Broken leg?

[amys]

Hello,

It’s 9pm at night here so I can’t go to a vet right now but rest assured I will do ASAP.

My dear girl is struggling to put her leg down. She’s holding it up and struggling to climb up her bars.

She sleeps in a slinky at night and I had to lift her into it because she wasn’t able to hop up herself.

There is no sign of bleeding. No sign or a deformed leg, no swelling.

Not sure what I can do or what could be wrong?

Any ideas until I can get her to a vet would be greatly appreciated

TIA

[clt80]

I realise it's midnight now so you may be asleep but in the morning until you can get to a vet keep her warm, and have food/drink nearby for her. If you have a travel cage or hospital cage put her in it with a towel on the bottom, see if she rests. If not, a low perch - aim is to limit her moving until you know what is causing her to. Not use her leg.

Does she have any red sores on her feet, they can be really tiny and hard to notice but very painful bf or a bird.

I had one with a broken toe so she wouldn't use her leg (it got fixed with the help of a stent and bandage) and I made a flat perch for her to lay on so she could rest her good leg. The vet also gave her some pain relief I could administer at home.

[Hezz]

Agree with clt80 - a small cage that she can't climb or fly around in, you can lie a perch on the floor of the cage so that she can use this with her good leg. their feet are meant to grip a perch and lying flat for too long can tire them out. A broken leg can be fixed, if that is what it is, and your vet will make sure to set it properly. Keeping a cast/splint on for the required time will be your biggest hurdle once the vet has seen your budgie. That and administering the drugs. Hoping that it is not a broken leg, but get her to the vet asap to be sure.

[Marianne Marlow]

Hope you can get her to a vet today. How is she now?

[jellybean]

Good luck at the vet. I really hope it's not broken.

[samwiseg]

Any news amys?