bruised foot on gcc

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this happened a few hours hour ago. my poor baby Leo (gcc 5 y.o.) was sitting on the open door of his cage when I walked by and accidentally bumped into the door. he got a little smooshed, I didn't see exactly where the door hit him but he flew away very quickly...it happened super fast and when I finally got a close look at his feet I saw that one was slightly bruised. it's not noticeable other than with a phone flashlight. at first he had been standing on/off with that foot raised and also kind of preening that foot with his beak. but now he has been standing on both feet. he didnt scream/make any noise when it happened and his behavior is the same (huge appetite, hanging around on the bars of his cage, chirping, beak grindning, taking a bath when I put new water in the cage). would you take your bird to the vet over this? I will take off work and take him to the vet if it seems needed, I just dont want to put him through even more unnecessary trauma bc going to the vet is so stressful for him (and truthfully extremely stressful for me too). I feel sooo bad :cry:

I attached a pic of the bruise. he had just taken a bath before the pic (after the door incident) so this is why he looks a little scruffy lol.
 

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Welcome to the forums! Though I’m sorry to hear about your baby’s foot. If he’s standing on it and acting normal I think he’ll be fine. I would keep an eye on it. If you would like to take him to a vet that is fine too - whatever you prefer and will make you feel most comfortable. If it were me I would monitor it and make sure all continues to be normal over the next few days.
 
Welcome to the forums! Though I’m sorry to hear about your baby’s foot. If he’s standing on it and acting normal I think he’ll be fine. I would keep an eye on it. If you would like to take him to a vet that is fine too - whatever you prefer and will make you feel most comfortable. If it were me I would monitor it and make sure all continues to be normal over the next few days.
thanks so much for your answer!
 

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