This pigeon was brought to our care after suffering wounds to his left flank and knee. There were no obvious fractures to his leg, however, is was suspected he wasn’t using it, due to the pain he suffered elsewhere.
Our vet, Judith, got to work, stitching up his wound. He was moved to an incubator to be monitored.
After a few days, his wounds appeared to be healing well, however, he was still not using his foot, so, Judith decided to create a shoe to help him.
Two shoes later, and… success! The shoe was the perfect fit and our pigeon appeared more mobile.
After a couple of days, our vets noticed the shoe had fallen off. However, this didn’t matter, as he appeared to be using his foot, perfectly!
He was then moved to an aviary, where he could practice flying, before being released.
On the 24th of December, this pigeon was finally ready for release, just in time for Christmas!
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