Joined
·
4,089 Posts
Hi all,
Ivor recently found a sick and injured pigeon, young adult, hiding under a car. Took it home.
The guy had been attacked...lost all tailfeathers and has lesions on his back. Also...his chest has a big wound, all the skin is gone and there is a scab about 2"x3" to the left of his keelbone.
Now and again there is some fluid which gets trapped under the skin; sometimes when I handle him it leaks out of the wound perimeter. Not pus, just a cloudly sort of pinkish watery fluid.
On top of this, we found one of his feet entwined in hair and swollen.
He breathes heavily a lot of the time. When he gets stressed out and I handle him too long, he starts gasping with mouth open and his breathing gets raspy. This subsides in about 5-10 mins... but it's hella scary and even when calm, his breathing rate is still faster than normal.
Final symptom: his eyes are "pinned" a lot of the time (his pupils very small, showing a lotta iris. Sometimes not, but more often, yes).
We started him on Cipro + Metro + Medacam and he has had that for 4 days now. This based on what my avian vet has prescribed for previously injured pigeons. Unfortunately, I cannot bring her/him in for a worup...it'd cost over $300 and I just spend almost a grand on gettin' my pal Chroma rehabbed and released.
Anyway... the first 2 days he didn't eat much of anything, and when I went to visit Ivor a few days ago, the pigeon was emaciated (although he hadn't been when she found him). Ivor cleaned the wound; it is very scabbed over with some softer scab at the edges.
I took over care from her 2 days ago when I saw the weight drop... I removed about 80% of the hair in his toes...
I have been handfeeding him parrot pellets and veggies for 2 days now, plus pedialyte and water mixed with Ornicycline. So, his weight is back, his strength is up, and he is finally beginning to pick at loose food in his cage independently.
But he is still usually fluffed albeit awake, the eyes are often pinned, and the breathing a bit laboured. Poop looks pretty good.
Am wondering if anyone recognizes what this might be. Am I giving too many meds at once ? Do you think I should switch the med regimen ? I also have Clavamox in the med kit.
Can that be added to the regimen ? Or would I have to discontinue one or both of the other antibiotics ?
Thanks.
Ivor recently found a sick and injured pigeon, young adult, hiding under a car. Took it home.
The guy had been attacked...lost all tailfeathers and has lesions on his back. Also...his chest has a big wound, all the skin is gone and there is a scab about 2"x3" to the left of his keelbone.
Now and again there is some fluid which gets trapped under the skin; sometimes when I handle him it leaks out of the wound perimeter. Not pus, just a cloudly sort of pinkish watery fluid.
On top of this, we found one of his feet entwined in hair and swollen.
He breathes heavily a lot of the time. When he gets stressed out and I handle him too long, he starts gasping with mouth open and his breathing gets raspy. This subsides in about 5-10 mins... but it's hella scary and even when calm, his breathing rate is still faster than normal.
Final symptom: his eyes are "pinned" a lot of the time (his pupils very small, showing a lotta iris. Sometimes not, but more often, yes).
We started him on Cipro + Metro + Medacam and he has had that for 4 days now. This based on what my avian vet has prescribed for previously injured pigeons. Unfortunately, I cannot bring her/him in for a worup...it'd cost over $300 and I just spend almost a grand on gettin' my pal Chroma rehabbed and released.
Anyway... the first 2 days he didn't eat much of anything, and when I went to visit Ivor a few days ago, the pigeon was emaciated (although he hadn't been when she found him). Ivor cleaned the wound; it is very scabbed over with some softer scab at the edges.
I took over care from her 2 days ago when I saw the weight drop... I removed about 80% of the hair in his toes...
I have been handfeeding him parrot pellets and veggies for 2 days now, plus pedialyte and water mixed with Ornicycline. So, his weight is back, his strength is up, and he is finally beginning to pick at loose food in his cage independently.
But he is still usually fluffed albeit awake, the eyes are often pinned, and the breathing a bit laboured. Poop looks pretty good.
Am wondering if anyone recognizes what this might be. Am I giving too many meds at once ? Do you think I should switch the med regimen ? I also have Clavamox in the med kit.
Can that be added to the regimen ? Or would I have to discontinue one or both of the other antibiotics ?
Thanks.