Injuries and fractures in canaries and finches
Other names: Broken leg، Broken wing
Symptoms
- Dangling leg or drooping wing
- Bleeding
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Put the bird in a small cage without high perches, and call the vet for splinting. Bleeding from a claw can be stopped with styptic powder or starch. [Update 3] Merck: the priority is for the bird to stabilize first (warmth, quiet, oxygen at the vet) and any examination or surgery can wait 12-48 hours until it is stable; warm fluids (daily requirement 50-100 ml/kg), and painkillers. A cat or dog bite needs an antibiotic covering anaerobes and aerobes. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
Strong wire against cats and mice, a dim night light, and do not use long threads in the nest.
Season
Year-round
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Egg binding
- Chronic egg laying
- Egg yolk peritonitis
- Cloacal prolapse
- Feather plucking
- Overgrown claws and beak
- Heatstroke / heat stress
- Cold stress in adult birds and chicks
Sources
- KB (not web-verified this session): widely repeated aviculture/breeder consensus; treat with stated confidence
- merckvetmanual.com