My DYH fell off my hand and landed with her tail tucked in, resulting in the impact being on the upper back of her tail (essentially her tailbone). She only fell about 1 ft, but landed on a hard counter top and screamed when it happened. She hasn't displayed any issues perching, walking, climbing, balancing, eating etc. The only reason I'm still concerned is because she keeps twitching her tail and wings, and repeatedly preening the top of her tail where the injury occurred. Is this a sign of injury, or could it just be normal molting? Because I do see tail feathers coming in there, and my Mom said she thinks she was doing the same thing this morning before the fall happened.
I will likely take her to the vet to be safe, but I just wanted to know what the symptoms would be if she did fracture something? Is the twitching/preening a sign of fracture, or would the signs be more obvious if broken (like unable to perch/walk etc)?
I will likely take her to the vet to be safe, but I just wanted to know what the symptoms would be if she did fracture something? Is the twitching/preening a sign of fracture, or would the signs be more obvious if broken (like unable to perch/walk etc)?