Acappella Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Poor baby. I hope she continues to leave it alone and heals as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Poor little girl! " hydro therapy", sounds like some kind of physical therapy. Let us know the details! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Poor little girl! " hydro therapy", sounds like some kind of physical therapy. Let us know the details! Nancy http://www.woodcroftvets.com/about-us/advanced-services/hydrotherapy/ I have long heard of its use with dogs, never with birds. This site had some good pictures of what the equipment (for dogs) looks like. I would be very interested to see pictures of the bird set up. I assume the theory is the same as with dogs (and humans) - working against the resistance of the water helps increase effectiveness of the therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Muse... I knew it involved water...it makes sense if it works for dogs, it should work for birds in theory. No difference. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I wish the best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 We go today at 1. When I picture Cotay in hydro therapy I laugh because all I picture is a naked bird in a tiny hot tub sipping a tropical drink and calling out "oh waiter" to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Funny thought, humor does help us navigate our way through all the stress they give us. Hydro therapy also aids in keeping the wound clean of debris like dead skin and the moisture helps with the flexibility of the healing site as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Yup. 2 x's a day for one week. So for a bird we will have to hold her over a sink and spray her foot softly like she is by a jet in a hot tub. So I guess I wasn't too far off of my vision. Lol. Said she is healing nicely and that in a week if she still won't use it he wants xrays to see if it is broken. However even if it is, the way she holds it will allow it to heal normally. She is an A+ patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Yay for being an A+ patient! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Had our recheck yesterday. She is doing really good considering. The doc was able to feel her foot for any breaks and said nothing stood out to him. He did say it could be her tendon so he wants her back in a few weeks to check her progress. We are to continue hydro therapy and her meds until we run out. We actually forgot her therapy on Sunday as our day was out of whack so she took it upon herself all day yesterday to do her own therapy by getting in her water bowl and splashing around. I had to put water in her bowl 3 times yesterday until Pat got home to do it for her in the sink. lol, she is just so cute. When they took her to back for her exam she said "I'll be right back, bye" When they brought her back to me she made the heavy sigh noise and said "all right", as we left she said "Okay, see ya later". While waiting to check out, their phone rang and Cotay had a complete phone conversation including the dialing of the phone and hanging up of the phone. She just talked her butt off yesterday! She must be feeling a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Haha, I am a dope. She wasn't doing her own therapy... somehow there is a hole in the water bowl. It was empty again this morning. Not sure how a metal bowl like that gets a hole. Oh well so much for my smarty pants girl. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 There's no doubt about her being a smarty pants. Do they love her at the vet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 They do but it is Bubba they always ask about. Maybe because he was there a lot for butt issue and he would sing an opera note when they messed with his butt. Lol he is our ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Cotay is adorable! She IS a smartypants! LOVED her conversation on the phone I think if I ever gave Sophie a cellphone... she would learn quick how to make a REAL call. LOL Sounds like her foot is doing well Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Set back, her foot started bleeding again last night. Not sure what happened, if she bit it when she was opening her nut or if the glue just popped. We went right to the sink and washed it off then it looked like cloudy white film was coming off (glue?) We packed it and the bleeding stopped but then she started picking at it so we washed it off again and held her until we were sure there was no more bleeding. She actually wanted her mommy over daddy, yeah! Checked on her during the night and all was good but will be doing some drop ins today while working just to be sure during the active day time that it doesn't open up again. Pat is off early today so that will be good. Her follow up is Monday but we may go today just in case. I don't want anything happening over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Yeah, you def don't want something happening over the weekend. Hope all is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inara Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Yeah, you def don't want something happening over the weekend. Hope all is ok. Agreed, since it is so close to her follow-up anyway, better safe than sorry. Am sure it will all turn out well. X-ing fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm not liking " the cloudy white film". Not the glue Possibly a pocket of puss? Whats the temperature of the foot? Compare the two. Extra warm on affected foot is a sign of abscess. Swelling or not? If it is reinfected, ask vet if they leave drain in or not. I would rather the vet leave a drain in and change the dressings daily. Tough though... as your bird would pull it in a heartbeat! Just the nurse in me that deals with abscesses on a daily basis. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 I appears to have only been the glue. She may have bit it when eating her nut and pulled causing the skin to rip some but all is good in Cotays world again. Her little toe looks better than it has in a while and she seems to able to move it some. Her toes were actually glued together and now they are not so she is free to move them around! She is a little sore but that would be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inara Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Great news about Cotay's foot. Glad the vet gave it the all clear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Excellent! Thanks for letting us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 That sounds encouraging. I'm very glad to hear it. It hurt to even look at the pics when this first happened. Hope the vet has good news on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michellec Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thinking of you all! That must have been scary. Michelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ask for a final culture and sensitivity! Glues don't give off a milky film. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 The milky film was like a scab, it came off and now the toe is just like any other toe, except it doesn't work. :-( He took the nail down really short so she won't snag it on anything and we go back in 3 weeks. In a few days we start the hydro therapy again and then we wait to see what happens. He has suggested that if she doesn't start using it again, that we think about amputating it so she does not further injure herself with a floppy toe. I am trying not to think that right now, just that it will get better and that she isn't using it because it is sore. That is my plan and I am sticking to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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