tightly outside the cage... I opened the cage and caught him but it was too late for his foot, it was dangling by his side and he can't move it :)

 

I feel so horrible that I have hurt my baby, it was completely an accident and I hope it gets better He is by himself in his cage now with soft padding incase he falls, and he is perching, just has trouble getting on the perch.

 

My poor poor baby, it is horrible seeing him like this - I was so upset.... Poor Bea had a sooking me on the other end of the phone...

 

Here is a picture of his foot

Edited October 29, 200618 yr by Riebie

*hugs* I certainly don't mind being there for you to talk to. I'm sure Bobby will forgive you very fast and his little foot will heal. Give him a kiss from me.

Big hugs for both of you. Hope all is well soon. Let us know what happens. Don't beat yourself up too much over this....accidents happen

oh no Riebe I hope he is okay. I would suggest pm'ing chirpy or rainbow I remember they had talked about splitting. If it is broken? Keep an eye out for behavior change which could indicate infection. And vet trip?

 

Hugs - he will forgive you (kisses from Pretty and Merlin to Bobby - get well soon)

Oh dear, what an unfortunate accident, don't blame yourself. Get well soon Bobby!

Oh dear. Poor Bobby. It is an accident, so don't blame yourself for it.

 

Hugs and kisses to Bobby.

Poor thing! Those doors can be very dangerous, it's true. You have to be careful. Not long after I got Pixel, she managed to get her neck trapped under a guillotine-style door and it was awful. I really thought she was a goner! She acted as if her neck was broken and the only ER vet in my area told me to wait and see if she was still alive in the morning. Ugh. They were very insensitive about the whole ordeal.

 

That bird has been through so many things, it's amazing that she's still alive and well! I hope your little budgie feels better soon. Are you going to have him looked at by the vet? It would be a really good idea as they could pinpoint the damage and then possibly fix him up so that he can use that leg/foot again. If nothing else, they could give him medication for the pain.

awwww poor bobby , l hope he will be feeling better soon .

l agree with the others , please don't blame yourself for what happened it was an accident and unfortunately accidents do happen from time to time .

Edited October 29, 200618 yr by birdluv

poor littel man.. Id consider a vet trip if i were you, just to check things over and as terri said even if it is just to get something for the pain.. Hugs to the both of you

The accident happened late Sunday night, and the vets weren't open, and of course the avian vet isn't in today, so he has an appointment first thing Tuesday morning

It seems such a long time for him to wait for treatment, but with this being a smallish town, there is only one avian vet available. I just had my husband go home to check on him and he is apparently sort of resting on it, but still can't move it, and he ate some millet that Scott offered to him....

 

I can't help but feel guilty, I know I didn't do it deliberately, but if only I hadn't let go, or caught it in time, he would be okay

 

Thank you everyone for your support - it means a lot :hap:

Edited October 30, 200618 yr by Riebie

HUGS... He will be okay

As long as he's not bleeding you can give him half (or less) of a baby aspirin dissolved in water for the pain. You'd have to taste it first to make sure you can't taste the aspirin but that really helped Pixel when she was injured. It might help just a little.

Edited October 30, 200618 yr by eterri

Oh thank you so much Terri :hap:

No problem! I would have mentioned that sooner but I wasn't sure when he was going to the vet and I don't know how long it's safe to use aspirin in water. But if he's going soon, it should be no problem. It's what my vet recommended to me for Pixel.

Oh poor little Bobby. Accidents happen, so dont blame yourself too much. At least you were there and helped ASAP. Please let us know how he gets on

Love

Cindy

Bobby is spending the day at the vets, he has fractured his leg and they are going to put him under a light anisthetic (sp?) to splint it. I will be picking him up at 5:00pm... Will keep you updated.

*hugs* Poor little mite. Hopefully the splint will help him get better real fast. I bet he'll need lots of love and kisses when he gets home.

Yep for sure Bea - I think he deserves another splurge at the painted parrot!!!

I bet Scott will love that! Pay the vet bills and then spoilt him with more new toys. Give Bobby a kiss from me when he gets home.

Aww I'm sure he'll be fine. Pixel's left wing is a little wonky from a fracture that healed incorrectly (my idiot vet at the time didn't do anything for it and didn't even realize it was fractured; but to her defense, the wing did look okay at first). But anyway, she recovered fine despite all that. I'm sure Bobby will too. My flock sends him thoughts of millet and jingly toys.

((hugs)) and get well wishes I know you are worried he is a very special budgie to all off us and we will be thinking of him. Don't blame yourself as others have said that is why it is called an accident. Thank goodness our pets forgive us so easily at times.

Lovey that bought tears to my eyes - thank you I am so worried I can't concerntrate on my work properly...

your welcome and I meant every word - he is an awesome boy!!

Poor Bobby, but hey he is such a little trouper, he will pull through just fine! (insert a thumbs up smiley here).

*Update from the vets* (who are sick of me calling hehe) He is fine and they could hear him chirping away in his little box Fine to collect so I will pick him up after work! I wish I could go get him now and bring him to work with me :(Laughing out loud):