Please Need advice

[Wiselady]

Hi my green Budgie, Happy, got hurt by a cat early this morning. I feel like his wing is swollen but I did not see any blood. He was obviously scared. I am not sure what to do. Am trying to see what antibiotics I could buy over the counter. And I read they could take tylenol or meloxicam but am scared. Has anyone had any experience with meds. Honestly since I got them I have been lucky Happy and Honey have been very healthy and happy. I am so nervous I don't want to lose him.

 

[noodles123]

I'm sorry you are going through this. You really need to get him to a vet (avian ideally- as others aren't equipped to diagnose or treat parrots adequately in most cases)-- not just try and buy random antibiotics when you don't know what it is...


Where (roughly- country) are you located?


Most all of us have given antibiotics, but because a vet told us to

 

[Owlet]

I highly recommend bringing your budgie to a certified avian vet ASAP. cat saliva contains a bacteria that birds cannot metabolize and is a death sentence. Since cats self groom it coats their body. Your bird needs to be seen by a professional immediately.

 

[noodles123]

I highly recommend bringing your budgie to a certified avian vet ASAP. cat saliva contains a bacteria that birds cannot metabolize and is a death sentence. Since cats self groom it coats their body. Your bird needs to be seen by a professional immediately.

to add to this- it often must be injected in such instances.


Owlet is right- more birds die of the infection than the actual injury.

 

[Scott]

Welcome under the most difficult of circumstances. As noted above, extremely important to have Happy assessed by avian vet. Antibiotics absolutely needed to guard against massive infection caused by cat saliva or residue from sharp nails entering bloodstream.

Meloxicam as pain reliever must be properly dosed but won't address underlying hazard of infection.

Several helpful websites to find nearest avian vet. Please know many "exotic" vets offer to treatment but lack training, equipment, and medicine formulary. If you have absolutely no choice, they are better than traditional mammal "dog and cat" practices.

https://www.aav.org/search/custom.asp?id=1803
https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/find-an-avian-vet/
https://abvp.com/animal-owners/find-an-abvp-specialist/

Wishing Happy a full recovery, please keep us updated!