Rubber band wrapped around leg of pigeon

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I caught a pigeon I noticed had a rubber band wrapped around its leg. I cut off the rubber band, but I brought the pigeon home since its toes were turning black/purple.

Day 1: just removed the rubber band, minimal limping

Day 2: pigeon is limping more, toes are less purple but the foot and toes are swollen

Day 5: pigeon is limping less but the foot is turning purple

Day 6: pigeon is limping a lot less, using the foot, but it’s still purple and swollen

Is the whole foot going to need to be amputated? Do just the toes need to be amputated? Or should I leave the foot alone entirely?
Is the foot infected? Anything else I should do?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Rubber band finally lost her foot!

(Last pictures before it came off)

The stump wasn’t as bloody as I expected, and it stopped bleeding relatively quickly. I brought her inside for now. She doesn’t seem to miss the foot that much.

Since she’s missing a foot and part of a leg, I am not going to release her. It would be different if it was only her toes, but the fact is that she won’t be able to walk normally again. Thankfully, pigeons are very adaptable and she’s been doing well in my aviary. Maybe she’ll even let me pet her some day.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Should the foot be amputated?

Please do not amputate at home. You need a sterile environment, sedation, pain meds and antibiotics to do it humanely. Please bring this bird to an avian vet.

 

[Everose]

Please do not amputate at home. You need a sterile environment, sedation, pain meds and antibiotics to do it humanely. Please bring this bird to an avian

I’m no medical expert but it does indeed look dead. If amputation is the clean and kind way to get rid of it…yes.

Should the foot be amputated?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/matilda-is-going-to-lose-her-feet.1454933/

The foot should fall off on its own. Amputations are ugly but i don't really see what y'all mean. This foot has all the right markers for an easy break away.

 

[Eggcessive]

In chickens who I have followed here online who have suffered severe frostbite, people have reported the toes or feet may come off after a month to 6 weeks. You may want to look at 3 D printer artificial legs that some have designed for birds.

 

[Weeg]

You can also get 3D printed prosthetics from a seller on Etsy. Not sure how well they work, but there was one review someone left claiming it worked great for their rooster.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Her leg is swollen and a bit warmer than the other leg. She’s limping more.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

@RoostersAreAwesome how's RB doing? Is the foot still intact? I've been thinking about you both

The last thing I need is more birds, so I come to admire these beauties too often They're so gorgeous

Surprisingly, her foot’s still attached. Here’s some pictures:

Bonus shot of her face:

The new rescue (pigeons are so shiny!):

Rubber band is doing well and acting like a normal pigeon other than her limp. She’s very hard to catch.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

How's RB doing?

Good! She still hasn’t lost her foot, though.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but in the photo the other foot is red. If you do a simple search for "pigeon with red feet", you will see that pigeons have red feet.

Edited because I realize this post is a bit old and have seen the updates.

I know pigeon feet are red, I was wondering why the foot seemed to recover before going downhill again.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Neet Neet with the new pigeon:

All of my pigeons, the two white ones were dancing and cooing to each other (typically a male behavior):