Hello everybody,
I'm Stevie, this is my first post on the forums. I've a rescued magpie who has very limited flying capability due to a former wing issue who lives with us for a few years now (he is well adjusted to living in captivity and has enough personal space). Three weeks ago he bit his right foot and it bled, we applied some diluted iodine and dressed it with gauze. Then following days he kept picking different parts of his foot (different toes, and side of his leg) through the gauze dressing and we kept applying saline, iodine, and gauze. During the first week we started him on Baytril for 5 days under the advice of a non-avian veterinary. At some point we had to put a diy elizabethan collar to him, which he didn't liked, but effectively prevented him from biting his foot. Last week (3rd week) his foot got swollen and two of his nails fell by them selves (the internal and external digits) and the middle nail got bent. Currently we are applying a neosporin based ointment and clean the foot with %0.05 chlorexidine. We removed the gauze as the wounds are not still open but the foot is still swollen. The birds general health seems to be fine otherwise (he eats normally) but has trouble keeping his balance on his perchs especially while sleeping and prefers to sit through the day (eventhough he can walk and jump normally).
The attached photos show the progression of his foot's state through the time.
Do you have any suggestions on how to continue with treatment? Do you think it is getting better or worse based on the photos? Would epsom salt bath help or hurt? Shall I start another round of Baytril?
Thanks in advance for your time,
Stevie
I'm Stevie, this is my first post on the forums. I've a rescued magpie who has very limited flying capability due to a former wing issue who lives with us for a few years now (he is well adjusted to living in captivity and has enough personal space). Three weeks ago he bit his right foot and it bled, we applied some diluted iodine and dressed it with gauze. Then following days he kept picking different parts of his foot (different toes, and side of his leg) through the gauze dressing and we kept applying saline, iodine, and gauze. During the first week we started him on Baytril for 5 days under the advice of a non-avian veterinary. At some point we had to put a diy elizabethan collar to him, which he didn't liked, but effectively prevented him from biting his foot. Last week (3rd week) his foot got swollen and two of his nails fell by them selves (the internal and external digits) and the middle nail got bent. Currently we are applying a neosporin based ointment and clean the foot with %0.05 chlorexidine. We removed the gauze as the wounds are not still open but the foot is still swollen. The birds general health seems to be fine otherwise (he eats normally) but has trouble keeping his balance on his perchs especially while sleeping and prefers to sit through the day (eventhough he can walk and jump normally).
The attached photos show the progression of his foot's state through the time.
Do you have any suggestions on how to continue with treatment? Do you think it is getting better or worse based on the photos? Would epsom salt bath help or hurt? Shall I start another round of Baytril?
Thanks in advance for your time,
Stevie
