I have a U2 with an prolapsed cloacal, he has had it repaired 3x's and we have decided not to make him go through that again because the chance of it not happening again are very slim.
I will warn you the pictures look really nasty.
My problem is because he is not able to poo like normal it sort of drips down on his tail feathers and gets nasty. I have tried to offer a larger bath hoping he would go in it and clean it. No luck. Our only way we have been able to clean it is if my husband get him and he sits on his chest and he will try to clean it. He hasn't really liked me since I took him in to get his prolapse fixed. I can't blame him, I wouldn't like the person who took me to get surgery on my butt either. But he has recently started to come sit on me in the evening.
He has a few tail feathers underneath that are caked full of poo. Unless I were to soak his butt in water I don't think I could get them clean. My question is, is it safe for me to clip those couple feathers off? I don't know what else to do for him.
Has anyone else had this problem that could give me suggestions on how to keep it clean?
Thanks in advance for all help.
I will warn you the pictures look really nasty.
My problem is because he is not able to poo like normal it sort of drips down on his tail feathers and gets nasty. I have tried to offer a larger bath hoping he would go in it and clean it. No luck. Our only way we have been able to clean it is if my husband get him and he sits on his chest and he will try to clean it. He hasn't really liked me since I took him in to get his prolapse fixed. I can't blame him, I wouldn't like the person who took me to get surgery on my butt either. But he has recently started to come sit on me in the evening.
He has a few tail feathers underneath that are caked full of poo. Unless I were to soak his butt in water I don't think I could get them clean. My question is, is it safe for me to clip those couple feathers off? I don't know what else to do for him.
Has anyone else had this problem that could give me suggestions on how to keep it clean?
Thanks in advance for all help.