our cockatiel flew into our frying pan this morning, he landed on the eggs though.
his feet are red but he isnt picking at them or showing any signs of irritation (he's acting like nothing happened).
I put a cold wet cloth on his feet to take off anything that mightve stuck to his feet.
Is this a serious issue that I should bring to the vets?
Or should I just wait to see if it worsens.

being it's sunday, i would monitor it closely for swelling/blistering/pain issues. see if he/she will bathe in a dish of cool water to soothe the feet. if you notice anything somewhat serious, i would look into a vet trip. expensive, but if necessary...

but i would also place a call to the vet's office right away in the morning.

good luck to you and your birdy baby.

kris

If he just landed on the cooked egg then chances are he's not too badly burned and his feet are probably just a little irritated. If they don't look that bad then I wouldn't rush to the emergency vet on the weekend or anything... the cold wash cloth was a good idea.

If they continue to look red and irritated and it worsens then you could take him to the vet... I know when Casey broke her leg and her skin was all raw after the cast was taken off we used Oxyfresh Pet Gel which is very soothing, not sure if you could just get that at a pet store or not?

Good luck!

or how about an aloe plant? aloe is safe for birds, right? hmm, this forum really gets my brain working sometimes. lol.

kris

ive heard of aloe, but im not sure where i would get it.

Oh, poor baby.
When I get a grease burn, I soak it in ice water and the pain goes away fast. I think the cold rag was the best thing you could have done. Vaseline is soothing too. Maybe if you put some vasline in the fridge and get it cool. It's the most healing thing in the world. I have used it on injuries to horses that the vet said would take months to heal and they took a week or two.
If your bird doesn't seem to be hurting, it's very possible that the burn is not deep. I pray that is the case. Please keep us updated. We care

I found some aloe vera and put a lil on his feet just to make sure he doesnt have any allergic reactions to it. (thanks for the tip QTQP4me I had forgotten about aloe)
We also put cool water in the tub and let him run around a bit.
His feet arent as red anymore so its simmering down .

I'm glad he's okay! The Aloe should make it feel much better.

I just did a quick search and Vaseline is actually toxic to most animals... I'm glad it helped your horses Jo but I don't think it would be good for a bird since they are so small and so sensitive and it wouldn't mix well with feathers.

Vaseline is a petrolium byproduct, and should never be applied to any part of a bird.

Saying prayers they are just a little irritated and she will be okay. The aloe idea is great and should help tremendously, just be sure to watch for infections setting in.

This reminded me of a story from a lady on another group. About her cockatiel's burned feet. But this little one still has to have bandages changed and her feet will never heal. Here is LC's story

(second story)

http://ladykatherine.homestead.com/R2ndhandparrots.html

Since learning about LC when I go into the kitchen to cook supper in the evening all my birds go into their cages until I am done.

awww i'm so glad your little one got away with no damage.. this serves us all as a good reminder of the dangers of allowing our flock to fly free when we are cooking This situation could have been very traqgic indeed .....Cheers to a full recovery!

after reading this, i went in to cook. well here comes ian with louie as i'm cooking up some chili. he told louie that they couldn't come in the kitchen because i was cooking - they were standing in the doorway. i told him about this post and they retreated very quickly. good advice, indeed. thanks for posting about this.

i'm glad his feet seem to be ok. and to give credit where it's due, i wouldn't have thought about aloe if not for casey's mom

kris

I agree that having placed cold cloths over his feet was very smart, it immediately helps to get the heat out just as you would want to do if you were to burn yourself. Aloe Vera is very healing and soothing and even if they injest it, it won't harm them.

Keep a very close eye on the bottoms of his feet to make sure that there aren't blisters. Should blisters form, I recommend you at least call your vet first thing in the morning to find out what they suggest you do. They may very well want you to bring him/her in and may want to start him on antibiotics to ward off any infections. If you notice him starting to pick at his feet then I definitely would take him in.

You're very lucky that you reacted as quickly as you did.

I know several cockatiels that weren't quite as fortunate and they both lost all or part of their feet. one lost both feet and part of one leg because she flew into a pot of boiling water. The other into a hot pan of grease.

I agree that this is a great reminder to everyone about the dangers in kitchens with flighted birds.

Hope everything goes this little birds way and no secondary problems develop. Sending healing thoughts your way.

Verde tried that once and it scared the heck out of me. So now I have the rule:
NO birds out of cage when anyone is cooking!

WOW! I'm glad to know about the vaseline toxicity. I do know that if you put vaseline on a dog, they just lick it off because they love it. A vet told me that once. He said it would do a dog any good because they get it off as soon as you put it on.
A lady here who raises Persian cats, gives it to them for hairballs. She's been doing it for years and has healthy cats. I guess that's why I never thought about it being toxic to anything.
Thanks

hey, how's the tiel feet? hopefully things are back to normal since you didn't post.

kris

Yep he's perfectly happy, his feet are normal again
I think the Aloe Vera did the trick
thanks everyone for the advice!

I'm thrilled to hear that your baby is Ok. That's a pretty big scare.