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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Cockatiel with bumblefoot</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29150/cockatiel-with-bumblefoot</link><description> 
 Hi, 
 Any help with this little guy would be helpful. 
 Presented because owner reports seems unable to grip and climb as he could previously. He is also only eating treat sticks and millet not the dry food. Unsure duration of this diet as was in a</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Cockatiel with bumblefoot</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/223541?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:15:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:995bcd63-14d6-4c14-a9a0-21f53ec579fc</guid><dc:creator>Claire  Godfrey</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Will try bandaging them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Cockatiel with bumblefoot</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/223535?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:41:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d862e888-e4c9-4624-8c2d-ebcc4f85a660</guid><dc:creator>Mark Rowland</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The basic rule of bumblefoot is that there should be physical covering until there is skin integrity&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So I mean padding, bandaging etc. I like Manuka netting and some light bandaging leaving the toes out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Cockatiel with bumblefoot</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/223506?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:37:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e430a1b1-821f-422f-8b03-00cf85155f89</guid><dc:creator>Claire  Godfrey</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you , he is supposed to be around 6 months old.&amp;nbsp; What would you cover them with? We have f10 cream that we have been applying. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Cockatiel with bumblefoot</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/223438?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:55:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d7d22ba9-3c92-4c43-a907-0c1628d916e4</guid><dc:creator>Mark Rowland</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How old is this bird?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Those feet need covering, also I would be doing some blooodwork and radiographs. The nerves of the pelvic limb pass through the kidneys so any issues with them or the gonads causes paresis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Feel free to post them here&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>