Hi all, I have a few questions..
My Quaker parrot (Piper) broke her wing in August. She spooked and flew off the cage and my new Rat Terrier, acting on instinct, grabbed her. I was right there and swatted her off of Piper before she killed her but not before her wing was broken. It was broken at the carpus joint (2nd joint from the tip).. the wing is healed but unfortunately it didn't heal well. The joint fused.
She can lift her wing but cannot spread it. She will never fly again :'( She used to talk up a storm but hasn't made a peep since the break except to give me her "I want something" chirp. I hold her and crack the sheaths off her pin feathers which she loves. She perches on my shoulder and licks my face. All over. She always enjoyed a bath twice a week but hasn't quite mastered bathing with her rigid wing.
Will she ever talk again? I miss my chirpy chattery happy bird. Her feathers are dull, dusty, and raggedy.. how do I help her bathe? She loves sitting on the shower curtain rod, hates being in the shower. I'm very careful in protecting her from falls since she now flies like a rock :-( She still doesn't know she can't fly.
I'm lousy at grooming her. No one knows how to remove sheaths and tidy feathers like a bird does. I've thought about getting her a bird friend to help her groom and maybe perk her up. But I have no idea if that would help or hurt matters.
I've taught the new dog to leave her alone and she now shows very little interest in Piper. I can't bear to rehome Piper.. she's now a special needs bird. And she's my buddy.
What do I do for her?? How can I help her?
My Quaker parrot (Piper) broke her wing in August. She spooked and flew off the cage and my new Rat Terrier, acting on instinct, grabbed her. I was right there and swatted her off of Piper before she killed her but not before her wing was broken. It was broken at the carpus joint (2nd joint from the tip).. the wing is healed but unfortunately it didn't heal well. The joint fused.
She can lift her wing but cannot spread it. She will never fly again :'( She used to talk up a storm but hasn't made a peep since the break except to give me her "I want something" chirp. I hold her and crack the sheaths off her pin feathers which she loves. She perches on my shoulder and licks my face. All over. She always enjoyed a bath twice a week but hasn't quite mastered bathing with her rigid wing.
Will she ever talk again? I miss my chirpy chattery happy bird. Her feathers are dull, dusty, and raggedy.. how do I help her bathe? She loves sitting on the shower curtain rod, hates being in the shower. I'm very careful in protecting her from falls since she now flies like a rock :-( She still doesn't know she can't fly.
I'm lousy at grooming her. No one knows how to remove sheaths and tidy feathers like a bird does. I've thought about getting her a bird friend to help her groom and maybe perk her up. But I have no idea if that would help or hurt matters.
I've taught the new dog to leave her alone and she now shows very little interest in Piper. I can't bear to rehome Piper.. she's now a special needs bird. And she's my buddy.
What do I do for her?? How can I help her?
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