Hey there guys. I am an expat in Saudi Arabia where it's very hard to come across a good vet:
I visited four before one finally diagnosed it with gangrene (the ones before failing to notice) as a result of infection due to a fight with its fellow conure. He removed the gangrene and found a small hole between the neck and chest area, cleaned it up with iodine before spraying it with anaesthesia and stitching it closed.
He has advised me to apply iodine and fusidic acid twice daily. Also to clean the cage with iodine. I will be looking for lidocaine to use as a pain killer per his advice. He hasn't mentioned anything re bandaging
He mentioned that rarely do birds survive in this condition and I was wondering if there was anything I can do to improve my conures chances of surviving?
I visited four before one finally diagnosed it with gangrene (the ones before failing to notice) as a result of infection due to a fight with its fellow conure. He removed the gangrene and found a small hole between the neck and chest area, cleaned it up with iodine before spraying it with anaesthesia and stitching it closed.
He has advised me to apply iodine and fusidic acid twice daily. Also to clean the cage with iodine. I will be looking for lidocaine to use as a pain killer per his advice. He hasn't mentioned anything re bandaging
He mentioned that rarely do birds survive in this condition and I was wondering if there was anything I can do to improve my conures chances of surviving?
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