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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
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Oh nooo! Jennie hurt her foot bad this morning  She was playing on top of her cage & got a toe stuck in the junction, or seam of the cage, if you know what I mean. Gawd, it was such a mess & I was so scared becuz I had a hard time getting it out of there! I had to use a dowel & literally PUSH her foot up & out. At the part where she got it stuck, the bars start out wider, then get narrower & she had apparantly slid the toe into the narrow part.
I've dabbed the area as best I could with a Q tip dipped in that stop bleed stuff & she seems to have stopped bleeding.
It was soooo awful! And I hope she's OK. I've got her in her cage & settled down, the poor little thing |
Saturday February 4, 2006 7:15 pm |
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fionam
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Oh No Cathy,
Poor little Jennie- is she o.k. or can you not tell yet, are you o.k. bet it was horrible to deal with???
I bet she made a racket.... AWWW poor little girlie,,,,
Keep us updated on how she is.... Guess you will have to make that Vet trip sooner than you though??
Bigg Huggs to both of you
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Saturday February 4, 2006 7:31 pm |
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Cathy
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Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Hi fi! You know, she seems to be doing OK. I, on the other hand am still shaking!
She's climbing around fine in her cage & I can see exactly where the wound is & it doesn't LOOK bad, but what do I know. There's no gash, or cut that I can see, though more like a mushy red part, on the ball of one of her toes. And she's definitely using the foot, but she is also biting at it quite a bit. |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 7:43 pm |
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fionam
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Cathy,
Sounds like a nasty bruise to me... - Do you think that a Vet visit would be
a good idea???
She is biting it - oh no - can you put something on it that does not taste nice to stop her? Dunno what though....
Aww sorry not being much help...
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Saturday February 4, 2006 7:57 pm |
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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Oh Fi, it helps so much, just reading your comeents has helped to calm me down!
Stepson has made some minor adjustments to the cage & minimized the possibility of it happening again, tho I'm sure it will always be a big worry to me now. I did get a pic of the cage & will post it later on.
Again, nobody to blame but myslf. I should have been more observant of the cage & noticed that & took care of it immediately. And I feel just awful
Right now, she's carrying on as if nothing at all happened & not even biting at it, but I'll keep a close eye on it.
If hubby had been home, or if I had my own car, she would be at the avian vets right now! |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 8:05 pm |
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Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Cathy, first of all.. I don't want you to feel bad, blaming yourself.. Really, and accident can happen all the time, no matter what!
You're on of the best bird mommy's out there, so I don't want to hear that from your mouth.. 
I hope Jennie is doing better at the moment? How's the bleeding? Didn't it bleed again?
Can I give some advice?
Though I would supervise her foot, I wouldn't watch her all the time, or in that way that she knows.
You know, Zazu's plucking started when his foot got stuck. It was nasty. Then I watched him all the time, resulting in his chewing even more on his foot. You know the outcome.
Not saying that this will happen to EVERY birdy, but I thought I should make this remark?
Hugs to little Jennie.. ANd you..  |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 9:14 pm |
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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Thanks for the nice words Sue & for the advise! You're right-I have been watching her a lot. I will start being much less obvious about it.
 I just realized that in all the excitement  , I put this in the wrong forum, it should have gone in the cages, etc forum, sorry 
We just hear SO much about being careful with cages & inspecting them well & I should have been on it before anything like this had the chance to happen! You can't believe what was going thru my mind as I was trying to get her foot unstuck ! |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 9:24 pm |
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Sue
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Cathy.. Please don't think that I meant that you should not watch her at all..
Please don't worry about putting it in this forum. I think you placed it in the right forum? It has to do with health..
Ohhh Cathy.. I can understand many things went through your mind as you tried to get her foot outta there. But I'm warning you: No more blaming on yourself..
Really Cathy.. I know that if you would have known anything like this could have EVER happened, you would have done something about it!!! |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 9:34 pm |
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Cathy
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Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Yeah, I know what you mean Sue, I'll keep an eye on her, I'll just try not to let her know what I'm doing |
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Saturday February 4, 2006 9:47 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
OMG Cathy  I can't imagine how scared you were trying to get her little toe outa there hoping to not cause more harm  but knowing more harm would have come out of it if you didn't react so quickly. Oh Cathy ((((((HUGS)))))) well at least the scary part is over, pfew. Maybe try to act like it never happened when you are around her, kinda like when a child falls off their bike and scratches their knee. Over worrying can stress the both of you out. Just keep an eye out for swelling and take her to the vet to make sure its not broken. If she's bending it good then I doubt that it's broken. You could probably put some aloe on it to help sooth any scratches and it's non-tixic and aid's in healing |
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Sunday February 5, 2006 12:26 am |
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ksue
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Joined: 05 May 2005
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Location: Melbourne Australia |
oh cathy i know how scary that can be....toby (my kakariki) did a similar thing a few months back.....it was more his nail though nit his toe.......if she is moving around ok now and using it Id say she is fine........toby was back to normal with in an hour........I bet she wont sit there for a while though....thats what toby did LOL |
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Sunday February 5, 2006 1:06 am |
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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
This afternoon she used her foot real well. She was climbing all over her cage & even hanging from the bars on top, so I guess I'm assuming it's not broken. But right now she is keeping it tucked up , altho she does that a lot anyway when she's resting, but I'm sure it's very tender. |
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Sunday February 5, 2006 1:17 am |
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shirin
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Cathy, I'm sorry, I just read this! I'm sorry for what happened to Jennie, you must've been so scared Poor little girl. Did her foot bleed a lot? How is she now? I hope she's stopped picking at her wound One time I was showering Bunny, and one of her toes got stuck in the drain I was totally about to panic because I couldn't get it out for a long time, and she was screaming really loud and flapping her wings my friend had to help me to free her foot. Please let us know how Jennie is doing {{{{hugs}}}} |
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Sunday February 5, 2006 2:46 am |
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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Oh, it was awful Shirin! You just don't ever realize all the possible things that can happen I guess!
She didn't bleed profusely, not enough that I was terribly concerned, but there was quite a bit & of course with her flapping around like she was, it was spattered all over. While she was stuck, she was flapping like crazy & I was really afraid that she was gong to end up actually ripping it off, or breaking something!
Now, she keeps re-opening it, just by using it, so there's more fresh blood. I'm hoping that it can heal up somewhat overnight.
Oh, poor Bunny & poor Toby, & poor both of you Shirin & ksue, I know just what you went thru! It's just been such a bad day here & I'm still very worried! |
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Sunday February 5, 2006 3:46 am |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7972
Location: Australia |
Oh Cathy, I just read it too.. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that! Poor you and poor Jennie. But from the sound of things, you handled it well!! I can't imagine what I'd do if it happened to me. 
It sounds like Jennie is doing fine if she's already climbing all over her cage!! You probably already know, birds can pick up our vibe... so if you 're nervous and worried about what would happen, she's going to pick it up. Just be yourself when you're around her. 
Let us know how she goes. |
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