I bought a mature Spaulding Peahen over the weekend and brought her home Monday. We took her out of the cage and gave her Safeguard and treated her for lice with Ivermec pour on, banded her and let her go in isolation.
She immediately started limping as soon as we let her go. She has flown up onto the roost and has not come down. I can easily see that the lower leg is bowed and flexes a bit when she puts weight on the leg. When we went to the vet on Monday to retrieve our parrots from being boarded for the time we went on the trip I did get a syringe of Dramamine for the pain that we haven't used yet.
I am wondering if I should try to splint the leg or just put her in a large parrot cage for a week or two. There is very little swelling if any. Thanks in advance.
She immediately started limping as soon as we let her go. She has flown up onto the roost and has not come down. I can easily see that the lower leg is bowed and flexes a bit when she puts weight on the leg. When we went to the vet on Monday to retrieve our parrots from being boarded for the time we went on the trip I did get a syringe of Dramamine for the pain that we haven't used yet.
I am wondering if I should try to splint the leg or just put her in a large parrot cage for a week or two. There is very little swelling if any. Thanks in advance.
for a full recovery!
