My bird is biting its foot and bleeding. How can I help my sick bird?

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I have a bird (bulbul) and it always sick since the birth, beside it looks different and kind of smaller in shape and weaker than the others, also its feet looks strange. Recently, I have found that it is biting its foot till bleeding, unfortunately there isn’t a clinic near where I live, there’s only one and the staff don’t know how to deal with birds. Please help

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

Poor bird! If the foot is at all infected, trying to find a vet that can help in person is best. However, until you can find one, it is a good idea to separate the bird from any cage mates to keep from being picked on, and move him to a warm hospital cage with larger, flat perches that will make perching easier on his feet. Keeping the foot clean and dry and using an ointment such as Blu-kote (most feed and pet stores carry this for use in poultry and other birds) can help prevent infection. You can also Google how to make a bird-sized Elizabethan (cone) collar to put on the bird so that he can't get to his foot and bite it while it heals.

My bird is biting its foot and bleeding. How can I help my sick bird?

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