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    Unhappy my parrot leg is swollen

    Hi,
    My parrot one of legs are swollen and he has pain and always keeps it high.
    I took him to the vet and told me he had a infection and give him this drugs:
    1. Mobipharm tab
    2. Clindahexal tab
    3. B complex
    4. Enro 10%
    i use them for 3 days but nothing happened.
    at the end i tell his the feathers of thighs are poured.
    could u help me? im so sad ...
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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    Hi Mohammad,
    sorry to hear of your bird's problem. We cannot give a diagnosis, only advice.
    Is the vet an avian specialist?
    Did they ask you to report back if the problem did not go away within a certain amount of time?
    If the answer to one or both of those questions is No you should seek out a better vet.
    Otherwise telephone the vet for advice or take the bird back after the amount of time they gave for the treatment to be effective. Three days does not seem long to cure an infection but have you noticed any improvement in the infected area?
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    To begin with, I'm not a veterinarian. However, your bird may be suffering from septic arthritis (aka, bacterial arthritis). It's difficult to know whether either of the two antibiotics you've listed, Clindahexal and Enrofloxacin, are effective against the pathogen that's responsible for the condition of your bird's foot and leg. Might your bird himself have plucked the missing feathers?

    One of my macaws developed septic arthritis in his foot and leg last year and I was able to successfully treat the condition with medication. The vet prescribed Amoxicillin 240mg/Clavulanate 60mg, which I administered orally @ 0.5 ml twice daily for 60 days. His condition slowly improved and ultimately resolved.

    The thickening around your bird's joints appears quite severe to me. My advice would thus be threefold: 1) Follow the recommendations from Jean-Pierre and Helena regarding your vet. 2) Realize how vastly important it is to utilize an antibiotic to which the particular infectious agent will be sensitive. 3) Administer said antibiotic for a long enough period of time to completely eradicate the infection. Looking at your photo, my guess is that three days is not nearly enough time on an antibiotic to accomplish that goal.

    Also, Helena may well be correct; your bird may be suffering from gout.

    Please keep us updated on your bird's progress.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PlaxMacaws View Post
    To begin with, I'm not a veterinarian. However, your bird may be suffering from septic arthritis (aka, bacterial arthritis). It's difficult to know whether either of the two antibiotics you've listed, Clindahexal and Enrofloxacin, are effective against the pathogen that's responsible for the condition of your bird's foot and leg. Might your bird himself have plucked the missing feathers?

    One of my macaws developed septic arthritis in his foot and leg last year and I was able to successfully treat the condition with medication. The vet prescribed Amoxicillin 240mg/Clavulanate 60mg, which I administered orally @ 0.5 ml twice daily for 60 days. His condition slowly improved and ultimately resolved.

    The thickening around your bird's joints appears quite severe to me. My advice would thus be threefold: 1) Follow the recommendations from Jean-Pierre and Helena regarding your vet. 2) Realize how vastly important it is to utilize an antibiotic to which the particular infectious agent will be sensitive. 3) Administer said antibiotic for a long enough period of time to completely eradicate the infection. Looking at your photo, my guess is that three days is not nearly enough time on an antibiotic to accomplish that goal.

    Also, Helena may well be correct; your bird may be suffering from gout.

    Please keep us updated on your bird's progress.
    Thanks for reply.
    how can i be sure about gout?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Casper's 2nd best friend View Post
    I think you will need to be very careful what you say to the vet, like doctors they hate people who do their own diagnosis on the internet
    You could say something like "could it possibly be gout?". Have the vets done blood tests yet?
    Quote Originally Posted by erisco View Post
    Thanks for reply.
    how can i be sure about gout?
    Gout is caused by high uric acid levels in the blood which in turn causes urate crystals to accumulate around the joints. A vet should be able to order a test to measure the uric acid levels in the bird's blood and possibly do a needle biopsy of the fluid at the joints to check for the presence of urate crystals.

    And yes, professionals such as veterinarians can be touchy if/when you suggest possibilities to them that they may not have considered. Human physicians can be the same way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PlaxMacaws View Post
    Gout is caused by high uric acid levels in the blood which in turn causes urate crystals to accumulate around the joints. A vet should be able to order a test to measure the uric acid levels in the bird's blood and possibly do a needle biopsy of the fluid at the joints to check for the presence of urate crystals.

    And yes, professionals such as veterinarians can be touchy if/when you suggest possibilities to them that they may not have considered. Human physicians can be the same way.
    yea thats right. but what do u think about scaly leg mites?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Casper's 2nd best friend View Post
    Hi Mohammad,
    sorry to hear of your bird's problem. We cannot give a diagnosis, only advice.
    Is the vet an avian specialist?
    Did they ask you to report back if the problem did not go away within a certain amount of time?
    If the answer to one or both of those questions is No you should seek out a better vet.
    Otherwise telephone the vet for advice or take the bird back after the amount of time they gave for the treatment to be effective. Three days does not seem long to cure an infection but have you noticed any improvement in the infected area?
    Thanks for your replay.
    for question 1 i tell u yes he is a avian specialist.
    for question 2 again yes i`m in contact with him.
    he is very famous avian specialist in my city, but i`m want to make sure that he has given correct diagnosis.

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    I am so sorry to see your parrot’s foot so swollen. You have received good advice so far. I am concerned about the one toe that looks a little yellowish in the picture. Definitely another vet visit to check on it.
    It looks like gout. Did your vet give you any advice regarding any changes to your parrot’s diet?
    Last edited by Dragonlady2; 09-25-2018 at 06:04 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonlady2 View Post
    I am so sorry to see your parrot’s foot so swollen. You have received good advice so far. I am concerned about the one toe that looks a little yellowish in the picture. Definitely another vet visit to check on it.
    It looks like gout. Did your vet give you any advice regarding any changes to your parrot’s diet?
    Thanks for your reply.
    i`m not sure that the vet has given correct diagnosis.
    He dont change anything in parrot diet.

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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    I think you will need to be very careful what you say to the vet, like doctors they hate people who do their own diagnosis on the internet
    You could say something like "could it possibly be gout?". Have the vets done blood tests yet?
    Last edited by Casper's 2nd best friend; 09-25-2018 at 08:54 PM.
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