Story Bird: Wilma

 

Just want to let you know what happened today while I was showering my birds. I have the kind of shower-perches that use 2 suction cups to stick  on the shower wall.

I placed Wilma my 5 yr old Cherryhead on her perch and as I turn to  finish placing the other birds on their perches one of the suction cups on Wilma's gave way causing the perch to rotate poor wilma fell hitting the water handle then the spigot before landing on the bottom
of the tub.

I rushed her to the vet as she clearly had a contusion on her chest  that began to swell immediately. An x-ray showed a small split in her keel and bleeding in her airsack/chest area. She was given a steroid injection, antibiotics, pain meds. and something for shock. I have her back at home now and she's eating and moving around some though the vet wants me to keep her quiet and in her small travel cage so she wont further cause injury by climbing.

So Please...Please everyone check the strength and seal of the  suction cups on these kinds of perches before placing your babies on them. 

Jennifer and the gang


 

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