Help for injured or sick birds

Bleeding: If you do not have a bottle of quickstop handy follow these directions : If the wound is from a cat or dog bite , you must give the bird antibiotics within 12 hours.

Foot or toe , place the birds foot in cornstarch or flour and apply gentle pressure until the bleeding has stopped. After the bleeding has stopped you may apply some triple antibiotic cream to prevent infection.

Wing or other part of the body , apply cornstarch or flour , a clean cloth and light pressure. If this is a large injury the best advice would be to get the bird to a vet ASAP!

Internal bleeding: If you suspect the bird may have internal injuries from a fall or other reasons , a vets care would be advised. For head injuries you need to apply DMSO to reduce swelling within a few hours of the injury. Keep the bird in a quite , dim and warm place to avoid stress.

Broken bones : Broken bones that are not located in the extremities (wings or legs/feet/toes), but inside the body cavity, will have to be treated with surgery by a qualified vet.

Fractured leg : See this link for proper splinting Fractured leg repair (you may use a piece of cardboard and guaze/adhesive tape as an alternative to provide stability) .

Fractured toe : You will need to attach the toe to another one. You may do this by using adhesive tape or by super gluing it to the other toe. Don't worry the super glue will wear off and the bird's toe will be healed by that time. If the toe canot be attatch to another or more than one is broken , place a cotton ball firmly in the ball of the foot by making a stirup with a piece of adhesive tape and taping the stirup around the bird's leg so that the foot will maintain proper form.

Fractures wings : If the wing hangs at an awkward, abnormal angle or droops low to the side, it must be folded against the bird's side in as natural a position as possible, and then held in place by passing a narrow strip of adhesive tape twice around the body in such a manner as to leave the other wing free. Run the tape over and around the wing once keeping it to the birds side, then go under the other wing so it can still move it and wrap around the body. The only problem is you may not know if the wing is in the correct position or not to heal and the bird may try and pry the tape off. Note : you will need two people to do this , one to restrain the bird while the other wraps the wing.

More information will be coming to this page shortly! Thanks for looking!