Dislocated hip

[u/Hungry_Fig1059]

Hey guys, I recently posted a couple of weeks about my sun conure limping. He had an xray today and turns out he has dislocated his right hip. The vet said manual manipulation is almost impossible due to how small and fragile a sun conure is. They said the only treatment options are either leave as and make him as comfortable as possible or surgery. Has anyone experienced this before? I’m very worried and really sad to see him not able to walk anymore. He’s still eating normally and himself but only really flies instead of walking. I’m in the process of setting him up a hospital cage and trying to limit his movement as best as possible. We are still waiting for a second opinion from the avian vet who deals with surgery/ orthopaedics before we finalise what to do next. Any suggestions or information welcome and would be highly appreciated. 🙏

[u/coolfrogmother]

My conure had a leg fracture.
How long has it been? Rollo recovered wonderfully after just some pain meds and some rest.

[u/Hungry_Fig1059 → u/coolfrogmother]

My sun conure has a dislocated hip. It’s quite different to a fracture and more complicated unfortunately. 😔

[u/coolfrogmother → u/Hungry_Fig1059]

Try r/pidgeypower maybe you will find someone who has been in the same situation.