Ring (band) injuries in parrots
Other names: The ring is strangling the leg
Symptoms
- Swelling below the ring
- Limping
- Ring caught on the cage
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
The vet cuts the ring with a special tool; stabilize the bird first because stress is more dangerous than the fracture.
Prevention
The correct ring size for the species, periodic leg checks, toys without openings where it can catch.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.