Help! Cracked beak!

[casportpony]

Bill Fractures in Cranes (Physical/Traumatic Disease Summary)
wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/PhysicalTraumatic/BillFracturesCranes.htm

That link is great!

"
Treatment

• Stop any haemorrhage as the first priority (haemorrhage can be profuse), using pressure and a haemostatic powder or solution, followed by cyanoacrylic glue to seal the stump or fracture line. (J311.21.w1)
• Infection may occur e.g. with coliform bacteria. (D441) It may be prudent to consider all bill fractures as open fractures and therefore to provide systemic antibiotic cover. (P137.1989.w1)
• Clean the bill with e.g. povidone iodine (Iodophor) solution. (D441)
• Watch the crane closely both before and after any repair and check that it is eating. Assisted feeding e.g. by gavage or using a pharyngostomy tube may be required if the crane is unable or unwilling to eat. (D441, P137.1989.w1, V.w5)"

 

[casportpony]

Its myth ? sweet.

Yes, it is a myth.

This also talks about feeding through the nose.

The link you posted mentions gavage feeding, which is what we call tube feeding. It also mentions a pharyngostomy tube, which is a tube inserted from the neck to the esophagus.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Yes, it is a myth.

The link you posted mentions gavage feeding, which is what we call tube feeding. It also mentions a pharyngostomy tube, which is a tube inserted from the neck to the esophagus.

That will teach me to look up big words ! bahahaaa

 

[casportpony]

I know.... I'll do it if he doesn't eat soon.

If he loses 5% of his body weight you need to tube.

 

[casportpony]

That will teach me to look up big words ! bahahaaa

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/tube-feeding-pharyngostomy-tubes-in-dogs

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Not sure how I got nose out of that. DD in the hospital and they are about to do that to her I guess.

 

[casportpony]

Not sure how I got nose out of that. DD in the hospital and they are about to do that to her I guess.

In people that's the non-surgical way it's done I think. please don't think I'm criticizing you, 'cause that link you posted was great!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

In people that's the non-surgical way it's done I think. please don't think I'm criticizing you, 'cause that link you posted was great!

I dont. I want to learn.

 

[casportpony]

I agree with Kathy, I wouldn't give him dairy right now...

I'm gonna try to put our advice into perspective, explain a bit about why we're making the suggestions we are...

It's been at least a couple days since he has eaten, he needs more than a slurry can provide especially being injured... tube feeding a balanced diet will go a long way to helping him recover quicker and less traumatic than him trying to eat with that injury... yes, animals compartmentalize pain better than we do, but any pain you can avoid the better...

Tube feeding is not hard, the mental part of it is the hardest... Kathy made a great thread on it and is willing to answer questions as well...

Also, since the core of the upper beak is exposed, you definitely want to avoid not only contamination that can cause infection, but also damage... the keratin can grow back over it, but if it becomes too damaged or it breaks off, then that part is gone... any way you can encourage better odds of his beak healing as close to what it was, the better... especially considering the drilling he likes to do...

Talk to your vet friend, if she can't refer you to a bird vet, she will at least know general supportive care for injuries/trauma and may even have additional ideas... couldn't hurt to ask at least...

I hope this helps and he heals up well...

Thanks for posting this.

 

[The Phantom]

If he loses 5% of his body weight you need to tube.

He is eating mealworms!