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#61
16th February 2007, 03:51 PM
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Moxie,
There is a bad injury in or around the general area of his thigh. There is a wound and it's not fresh enough to be able to suture. A vet might have to cut away dead flesh in order to sew this back together if it can be done or else this would have to heal on its own with your help. To top it off, there may already be infection that's set in. So now we go from a broken leg to something more serious. You don't have to post more pictures of the plug. Last edited by pigeonperson; 16th February 2007 at 05:20 PM. 
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#62
16th February 2007, 04:46 PM
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Ok, I spoke to Moxie by phone. The bird has a penetration wound high up in the body above the thigh itself and in the femur. He's on Enroxil the generic form of Baytril. Right now, he'll be treated very conservatively with Neosporin. We'll see what washes up from the deep wound. This will have to close by itself and it won't close until all the infection is out of there. If the leg is broken, there wouldn't be any sense in trying to set it because any splint would be lower than the break which would actually be in the body proper and now, we don't even know if there really is a break.
Last edited by pigeonperson; 16th February 2007 at 04:59 PM.
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#63
16th February 2007, 05:47 PM
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All you regulars will get a kick out of this--this morning when I pulled the plug on the bathtub water, I heard a funny sound from the basement. Pattie Cakers was down there so I was afraid she'd fallen off the table but when I investigated it was water pouring out of a crack in the drain system from the bathtub. Went outside and pulled the cap off the access to the drain line to the sewer and it was all backed up. This evening, I went to the rental place to get a roto-rooter deal and was in the middle of the job when pigeonperson called me. We conferred on this particular case and I gave him Moxie's number to call and work her through an exam to find where that plug might have come from AND I told pigeonperson that I was in the middle of a REALLY S****Y job (pun intended) so he got to handle all that. Looks like we're getting somewhere now so let's have a round of applause for pigeonperson!
Pidgey the Plumber
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#65
16th February 2007, 06:09 PM
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ok, cant post pics again.........am having trouble with the god darn mother of frakin' thing..
so, put the neosporin on, he was laid on his side with my roomie holding him. i noticed when i pulled hurt leg a little outwards it makes a popping sound when i push it back towards him. i tried it on his good leg and there was no popping sound. also, the hurt leg is very very hot in the area by the hole, obviously because of infection i'm guessing. the popping sound was a quieter version of when our joints pop. what could this mean?? alright, pidgey, go get your sh*t in order and let, oh!!you already did!! he he i'm gonna go get some cr*p taken care of, maybe i should wait for you to take care of it, pidgey the plumber?!?! nice ring, and you would think pidgey had enough sh*t to deal with!! Last edited by xxmoxiexx; 17th February 2007 at 07:46 PM. Reason: changed to nice words >!>!
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#66
16th February 2007, 06:14 PM
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I've had enough of that crap!
Hot, huh? Well, the Baytril tablets are probably going to have to help there. It is usually a good idea not to let an abscess scab completely over--they sometimes head inward in such cases. Granted, a pigeon's body heat is substantial and they feel especially warm anywhere you can touch plain skin or scar except the legs and wings. Anyhow, check that area over pretty well and see if it's filled in with scar tissue. If there is a scab then you might want to pick some of it off to drain any pus that might be building up inside. Bird pus is actually heavier than ours and is mostly like that stuff that builds up in canker. Pidgey
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#70
16th February 2007, 07:02 PM
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it seems like the bones are all there. the only thing is its larger there so i cant tell if they are connected or not. i will poke around again in the morning...
i am gonna go to bed now, it's been a long day..
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#72
16th February 2007, 08:20 PM
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I hate to think of what may have happened if the plug was never seen. Moxie, that popping sound might be a dislocation or a break. We can't do anything about that. We have to just wait and hope the bone heals. He may be stuck with it.
Last edited by pigeonperson; 16th February 2007 at 08:27 PM.
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#73
17th February 2007, 09:25 AM
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#74
17th February 2007, 01:28 PM
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ok, i was in with him and i felt the leg, the hurt leg is off, i just cant figure out how it is off. the hole is right on top of the patella. there was some fuzzy feather material poking out of the hole so i got some tweezers and pulled it out. from the looks of things it seems as if it's been there a while, as pidgey presumed. i am starting to wonder if it is from a b/b gun. all i see in there now is dark yellow and black, all dried up. it doesnt feel like the joint in the good leg. ok, i have pics, but i cant freakin post them. can i send them to someone to post?? i resized them already, i dont know why it never works for me, but it doesnt want to today and i've been trying for like 3 hours...
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#75
17th February 2007, 01:41 PM
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Can't you just add them to the others on the link that you sent? That works for me. Most of us have used up all the available space on here that we've got. That might even be your problem, too.
Pidgey
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