bettietheripper
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Hello everyone, I am a worried conure parent On tuesday, she had a pedi at her regular vet. I've been thinking of switching vets, because every time I take her, she comes out limping and curls up either one of her feet for days on afterwards. Unfortunately, the next avian vet is about 45 mins away from me.
Anyway, same thing happened, limping conure went back home. I put her on the rim of her water bowl and gave her a walnut as a treat. She didn't eat it and insisted on being with me, so I picked her up and she leaned back against my chest. I noticed she was down but that isn't abnormal after a trip to the vet so I didn't pay too much attention, until I looked down and saw the hand I was holding her with was covered in blood.
I flipped out, saw that it was coming from her foot, and set her down. I phoned the vet in a panic, and they told me to put flour on the wound. That helped for about a nanoscond, and the bleeding continued. They told me to come back and they'd be waiting for her, so off we went. 15 Minutes later, I was at the vet, my shoulders, hair, chest and hands covered in her blood. They took her back, and a little bit after, the vet came out to say that "it really wasn't too much blood, like you had suggested." I showed her my shoulders, paper towels, hands, etc, and she shut up. She went back to monitor her, and came back with her in her cage, and told us that the solution they put on nicks and cuts shouldn't come in contact with water.Well, thanks for the warning AFTER the fact. How uncommon/common is it for a vet to nick a bird's nails? I try to take her every 3-4 weeks, so the nerve doesn't grow out and cause wounds, but I feel like I am still not doing it right??
It's now friday, and she has been eating and drinking, and enjoying being outside like she normally does, but isn't playful, and sleeps a lot more. She also wants to be cuddled non stop, unless she's outside on her favorite branch.
My concern is, it's friday night, and she's still down in the dumps. Is this normal behavior? Should I take her to another vet to make sure she's fine? Does she just need some more healing time?
Anyway, same thing happened, limping conure went back home. I put her on the rim of her water bowl and gave her a walnut as a treat. She didn't eat it and insisted on being with me, so I picked her up and she leaned back against my chest. I noticed she was down but that isn't abnormal after a trip to the vet so I didn't pay too much attention, until I looked down and saw the hand I was holding her with was covered in blood.
I flipped out, saw that it was coming from her foot, and set her down. I phoned the vet in a panic, and they told me to put flour on the wound. That helped for about a nanoscond, and the bleeding continued. They told me to come back and they'd be waiting for her, so off we went. 15 Minutes later, I was at the vet, my shoulders, hair, chest and hands covered in her blood. They took her back, and a little bit after, the vet came out to say that "it really wasn't too much blood, like you had suggested." I showed her my shoulders, paper towels, hands, etc, and she shut up. She went back to monitor her, and came back with her in her cage, and told us that the solution they put on nicks and cuts shouldn't come in contact with water.Well, thanks for the warning AFTER the fact. How uncommon/common is it for a vet to nick a bird's nails? I try to take her every 3-4 weeks, so the nerve doesn't grow out and cause wounds, but I feel like I am still not doing it right??
It's now friday, and she has been eating and drinking, and enjoying being outside like she normally does, but isn't playful, and sleeps a lot more. She also wants to be cuddled non stop, unless she's outside on her favorite branch.
My concern is, it's friday night, and she's still down in the dumps. Is this normal behavior? Should I take her to another vet to make sure she's fine? Does she just need some more healing time?
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