Broken foot/toes

[solo_birdlover]

I have this little Cuban finch that was in perfect condition and all of a sudden she's lost use of her toes in one leg. I have no idea how this happened but it happened two days ago. It looks like it's not just one broken toe but all three are broken. She can't grab the perch with the toes in that leg but she kind of uses that leg to support her body. I don't know but I'm thinking about maybe making a small cast to hold the toes in their normal position and give them time to heal. I don't know if that's even possible since it's a tiny finch but it's hard not to do anything about it.
She eats and drinks and flies normally so far.

Any ideas/suggestions.

Thanks.

[Hilary]

If she's eating, drinking, and flying I'd personally just leave her be and watch to make sure she continues to do well. They're amazingly adaptable, and often intervention is more stressful for the bird then just letting them cope.

[MiaCarter]

Agreed with Hilary.

I would offer some favorite foods, especially with protein and calcium. A good supplement like FVite and Thrive may be helpful too to help give her some extra nutritional support.
I would also offer a heat lamp to help her work through any stress.

I would also remove any nests, chains or anything else where she could get the toes caught up. She can't control them and may not be able to feel them, so right now, they're a liability.

You could take a small amount of vet wrap (sold at the drug store as self-adhering bandage for humans). Cut a tiny strip about 1/4 of an inch wide and wrap all of the toes together. That will keep them out of trouble, preventing them from getting caught up. If one of the toes is intact, it can serve as a splint for the others.
You need to wrap in a figure 8 pattern, with one loop of the 8 around her foot and the other around her ankle.
I'll caution you it will be stressful wrapping that foot and she may get it off in short order. So you may decide to simply leave it unwrapped.

After a severe break, it's common for the nerves and blood supply to be seriously damaged, resulting in the foot or leg turning necrotic. Ultimately, the injured body part turns black and falls off.

If there is any broken skin (a compound fracture), I would offer antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection.

Are you sure they're broken?
Can you post some photos?
Nerve damage higher up in the leg can also cause the toes to stop working properly. So it could be that they're not broken at all; just not working properly.

Keep us posted!

[cindy]

can the toes flex at all, it may be a soft tissue injury which in time will heal. I would not wrap it.

You can take a smaller perch and vet wrap (side by side) to an existing perch to form a platform, a wider perching area to rest on.

Check the foot for string or hair that could be restricting blood flow.

[wildbird]

I would not attempt to wrap it. It will probably heal in time. You're lucky she is eating and doing well. Intervention is likely to cause more harm.