MangoMilkT
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Hi everyone,
My lovebird Mango unfortunately fractured his leg earlier this week. He was still flying around the house and doing everything using it, but I noticed his walk was off and he had some trouble getting around in and around his cages, so we went to the avian vet. His left leg has a fracture, but it is too high up to place a splint and surgery came with quite some risks so the vet and I agreed to daily pain and anti inflammatory medication. Alongside the medication, I need to keep his space small and prevent him from flying and climbing for a few weeks. Almost exactly a year ago he fractured his other leg and he got better on the same treatment plan.
So initially I felt confident that I knew what to do for the setup, but his behaviour seems a bit different than last time. I have the cage walls covered in cardboard to prevent him from climbing and flying around. I previously had some homemade "puppy pads" from some fabric, alongside some "bolster pillows" so that he was not just sitting and walking and sleeping on the "cold hard floor". However, because this time around he broke his other leg, the same setup is not as comfortable. Currently I have paper sheets on the cage floor and on one side I have a folded cotton shirt which he is on for the most part.
Unlike last time, he isn't moving around as much. I haven't seen him eat from the food bowl that I placed in a few days, he does eat the millet I offer him. And I did see him drinking some water before. But his limited movement is also making me wonder if my setup might be wrong or if it could be improved on. I would love it if he could eat without my help and also for him to not use his beek to keep him up as much.
Additionally but this is not so much about the cage setup, I feel like after the manipulation during the vet consult and the scan they took, he got a lot less active and less balanced in movement, is this normal?
So if anyone has any advice on what I can do to give him more comfort during recovery, that would be very helpful
My lovebird Mango unfortunately fractured his leg earlier this week. He was still flying around the house and doing everything using it, but I noticed his walk was off and he had some trouble getting around in and around his cages, so we went to the avian vet. His left leg has a fracture, but it is too high up to place a splint and surgery came with quite some risks so the vet and I agreed to daily pain and anti inflammatory medication. Alongside the medication, I need to keep his space small and prevent him from flying and climbing for a few weeks. Almost exactly a year ago he fractured his other leg and he got better on the same treatment plan.
So initially I felt confident that I knew what to do for the setup, but his behaviour seems a bit different than last time. I have the cage walls covered in cardboard to prevent him from climbing and flying around. I previously had some homemade "puppy pads" from some fabric, alongside some "bolster pillows" so that he was not just sitting and walking and sleeping on the "cold hard floor". However, because this time around he broke his other leg, the same setup is not as comfortable. Currently I have paper sheets on the cage floor and on one side I have a folded cotton shirt which he is on for the most part.
Unlike last time, he isn't moving around as much. I haven't seen him eat from the food bowl that I placed in a few days, he does eat the millet I offer him. And I did see him drinking some water before. But his limited movement is also making me wonder if my setup might be wrong or if it could be improved on. I would love it if he could eat without my help and also for him to not use his beek to keep him up as much.
Additionally but this is not so much about the cage setup, I feel like after the manipulation during the vet consult and the scan they took, he got a lot less active and less balanced in movement, is this normal?
So if anyone has any advice on what I can do to give him more comfort during recovery, that would be very helpful
