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Background story; Two days ago Rupert got spooked and landed on Sherbie's cage. 
Sherbie was up there in a flash to get rid of the "threat" to her domain and babies (re: fake eggs) and bit Rupert. Once I free Rupert and let him settle down for a moment, I get him flipped over to look at the damage. Sherbie almost always breaks skin with me, so I'm fearful for Rupert.
Rupert has only one small bite on the underside of his right foot. The bite is very much superficial and did not bleed (surprise!). He doesn't put much weight on the right foot unless necessary.
Next day; still favoring that same foot and the toe that was bitten is swollen. Picture below.
Today I wake the birds and notice Rupert's holding up his left foot. That's weird... And then I spy blood on the perch he sleeps on. His left foot is a chewed up mess on the bottom.
Rupert doesn't have any loose threads in the cage to get caught in. He has cork perches, platforms like the one you see here with the blood, rope perches, and smooth branches.
I watch him for a while and he starts picking at his left foot. My finger is in the way here, but each toe has skin removed and is bloodied. I was trying not to hurt his already sore foot.
So I call the vet and there's only one spot for the day left. I take it. Knowing my luck, he'd really harm himself in the next couple of days and end up getting his foot infected while I'm at work.
Vet appt; Doctor and tech are just as stumped as I am, but the only thing that makes sense is maybe after two days, his left is sore from being overused and possibly some of the perches have aggravated it further. Doctor gives him a thorough exam and we look for any wounds elsewhere on him and we can't find anything. He's acting fine other than favoring and picking at his foot. Eating is normal, drinking is normal, energy level and poops are normal. She prescribed me Baytril, Meloxicam, and a topical cream (Silver Sulfadiazine) to put on the foot.
I've been told to remove everything except soft perches for 10 days. Really hoping he'll leave his foot alone and let it heal. When I got home, I figured it would be a good idea to limit his climbing around (in cage) for the time being, and I created a false bottom in the cage and moved his dishes and toys to be more accessible.
I was glad I saved that huge cardboard box... worked like a charm for creating the false bottom (+zip ties)! Practically a perfect fit. I still have to remove the one perch on the door. I'll be making a fleece covered perch for him to sleep on. I still don't understand why in the world he would chew on his foot like that.
Sherbie was up there in a flash to get rid of the "threat" to her domain and babies (re: fake eggs) and bit Rupert. Once I free Rupert and let him settle down for a moment, I get him flipped over to look at the damage. Sherbie almost always breaks skin with me, so I'm fearful for Rupert.Rupert has only one small bite on the underside of his right foot. The bite is very much superficial and did not bleed (surprise!). He doesn't put much weight on the right foot unless necessary.
Next day; still favoring that same foot and the toe that was bitten is swollen. Picture below.
Today I wake the birds and notice Rupert's holding up his left foot. That's weird... And then I spy blood on the perch he sleeps on. His left foot is a chewed up mess on the bottom.
Rupert doesn't have any loose threads in the cage to get caught in. He has cork perches, platforms like the one you see here with the blood, rope perches, and smooth branches.
I watch him for a while and he starts picking at his left foot. My finger is in the way here, but each toe has skin removed and is bloodied. I was trying not to hurt his already sore foot.
So I call the vet and there's only one spot for the day left. I take it. Knowing my luck, he'd really harm himself in the next couple of days and end up getting his foot infected while I'm at work.
Vet appt; Doctor and tech are just as stumped as I am, but the only thing that makes sense is maybe after two days, his left is sore from being overused and possibly some of the perches have aggravated it further. Doctor gives him a thorough exam and we look for any wounds elsewhere on him and we can't find anything. He's acting fine other than favoring and picking at his foot. Eating is normal, drinking is normal, energy level and poops are normal. She prescribed me Baytril, Meloxicam, and a topical cream (Silver Sulfadiazine) to put on the foot.
I've been told to remove everything except soft perches for 10 days. Really hoping he'll leave his foot alone and let it heal. When I got home, I figured it would be a good idea to limit his climbing around (in cage) for the time being, and I created a false bottom in the cage and moved his dishes and toys to be more accessible.
I was glad I saved that huge cardboard box... worked like a charm for creating the false bottom (+zip ties)! Practically a perfect fit. I still have to remove the one perch on the door. I'll be making a fleece covered perch for him to sleep on. I still don't understand why in the world he would chew on his foot like that.
I hope his toot heals quickly. That is just so strange!
