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budgie parakeet's hurt foot

by Saba
(Raleigh)

My male budgie parakeet has had trouble with a hurt foot in the past but later on he started using it normally. One week ago he seemed to have hurt that same foot again. There is not discoloration in that foot, he is eating normally, and he has no trouble flying. He just doesn't use the hurt foot and I don't know what to do.

His female companion doesn't help the situation by continually forcing him off his perch and not letting him rest. We have started to leave the cage door open at night so that he can sleep without being disturbed by her, but it has started to get chillier and chillier in the evenings.

Please let me know what I should do to help him and whether I should take him to a vet.

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budgie parakeet's hurt foot

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Apr 17, 2008
 Budgie foot problem
by: The Vet

Yes, he needs to go to an avian veterinarian. Lameness in budgies is frequently cause by tumors (cancer growths) within the abdomen that grow large enough to put pressure on the nerves that supply the leg. It is also possible that this is an injury or even a bumblefoot lesion.

Your veterinarian should give him an exam and take x-rays.

You should look especially at the bottom of his feet to check for bumble foot (pododermatitis). If your birds have a variety of perches, no dowels, and a cement pedicure perch to sleep on, then bumblefoot is not likely.

I recommend that you, for now, separate the two birds so the well one cannot pick on the “sick” one.

Dr B
Apr 17, 2008
 Saba's parakeets
by: Marcia

Saba I think it wouldn't hurt to take him to the vet to have him looked at.I think it would be a good idea to seperate them because the other parakeet could be the cause of his injury.


Marcia

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