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I made the hour and half journey to Wendover Heights Veterinary Centre to see Steve Smith who is fantasic with exotics.
On taking her in she was excited and regurgitating to me while waiting in the waiting room bless her!! They took her through and she was given a anaesthetic so she could have her x-rays done, here are some photos of her having her x-ray.
When she was back round Steve called me through to have a chat about the x-rays she was a lot worse than we thought most of her long bones showed abnormalities the right and left humerus, left and right radius, keel, right coracoid and both tibiotarsi, The left leg was worse with entrapment of the extensor tendon and extreme extension of the intertarsal joint all of which he believes to have happened at about 2-6 weeks of life cause by poor diet!!
Here are the x-rays
As you can see it’s not a pretty site and to do a surgical repair it would require a significant operation breaking the bone in the bad leg implanting into a very small fragment and fixing the leg in a more normal position so it will be a big op if she has it.
I was told that there are always risk’s with things like this and it could happen that once Steve operates on her that the leg might just not take the pinning and shatter in which case she would be put to sleep, but it could go well, its a case of not knowing until he opens her leg up.
He also said that she could come home with some pain killers and see how she goes on them too and could live a life on them , I find it hard to see that she is in lots of pain as she is such a happy bird and so loving which makes it so much more harder what to do for the best!
I dearly would love to give her the chance of a fairly normal life and for her to be able to perch like any normal grey I think she deserves this, but then I have to look from the other angle and is it fair to put her through this?
If she has the Op we would need to raise funds to help Angel and pay for it as it will cost about £450 for the bad leg and maybe a bit less for the other leg so we would carry on Angels Appeal!
I need to sleep on it a few more times not that I can do much sleeping and I will update you all soon.
Paula + Angel xx
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Morning Paula, I’ve just caught up with this. I think if Angel is happy at the mo, I would be tempted to see how she goes on the pain killers, but start raisingthe funds for the op.
I do think she should be given the chance to perch also, but I suppose we have to weighi up the risks as well as the positives.
She so deserves a chance, and if she had to be put to sleep if the bone did shatter, then at least we have tried to help her. Bless her.
I hope we can all help her. She’s obviously an adorable bird who, through no fault of her own has ended up in the disgraceful state.
It’s a lot to think about Paula, but whatever you decide we are with you all the way.
Love to you both.
Jo, Charlie and Dexter
xxxxxx
Just read and seen the xrays of Angel.To tell you the truth Paula it must be so hard for you to decide what to do esp when Angel seems happy. All i can say whatever you decide you have alot people with you and am sure that between us we all can help with costs.
Bingo and my prayers are with you both.xxx
hi, I just happened to find this on Facebook and wanted to follow it. I was wondering if you have tried a Hammock for her to rest in. I am a member of Cheap Parrot Toys and Tips and they teach you how to make parrot toys, I believe there is a page on making hammocks for birds with disabilities. Maybe just a simple fleece hammock as well. I would think she would like it since it would hold her and take her weight off her legs.
She has found a wonderful place, I plan on following this, wish I could help but my husband is unemployed at the moment.