Itsohkai
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- Jan 31, 2014
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- Parrots
- Blaze ~ Sun Conure
Last night as I was cuddling with Blaze, I rubbed my thumb over one of her wings and felt something hard. I parted the feathers gently and was shocked to see a bit of blood on her. When I tried to stretch her wing out to get a better look, she instantly pulled it back with a squawk so I was worried she might have broken a bone or something. I kept talking to her to calm her down again, trying to get a look at where the blood was coming from. Now, when I first discovered it, the blood had already dried. She finally let me inspect it after a few moments. I believe it's a blood feather because it seems like the shaft was just snapped, and it's still connected to her skin. I can post pictures if anyone needs to see. To help prevent extra bleeding, I put some of the styptic powder on the end, but I know that's not going to deal with the problem.
It honestly terrifies me because now I'm afraid that something worse will happen while I can't watch her. I can't say for sure what was the exact cause. She will sometimes tumble off the top perch in her cage or slip when she's eating, but she always gets up afterwards and shakes it off. Granted, it sometimes brings me running to check on her so I feel like she does it on purpose every so often for attention. I can't say for certain if she's had a night fright, but I'll be preparing to limit the chances of that just in case. Ultimately, it may have happened when I was away at school, but I'm grateful I didn't come home to find her dead.
What should I do? I've been reading a few articles that explain how to pull a blood feather yourself, and the only reason I've considered this is because I can't afford veterinary treatment until the week after next. I won't be able to pay for it all myself so my boyfriend has agreed to help, but he was paid this Monday and put most of it towards bills. I'm afraid to leave the feather and have it somehow cause her more pain, but I'm afraid to take the situation into my own hands and take a chance of making it worse.
If anyone can give me any advice on what to do until I can see a vet, it'd be greatly appreciated!
It honestly terrifies me because now I'm afraid that something worse will happen while I can't watch her. I can't say for sure what was the exact cause. She will sometimes tumble off the top perch in her cage or slip when she's eating, but she always gets up afterwards and shakes it off. Granted, it sometimes brings me running to check on her so I feel like she does it on purpose every so often for attention. I can't say for certain if she's had a night fright, but I'll be preparing to limit the chances of that just in case. Ultimately, it may have happened when I was away at school, but I'm grateful I didn't come home to find her dead.
What should I do? I've been reading a few articles that explain how to pull a blood feather yourself, and the only reason I've considered this is because I can't afford veterinary treatment until the week after next. I won't be able to pay for it all myself so my boyfriend has agreed to help, but he was paid this Monday and put most of it towards bills. I'm afraid to leave the feather and have it somehow cause her more pain, but I'm afraid to take the situation into my own hands and take a chance of making it worse.
If anyone can give me any advice on what to do until I can see a vet, it'd be greatly appreciated!