Skinned Toe

Hi everybody!

Quick question. My cockatiel was acting weird, picking her foot up and then putting it back down really fast in succession. I couldn't see anything wrong until I flipped her over. On the outside front toe of her right foot she seems to have skinned it. They have the three joints on their toes, and it's just the middle one that's like that.

Should I be concerned or will it heal just the same as any other minor wound? It looks clean and isn't bleeding. I think she may have just skinned it the way you do when you fall on cement or something. (She likes to get on top of our doors which are rough wood, that's the only thing that I can think of she could have done this on)

Thanks in advance!

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No easy question to address without photos.

The area you are speaking of is considered the thickest skin on a Parrot's body. The concerning areas would be the pads on the bottom of toe in that area. As a result of the 'skinning' was one of more of the pad's lost?

It is possible that a 'skinned' area will heal with time. The surface will likely be thinner than original and if a pad was lost, they are not known to reform.

Is the Parrot able to use the muscles, i.e.: curl the toe (grip)?

SailBoat said:

No easy question to address without photos.

The area you are speaking of is considered the thickest skin on a Parrot's body. The concerning areas would be the pads on the bottom of toe in that area. As a result of the 'skinning' was one of more of the pad's lost?

It is possible that a 'skinned' area will heal with time. The surface will likely be thinner than original and if a pad was lost, they are not known to reform.

Is the Parrot able to use the muscles, i.e.: curl the toe (grip)?

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Sorry, I should have been more specific. Unfortunately I couldn't get a photo either.

The toe is fine, she can move it, and she's using it, (flopping around and jumping on things as usual as well) it's just red as if the top layers of skin have been taken off. There wasn't even any blood.

Have you ever removed dead skin from your finger and you went too far and it was very tender and red but not bleeding? That's what it looks like.

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Thank-you for the clarity, that helps greatly!

That will likely heal without support. As with any skin abrasion keep a watchful eye on the site for any signs of infections, i.e. expansion of the redden area, tenderness, avoiding use and/or stiffness of the toe.

Time to double check the top of that door. Many years ago, it was believed that rough cutting tops and bottoms of doors would allow the door to adjust to the humidity of a room and that the panels would not loosen as easily. But, I really think that it simply saved a milling step and would likely be cut anyway when the door was sized to the opening.

SailBoat said:

Thank-you for the clarity, that helps greatly!

That will likely heal without support. As with any skin abrasion keep a watchful eye on the site for any signs of infections, i.e. expansion of the redden area, tenderness, avoiding use and/or stiffness of the toe.

Time to double check the top of that door. Many years ago, it was believed that rough cutting tops and bottoms of doors would allow the door to adjust to the humidity of a room and that the panels would not loosen as easily. But, I really think that it simply saved a milling step and would likely be cut anyway when the door was sized to the opening.

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Awesome. I'll keep an eye on her, and I'm going to remove any rough perches from the cage for the time being.

Actually, my doors are only a couple of years old. My old doors were perfectly smooth, yet these ones aren't! I'll see what I can do about it.

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