By Jill Shepard
Garbo making her bandage look quite stylish!
Sweet Garbo was rescued by someone who called the Palomacy Help Line. We rushed into action due to the severity of her injury. Her wonderful rescuers drove her from Stockton to Medical Center for Birds in Oakley. She stayed there for a week while the doctors decided on a plan for how to close her neck wound. I picked her up after it was decided the wound needed some time to “declare.” Letting a wound declare means allowing time for the wound to show us which parts of it will remain viable so that it can be closed without enclosing any necrotic tissue. It turns out she was doing a GREAT job of healing it by “second intention,” that is, skin granulating in naturally, then closing the wound completely.
Garbo rests during a bandage change
All throughout this uncomfortable healing process, she had to wear a covering on her neck to keep the wound clean and moist. Birds generally don’t do well with this, but Garbo was a champ! What is amazing about this bird is that she withstood so many wound cleanings and dressings and bandaging but remained sweet and receptive throughout. This bird deserves a happily-ever-after in the best way possible by finding a human to love her. She’s a catch, this one!
Look at all those new pins!
If you are interested in being Garbo’s forever human, please apply to adopt here.
