is there anything that I can do for the baby bird

Thank you for your question. The baby bird may have an infection or injury, and that may be difficult to heal if it is already damaged. If you are able to have the bird seen by a veterinarian, they may be able to administer medications to help. Otherwise, if you are able to provide him with a safe home environment, he may need extra care if he is not able to grip a perch. I hope that all goes well for him!

I have a normal breed budgie and I has pain its legs I thing its the first stage of bumble foot disease I don't have a vet in my area so I need help immediately

It is important to ensure that foot is thoroughly cleaned and any dirt or debris is removed; the foot should be soaked in a povidone iodine solution, dried and covered. However, some cases of bumblefoot require the affected tissue to be debrided surgically or any lesions to be drained. Without examining Sunny it is very difficult to give you any specific advise. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM

My budgie has bumblefoot and his toe is heading forward. If I move to the right position, it hurts her? Does it mean the bone is compromised or infected! Or perhaps there is a broken bone? She can’t walk , wether she is perching or standing up that toe is heading forward and is a bit raised. 1. Does she need x - rays? 2- do you think the bone might be compromised or infected due to bumblefoot? 3- what could mean that by pushing his toe to the right position the budgie shouts and cries (of means it hurst I know ) but is it paralyzed or is showing sign of lameness? 4- should I try to massage her toe as it it stiffed? Or is not recommend it as I could broke a tendon as if I move her toe she shouts? 5- is there something I can do to make her feel better? 6- I wish I could send photographs but there isn’t a way to send attachments here

If the foot is becoming more deformed, a visit to your Veterinarian would be recommended to reexamine the foot and for them to determine whether or not x-rays should be taken (although they would be useful). Secondary infection is always a concern in cases of bumblefoot and severe infections may extend up into the bone or joints. As with anything swollen, it is painful and applying pressure or manipulating the toe you will induce pain; just like if you have a swollen finger and you move it. I wouldn’t recommend massaging it since it would be painful and most likely wouldn’t aid in any recovery. We don’t have the ability to receive photographs since many times the images may be poor quality, bad lighting, bad angles etc… But you should return to your Veterinarian for another examination as I mentioned in my first response, physical palpation of the foot is required and your Veterinarian may also decide to change treatment based on his findings. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM

I wonder if the toe that right now is heading forward to the left side side horizontally instead of being backwards, would it recover its normal position once the wound of the pododermatitis (bumblefoot) has closed and healed? The bumblefoot is being treated and the wound is a bit smaller but the area surrounding the wound is swelling and has make his foot bigger and now this toe is heading forward. Please help me and let me know if 1- it will go back to normal after the pododermatitis has healed? How many probabilities does she of recovering the normal position backward of her toe on her right feet? 2- Is it okey to keep using iodopovidone or is too rough for his foot skin? Please help me I would recommend you but please answer my main questions

In severe cases of bumblefoot, there may be some permanent disfigurement of the foot, but without examining the foot myself I cannot say how severe it is; however, I cannot give you complete assurance that the toe will return to normal without an examination. Betadine (povidone-iodine) should be fine and safe to use especially since you’re noticing improvement, but as I mentioned I cannot give you any assurance on whether the toe will return to normal or not. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM

Hi my budgie has bumblefoot. can see a wound in the center of his foot and it has a crust (I don't know if that is what's called necrotic tissue). It's dark brown. It's been getting smaller but is swelling in the surroundings of the wound. And one of his toe instead of lying backwards it's lying forward. I have tried moving her foot but it hurtaba my female budgie. She is receiving a treatment by desinfecting with chlorhexidine and iodopovidone. And also using one drop directly on the toe of ciprofloxacin. I don't know what else to do. The healing process is too slow. On February all her toes were perfect I don't know when did her foot start heading forward and l wonder if this is a permanent damage or will she recover fully after healing fully of her bumblefoot. The vet told me not to get X-ray yet She told me to let her finish the treatment. I. Sad and hopeless please help me. The vet l trust has moved abroad and the other vet are new for me

At this point I would recommend continuing the current course of treatment since there is improvement in the size of the lesion, but if there is further swelling causing deformity of the foot I would suggest returning to your Veterinarian (regardless of your feelings) for another examination. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM