Puncture Wound Through Wing.

[Pidgey]

Use iodine on your cut. Matter of fact, you might try spreading Betadine (10% Povidone Iodine) on that wing.

Pidgey

[Feefo]

Matter of fact, you might try spreading Betadine (10% Povidone Iodine) on that wing.

That has been discontinued in the UK but Tamodine, the povidone iodine solution for birds, is available from Vetark.

I think I have a little that I decanted a couple of years ago...I don't know if it is still useable, but will send a small vial in the post today.

Cynthia

[amyable]

Thanks Cynthia,

I've got something I bought from the pigeon suppliers shop that is called V18 Viodine, complex disinfectant. He recommended it for cleaning the perches and spraying the walls, sanitising drinking water, can even use it as a dip for the birds, not that I have, not sure about having yellow tinted birds!
This maybe ok.

I've just got an appointment with the vet who has seen my other birds this afternoon, hope he can throw some light on this.

Janet

[amyable]

Originally Posted by Pidgey

What information do you have on the Itrafungol?

Pidgey

The active ingredient is Itraconazole 10mg/ml oral solution. Other ingredients propylene glycol,sorbitol, caramel.
It is for treating dermatophytosis in cats caused by Microsporum canis.
Quote:
The mode of action of itraconazole is based on it's binding ability to fungal Cytochrome P-450 iso-enzymes. This inhibits the synthesis of ergosterol and affects membrane-bound enzyme function and membrane permeability. The effect is irreversible and causes structural degeneration.
There is a lot of info in the leaflet inside about the various interactions with other human drugs and what drugs to aviod mixing it with, but apart from all that this is all I can find out I'm afraid.

Janet

[amyable]

Hi,

Just an update after my vet visit. There is an infection going on in there but he thinks it's as a result of a high impact trauma. He said it's probable she was clipped by a Sparrow Hawk initially, making that puncture wound. Then that might have caused her to fly into something hard with her wing extended as the injury is the whole width of the wing to the elbow. He said it was lucky she didn't break it as it must have been quite a force to cause that damage.
He took a piece of scab off and there is new tissue forming so it is healing. The swelling and lumps under the skin are the infection and bruising. (hopefully). The yellow lump on the end of the feather was an infected follicle.
So, she is on a long course of Synulox and I have to rub warm Nivea cream into the wing to encourage the scab to come off naturally.

Good news if it is what he thinks, she's not infectious and could well regain the use of the wing once it's cleared up, with a bit of luck.

So tomorrow I'll let her have the day with the other inmates, and that might cheer her up

Thanks for your help last night,

Janet