No, she told me not to put anything on it. She said something topical would only make it easier for stuff to get stuck to his leg, and the baytril should be enough to stave off any infections that may or may not arise.Did she recommend any type of topical to put on the leg?
Thank you, I really hope he comes out of this without any more issues. Poor little fellow is going absolutely stir crazy right now.Gosh, I’m so sorry, but I'm glad he’s with you, you are taking great is care of him and your vet sounds very knowledgeable. I have a feeling he’ll come out of this in flying colors.
Imho, going to the vet was the hardest part. My aunts and mom kept trying to warn me that putting him down might have been the right thing to do. I understand that they were just trying to prepare me for the worst, but that was tough to hear.And so is daddy, not knowing and waiting is the hard part. to you and your baby. A BIG thank you for all that you are doing
I really like the vet, too. It's a shame she's only here twice a week, but she was there when we needed her, and that's what counts. She's also the vet who helped me with Ciri when I first got her.Oh Garet!
You are so conscientious about your birds. I am really sorry this happened to you! Sounds like you have a really wonderful vet though, and I like her advice. Poor birdie.
Vet said that amputation wasn't an option for him, unfortunately. She'd have to cut above the knee, through the remaining good tissue, which could send him to shock after operation, if the blood loss didn't kill him. I don't remember the entire conversation, but she said she'd have to have someone there breathing for him and his heart rate would drop to a near-dead state and they'd essentially have to bring him back from the brink, even if they could bring him back.I've never been in your situation though some of my tiels had had bad toe bites which went bad. Dr. Scott though just removed the "dead" part, and we treated from there on. Geralt, however is dealing with a leg which has apparently gone bad.
My gut personally, since I don't know all the details & your vet knows Geralt's situation, would be to opt for amputation. From what you've said though that could be more stressful or worse for him so it sounds like a "damned if you do and damned if you don't". Leaving a bad limb on could/would lead to more infection as far as I know but I am not a vet.
Take a couple of very deep breaths and have a REAL "heart to heart" with your vet. This is a tricky question to ask but consider asking her WHAT she would consider in the way of treatment for Geralt if he were hers? My thoughts and prayers will be with you and Geralt.
You love him and care for him and that is worth more than money can buy for some birds. I hope you didn't understand my post to be mean in any way, shape or form.@Garet ,you are doing a wonderful job with Geralt. No one could do better by him. Please take care of yourself in all this. You need rest and mindfulness to get through this. Anxiety is so hard to deal with and it sounds like you have some strategies that can help, please use them. It's just not possible to be on guard 24 hours per day. Make sure he is as safe as possible, take the water out for a few hours and get some rest.