Sounds like you need to see a vet. Is there one nearby? Others will be on soon and they may have another solution for you. Good luck!
The vet is 170$ to walk in the door after hours (emergency fee). And honestly I don't think this baby would make it through anesthesia and extensive surgery to repair the damage.Sounds like you need to see a vet. Is there one nearby? Others will be on soon and they may have another solution for you. Good luck!
yes the vet may beable to use a "glue" vetbond, that they sometimes use for small or delicate tissue, then he may need to be fed small numerouse meals instead of a full one at one time.Reti...if the food is coming out the way you say, it probably won't heal on its own. and it does need to be stitched up if there is enough to stitch. Sometimes there isn't. I think this bird needs a vet rather than a rehabber.
Yes that would work if there is enough tissue to glue....sometimes there isn't.yes the vet may beable to use a "glue" vetbond, that they sometimes use for small or delicate tissue, then he may need to be fed small numerouse meals instead of a full one at one time.
Did that and flushed the wound. Lots more seeds came out and the pellets. The rip seems to be on the front of the crop, including lower part of the esophagus and all the ways down more than halfway of the crop.Can you hold him somewhat upright while food and water's getting through? The rip in the actual crop is obviously over to the side somewhere out of view--won't be that far. Get a magnifying glass and a small flashlight and see if you can look inside.
Pidgey
true, but I tend to be optimistic.Yes that would work if there is enough tissue to glue....sometimes there isn't.![]()
Why not do SQ?I have Ringer's solution, now if I could get a vein and inject some of it, it might buy us some time.