Egg had a Terrible Awful Very Bad Day yesterday and is in Super Sook mode today. He needs *all the snuggles*
(We’re used to the practice drumkit in the background).
#kookalife #EggBurra
(We’re used to the practice drumkit in the background).
#kookalife #EggBurra
He’s ok-ish now but Egg had an awkward crash land yesterday morning &seemed fine, except for scraping his wing stub. He put on a brave face all day but it became visibly clear he’d hurt himself more than he’d let on.
#kookalife #EggBurra
#kookalife #EggBurra
After gradually going downhill later in the day, not being able to hop or manoeuvre at all; becoming subdued ¬ eating, it became apparent he’d hurt his good side &leg/foot.
Our ever-patient vet is on holidays but made an exception for Egg.
Our ever-patient vet is on holidays but made an exception for Egg.
His leg swelled in the night, despite having a special respite nest in his cage, restricting him to floor perches. Apart from the cankle, he woke up sparky but overdid it &got sore &quiet again.
He’s on anti-inflammatories - hence the weigh-in, &a painkiller for his wing.
He’s on anti-inflammatories - hence the weigh-in, &a painkiller for his wing.
He is totally milking it.
He will ONLY be hand-fed hand-picked mealworms - that he NEVER normally eats (not normal worms, that we have billions of). He has a heat pad under a ground-perch &is covered in lignocaine cream so looks like a penguin in an oil spill. He’ll likely look a bit crap for a day or so.
(I don’t spread the lignocaine cream on him - he does it. We all got covered in lignocaine cream. It’s fun).
It’s extremely difficult to create a balanced environment that allows him to live his best life safely.
It’s extremely difficult to create a balanced environment that allows him to live his best life safely.
It’s intrinsic in his nature to be high up. The very limited heights I create for him are mostly safe but if he lands badly…we have bruises, but hopefully not breaks. If he’s distracted - say, by outside birds - he forgets he needs to use steps, or to think before he attac.
During active, intense seasons, this is always going to be a possible issue but it’s no worse than what they cop in the wild - I’ve seen some of my wild kookas thru some very debilitating injuries just from day-to-day living.
So EggCankles is gonna be fine &I will let him milk it for 2 more days…
(I was so *not up all night checking on him…)
And now you know kookas have downy eyelids that close from the bottom up.
#kookalife #EggBurra
(I was so *not up all night checking on him…)
And now you know kookas have downy eyelids that close from the bottom up.
#kookalife #EggBurra
You should have seen the cage refurb - he was giving Opal The Perch Queen a run for her money 😂 I didn’t video bcs I didn’t expect it to be such a drama.
Note: those little crunchy-clicky beak noises you can hear in the first video…those are peak comfort/safe sounds - like a cat purring; indicates he is feeling 100% secure &reassured in the moment. This is the best sound I could hope for.
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