I am sorry you are going through this. Try to limit his movement. I would have him in a hospital cage with no perches. If he is to fall off a perch, there is a possibility that the fracture could impinge on the spinal cord. You need to protect the spinal cord and avoid any chance of potential injury. Watch to make sure he retains bowel and bladder function. It is probably painful to breath, so he is taking shallow breaths, which sets him up for pneumoniae. I am glad you are watching for this and prophylactically treating for this. Your little guy must be in an incredible amt. of pain.
Thank you. The hardest thing is to keep him still - especially since I stopped his meds today (apart from painkillers). He's in a tank during the day, when eating, but keeps trying to climb out (even though the sides are glass). He managed to brace himself up the sides earlier and hung on the top ridge by his beak - you've never seen me move so fast.
Otherwise he's sitting still with me on the sofa. I'm constantly trying to stop him from jumping around and abseiling onto the floor. He's such a fidget and keeps grumbling at me because I won't let him do what he wants.
At night, he's in a travel cage - padded with towels and his perch just an inch above them.
He's trying to do far more than he's supposed to and I have to keep distracting him. He was even trying to dance earlier - nearly sent my blood pressure through the roof.
If he doesn't vomit tonight, he's back on his antibiotics and anti fungals tomorrow. They seem to keep him a little sedated but unfortunately make him lose his appetite too.
I'm lucky in the fact that I'm able to be with him every minute and keep a close eye on him.
Yes, his breathing is a worry to me. I'm hoping that the meds stop any infections before they start. That's if he's able to keep on taking them.
He gave me a little pinch earlier because he didn't want to be put to bed - and he blew me a raspberry. He's still fighting, bless him - I'm just concerned he's going to make his spine worse because he won't keep still. And the meds are so needed but they seem to be making him sick. It's all so hard to know what to do for the best.
