It is not as bad as I was imagining, I am sure to you it seems a lot worse. That is gonna be tough to splint as it appears high up on the thigh, am I seeing that right?
I am thinking more of immobilizing than splinting, but you need to be able to get to the wound to treat that.
Best thing I have found and we used this on Dickey, for open wounds is iodine and sugar, make a paste and pack the wound. You may be able to make a square or triangle type "splint" for the first week.
Ok, first gauze and lots of it will be needed for cushioning. I would get gauze pads and rolls.The Skewers I mentioned, Iodine (you can get Povidine Iodine at
WalMart) and vetwrap (the smaller "pet" size is best but you can cut the larger rolls down, sometimes
walmart carries this in the pet section or
Tractor Supply or Farm Store. Also some gauze or bandage tape, the white stuff.
She really should ultimately be on Penecillen, not expensive but with a young bird it is gonna be a bit tricky finding places to inject.
I would alternante , breast, breast, good thigh. You need an 18 needles , you could try 20 but it is harder to push Pen through a 20 , it can be done but it takes longer. I would do between 1/4 and 1/2 cc a day.
If what I am seeingin the pics is right, this is the back of the thigh?
If so, clean with the iodine, pat dry with gauze. First time will be trial and error and an extra pair of hands will help. You will have to cut a skewer and do a fit, you want to stabilize the area without causing problems with movement or a chance or rubbing up against the body. Once you have a fit and design for the "splint" you can tape those pieces together with the bandage tape. Then wrap the splint in gauze to make it cushiony.
Once that is done you can apply the splint and wrap it to the leg with gauze first, then vetwrap, you may need to actually wrap a time or 2 around the body the first week or 2 for stability. Make sure you leave a "hole" in the splint and in the bandaging to treat the wound.
Once it is all bandaged, make a paste with iodine and sugar, pack that on the open wound.
I would check it daily for any signs of infection and change it every 2 or 3 days. With Dickey, within 2 weeks his wound was completely healed over.
You can try to align the bones before stabilizing, it may or may not work. Dickey's bones were not able to be aligned because of where it was broken, he has a knot there but is able to flap his wings equally.
I wish I was closer, I would come help, I hope you can get her through this. I will be happy to help any way I can.
