Budgie Rescue in Progress

[DonnaBudgie]

I talked to the vet. He did an x-ray and exam told me that Cora doesn't have a fracture. He said she has a mass in that side of her abdominal cavity that's displacing her organs and is probably putting pressure on the vessels and nerves in her leg. There's nothing that can be done other than to give meloxicam once a day for pain and inflammation and keep her in safe, low stress environment that minimizes climbing. I've set up a bin for her with wide flat perches and no bars to climb while she hopefully recovers enough to go into a regular cage with Joey. Personally, I think she sprained or strained something but that wouldn't show on an xray and that's contributing to her lameness. He can't explain w

 

[TiredOldMan]

I really hate half A diagnosis
I'm sorry for you and her as you are doing your best and I know you care . I admire you and your dedication,
to the point I can't describe.
Bless you and her and I pray for the optimum outcome.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

He can't really explain why her lameness came on so suddenly other than the "mass" may have coincidentally enlarged just enough to suddenly become symptomatic. Personally, knowing how she flailed around the room yesterday, I think she had a sprain or strain that in addition to the mass. As long as it's not a fracture I have more hope that she will recover enough with Melocam and rest. Were in our way to pick up Cora. I've already set up her bin and really hope she finds it comfortable.

Now I have two budgies that live in bins! Ive been taking Mariah out every morning and putting her on top of her old cage where they all hang out and put her back at night and if we leave the house for more than a couple hours and she's doing pretty well. She can fly some but if she ends up on the floor she doesnt have the strenghth to can't get back up. This all makes me think Mariah's problem may be related to something similar (a mass) that's pressing on her leg nerves causing partial lameness because their symptoms are so similar and both came on "suddenly". Who knows? I just try to give my budgies the best, most enjoyable life I can, whatever the cost.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I really hate half A diagnosis
I'm sorry for you and her as you are doing your best and I know you care . I admire you and your dedication,
to the point I can't describe.
Bless you and her and I pray for the optimum outcome.

Thanks, T.O.M. It's so stressful to see any of my birds suffering and not being able to do anything about it. I realize that diagnosing illnesses in tiny birds like budgies is imprecise at best and treatment is often a shot in the dark. The Fortunately, Mariah, my other bin budgie, has recovered from whatever her problem was enough to rejoin the others in the big cage last night and did fine. Cora is not used to me like Mariah is so she's scared, can still fly, and I'm not great at restraining squirming budgies, which makes medicating her daily very hard and I don't want add to her stress.
By the way, T.O.M., you look just like my husband in your avatar with the cockatoo!

 

[bug_n_flock]

Yikes sorry for the ups and downs! I'm just now catching up on little Cora's adventures. I hope you're right and the symptoms are from some kind of soft tissue injury and the mass goes back to "just being there" without impacting her life.

 

[bug_n_flock]

Also, glad to hear Mariah is feeling better

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

The vets always make restraining a resistant budgie look so easy. At home, it's another story. I hope little Cora feels better soon.

 

[TiredOldMan]

"By the way, T.O.M., you look just like my husband in your avatar with the cockatoo!"

Donna,
I feel soooo bad for both you and your Hubby

Hoping Cora feels better soon

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Vets probably took classes on how-to-gripa-bird, starting with stuffed animals that don't wiggle and bite.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Or Vets practice voodoo magic when people aren't looking, LOL!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Cora is set up in a bin and she seems to be doing better. She csn fly but still can't perch properly but tries. She's eating and moving around her bin trying to get up on the low perch stand in her bin but can't yet. Joey visits with her through the top grate and plastic sides. I'm so hoping she recovers enough to live a normal life.