Getting medicine off face?

[Vilatus]

Hi everybody,

So my baby was in last week to the CAV and ended up with some medications. It’s inevitable that he’s going to end up with it all over his face because he’s so tiny and he tends to spit a little bit sometimes.

Does anyone have any good methods for removing medicine from the little feathers around the mouth?


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[LaManuka]

I guess the answer to this depends on what condition your baby is being medicated for? My cockatiel Fang is on daily medication for his chronic heart condition and usually ends up wearing some of his meds around his beak. As Fang's condition is not viral or bacterial I can shower him every second day or so using a misting bottle and I find plain old water works surprisingly well at cleaning him up. Perhaps just check with your vet as to whether or not bathing is a good idea right now given your baby's condition.

Wishing your little Stanley a full and speedy recovery from whatever it is that's ailing him!

 

[Vilatus]

I guess the answer to this depends on what condition your baby is being medicated for? My cockatiel Fang is on daily medication for his chronic heart condition and usually ends up wearing some of his meds around his beak. As Fang's condition is not viral or bacterial I can shower him every second day or so using a misting bottle and I find plain old water works surprisingly well at cleaning him up. Perhaps just check with your vet as to whether or not bathing is a good idea right now given your baby's condition.

Wishing your little Stanley a full and speedy recovery from whatever it is that's ailing him!

Well, Stanley is actually female, and he’s got a hormonal enlarged liver. So he’s on a few different meds for that at once. The issue is he hates bathing. He just won’t do it no matter how I offer it, lol.

Thank you so much!!!


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[Laurasea]

I hope yiur baby fully recovers. What was he diagnosed with, and what is the medicine?
I use a q tip with water to pat of meds.

 

[SailBoat]

I hope yiur baby fully recovers. What was he diagnosed with, and what is the medicine?
I use a q tip with water to pat of meds.

We also use Q-tips, pre-wetting one side and using the dry side to remove larger bits. When dealing with a larger area, we use an eye-dropper to apply a larger volume of water and dry Q-tips to remove and clean the area.

Tend not to like showering as there is little control over, well, near everything, when one's Amazon goes into share the bath time.

 

[Vilatus]

I hope yiur baby fully recovers. What was he diagnosed with, and what is the medicine?
I use a q tip with water to pat of meds.

Thank you! I can tell he’s already doing better. He (actually a she) was diagnosed with a hormonally enlarged liver. He received the depo shot and he’s taking 0.04ml Celebrex (30 days), 0.1ml Clavamox (14 days), 0.02ml Lamisil (21 days), 0.04ml MilkThistle/Dandelion/Ginger mixture (indefinite for now) twice a day. He’s also getting 0.02ml of Melatonin in his water daily. He’s drugged up pretty good, but is definitely showing major improvement!

Thank you I’ll try that!


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[Vilatus]

I hope yiur baby fully recovers. What was he diagnosed with, and what is the medicine?
I use a q tip with water to pat of meds.

We also use Q-tips, pre-wetting one side and using the dry side to remove larger bits. When dealing with a larger area, we use an eye-dropper to apply a larger volume of water and dry Q-tips to remove and clean the area.

Tend not to like showering as there is little control over, well, near everything, when one's Amazon goes into share the bath time.

You’re the second person to mention Q-tips and I’m wondering why I never though of that, lol. I’ll have to see if I can find an eye dropper as well.

Aww, I miss having a bird that would share the shower! Jealous!


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