PineappleC
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Hi there! I have a couple of questions about my one birdie:
I have a lovely pineapple conure around a year old that was bitten by my dog 3 months ago. It left a puncture wound in her crop that leaks digestive fluid when her crop is full. We have been to the vet numerous times and she has been stitched up numerous times among other things, but nothing has been able to close the hole and heal the skin completely. We are at a total loss and don't know what to so. She's eating well and produces stool, she's definitely not starving, but her chest is covered in caked on gunk and it bothers her. I was wondering if anyone has experience in crop puncture wounds- can I glue it myself with superglue? The vet glued her last time, but it didn't last the day. Stitches last about 5 days. I can't keep going back and forth to the vet, I've already spend thousands of dollars and there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. I have a second opinion app. on Tuesday. My vet is hesitant to do a skin graft, because of the fluid- if it becomes infected I'll have to put her down.
Second! Lately there has been a bluish tint above her nostrils. I know parakeets show gender colors there, but not conures. Is this a sign of respiratory problems or is it normal?
Any advice would be so welcome I am desperate.
Thank you!
I have a lovely pineapple conure around a year old that was bitten by my dog 3 months ago. It left a puncture wound in her crop that leaks digestive fluid when her crop is full. We have been to the vet numerous times and she has been stitched up numerous times among other things, but nothing has been able to close the hole and heal the skin completely. We are at a total loss and don't know what to so. She's eating well and produces stool, she's definitely not starving, but her chest is covered in caked on gunk and it bothers her. I was wondering if anyone has experience in crop puncture wounds- can I glue it myself with superglue? The vet glued her last time, but it didn't last the day. Stitches last about 5 days. I can't keep going back and forth to the vet, I've already spend thousands of dollars and there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. I have a second opinion app. on Tuesday. My vet is hesitant to do a skin graft, because of the fluid- if it becomes infected I'll have to put her down.
Second! Lately there has been a bluish tint above her nostrils. I know parakeets show gender colors there, but not conures. Is this a sign of respiratory problems or is it normal?
Any advice would be so welcome I am desperate.
Thank you!