Badly swollen foot

[Guest snookbri]

Advice needed please folks,have pigeon that has hit wires and damaged his ring leg to the extent that it is now badly swollen below ring which is now immovable,would ring have to come off to aid recovery of leg? or any tips to reduce swelling would be appreciated.

[REDCHEQHEN]

cold water - treat as you would a human being with sprained ankle

[Guest]

cold water - treat as you would a human being with sprained ankle

 

spot on.

[Guest snookbri]

Thanks, have been giving cold compresses hourly for last 2 hours,wondered if anything else would help?

[just ask me]

maybe anti inflammatories :-/

[Guest joshdonlan]

i suppose you could you some sprain spray something like deep freeze  

[Guest]

Ice compress on and above ring as ring is metal it will keep cold and help control swelling.  Never put ice direct on skin as this can burn skin and cause pain for bird, bag of frozen peas or broken ice cubes in plastic bag wrapped in flannel put on ring for a couple of hours should help.

[edwards]

quarter a difene  

[peterpau]

keep an eye on it mate cos you don't want the blood supply cut of by the ring

[Guest snookbri]

Many thanks for all idea's/suggestions,general feeling is to keep swelling down by keeping cool which i will do.