Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me.
My young conure Cherokee has a serious trauma. The beak is broken. The upper part will possibly grow, the lower will not (the jaw is injured as well). My vet has desinfected the wound and currently the bird is being looked after in the clinic. I am looking for information about whether it will be able to eat soft food. I feel I am being gently pushed towards the decision of euthanizing it, but I’d like to give him a chance. He’s very plucky, he defends his territory and tries to lick Nutribird.
Has anyone looked after a bird with such a serious injury? He’ll be unable to climb, play and eat the food he’s used to. I am hesitating between keeping him and putting him down.
The prosthetic beak (we’ve thought about this as well) is not a way out, as the best vet surgeon in the city says no one usually traces these wonderful stories to the sad end, when the seams get infected because of the food particles etc. Apart from the fact that if the jaw is broken it’s very hard to attach it...
My young conure Cherokee has a serious trauma. The beak is broken. The upper part will possibly grow, the lower will not (the jaw is injured as well). My vet has desinfected the wound and currently the bird is being looked after in the clinic. I am looking for information about whether it will be able to eat soft food. I feel I am being gently pushed towards the decision of euthanizing it, but I’d like to give him a chance. He’s very plucky, he defends his territory and tries to lick Nutribird.
Has anyone looked after a bird with such a serious injury? He’ll be unable to climb, play and eat the food he’s used to. I am hesitating between keeping him and putting him down.
The prosthetic beak (we’ve thought about this as well) is not a way out, as the best vet surgeon in the city says no one usually traces these wonderful stories to the sad end, when the seams get infected because of the food particles etc. Apart from the fact that if the jaw is broken it’s very hard to attach it...