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My cockatiel has a foot injury and struggles to walk. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Female | 250 lbs

My lutino cocktail got injured in foot...what to do... injury s small but blood came and clotted...she s struggling to walk

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on April 22nd, 2019

Keeping the foot and wound clean and dry and keeping Jewel from picking at it are best. You may want to place an Elizabethan (cone) collar on her (Google has tutorials on how to make bird sized ones) as well as provide some flat, low perches that are easier for her to stand on while she heals. If the bleeding continues, she is in a lot of pain, the wound is large, or it appears to be infected, vet care in person is best to have it cleaned, treated, and medications given.

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