3 week old Baby

[ceramicgirl]

Posting some pictures, Pizon's legs have done wonders, thanks to our bird specialist vet. his back toes have come out where they belong, he walks all over the new cage we built him. and tries to fly in it. he does get up onto the wire and watches his mom & dad, the cockatiel loves having him near him too.

[Jay3]

I'm glad he's doing better. Thanks for sharing the pictures. His legs are still a bit off, and his feet turn out a bit. How well does he walk? Does he perch okay?

[ceramicgirl]

yes, they are still off a little bit, but I can see them getting stronger and straighter as the days go by, that picture was taken the a week ago. and yes, he perches on a round hut for rabbits, I have not tried a real perch yet, I am giving him time, today he was on that wire and hanging on to it. so I think he is ready for a real perch now. will try one tomorrow. I am amazed at how much he has improved since the 12th. of April
He is a stinker though, he slaps me with his wing, I was keeping food in front of him all the time, but he started getting very aggressive when I tried to go near him. so this weekend I was gone all day each day so I left him with the food he had and made him eat all of that before I put more in. so now I feed him in the a.m. and again later in the afternoon hoping he'll calm down again. but I put my hand in to get the food dish or water dish and he slaps me, that wing comes flying out so fast, I could not get a picture of it.
I am glad I spent the money and time fixing him up.

[Jay3]

I don't think it is you that he is hitting. I think it's your hands, as that is what handled him and it was hands that tied up his legs. I don't think they get it that the hands are part of you. It's not you he doesn't like, just any hands going near him. He may get over that in time. I'm glad you were kind enough to take him to the vet also.
Please keep us updated on his progress.

[mmelloss]

what did the vet do to help i have a bird with a spayed leg i've put a splint on him and even taped his legs and give him some calcium but his leg doesn't seem to get better. i don't have any avian vetenarians around my area to take him to. What other supplements can i give him because he is about 30 days old and i noticed that Pizon still had his leg messed up until he was 5 weeks old so there is still hope for my bird. He or She is cool it stands up and tries to walk. It eats out of my hand and if any other bird gets close to it it pecks at it to defend itself.

[ceramicgirl]

I think I have pictures of his legs wrapped with vet wrap, on here. the avian vet did mine, (I am lucky, the only one in this area) the brought his thighs in first, and wrapped them, Not to tight as it could shut off circulation, then the wrapped the lower legs just above the toes. I'll post that pic again on here. good luck, the earlier you catch this the better the chances. the one vet said I was wasting my time and money on him, but the one who actually took care of him, gave me hope.

[ceramicgirl]

that dark stuff behind the vet wrap is a piece of styofoam with holes for his legs to keep the thighs in, the wrap did not stay when they tried the wrap. sorry the picture is huge but I wanted you to see what they did.

[Jay3]

Here is a link that describes one way of doing it. Others wrap them in kinda a figure eight, keeping them about an inch apart (in their natural position). They use self-adhesive tape that won't stick to the babies legs. Others do it with snap on bands. Check out this link.
http://www.parrotparrot.com/splay/

ceramicgirl, are you saying that the tape shown in the picture didn't stay on? If that is the case, then that would be why they didn't heal properly. This bird could always have a problem walking and perchiing. If the tape came off, then it should have been put back on again.

[ceramicgirl]

oh yes, we were right back there, the same day, a different vet had wrapped him, and it did not stay. and the form was used as he was kicking the tape, on the lower leg so they used the form on the thighs, I had taken in the pictures from the link you gave me. I have spent a good $150 on this bird with just the wrapping the legs, and rechecks.
I also took out the newspaper from the cage and used grit paper made for bird cages (gosh wish that came in rolls instead of little squares)
I just put a perch in his cage today, I am waiting to see if he will use it. oh yes, it is a HE he is cooing now.

[Jay3]

Yes, believe me, I know how expensive it can get. It's too bad that the vets couldn't figure out a way to keep it on. It would have made a huge difference in the way the legs healed. Some people even connect them with pipe cleaners. Doubt that he would have gotten them off. Too bad.