PLS HELP 🚨 BIRD INJURY ON VENT

[Safamirza🤍]

Hello! I recently posted about my cockatiel and how the vet told us that he injured his vent area. He showed me where he got hurt and it doesn’t look like a serious injury but there was still some bleeding there. It kind of looked like a scratch or something but I’m not sure 😭

The vet gave us some medicine (it’s not a thick ointment, it’s lotion consistency) that he told us to apply on his vent area everyday.

PLS READ THIS 🚨: Today we tried applying it for the first time using a syringe. (Btw we have never done this before or handled him.) we used a small towel to hold him (he hated it) and then my dad used a syringe to put the medicine on the vent. We can’t see exactly where to put it because he won’t hold still so we just squirted some near that area hoping that the medicine went on the vent. MY DAD ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED TOO MUCH! So my brother wiped him a little. After a bit, I noticed that there was some blood down there. (I think that the blood that was already there got mixed with the medicine because it looked thick and was on his fluffy feathers because my dad applied too much.)

Is this normal? There’s no active dripping blood, but I THINK that there’s still some blood there, or maybe it’s my bird that’s doing it because he will not stop preening there and he won’t let it heal

Should I be concerned? Can this turn into an infection or something?? Should I keep his cage extra extra clean from now on to make sure that the germs don’t cause any infections? Also, sometimes his vent is really visible because he recently pulled out a feather from there and he lost some fluff because he hurt himself. (There was a ball of poop in his butt that the vet pulled out, with some fluff too.)

I would rlly appreciate some help on this by anyone, i have inserted some pics below of what I am talking about. (Sorry they aren’t clear pics bc they are screenshots from videos.) Tysm if you reply, I rlly appreciate and love coming on this forum for help, you guys are incredibly sweet and VERY helpful ❤️❤️

 

[Safamirza🤍]

Hello! I recently posted about my cockatiel and how the vet told us that he injured his vent area. He showed me where he got hurt and it doesn’t look like a serious injury but there was still some bleeding there. It kind of looked like a scratch or something but I’m not sure 😭

The vet gave us some medicine (it’s not a thick ointment, it’s lotion consistency) that he told us to apply on his vent area everyday.

PLS READ THIS 🚨: Today we tried applying it for the first time using a syringe. (Btw we have never done this before or handled him.) we used a small towel to hold him (he hated it) and then my dad used a syringe to put the medicine on the vent. We can’t see exactly where to put it because he won’t hold still so we just squirted some near that area hoping that the medicine went on the vent. MY DAD ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED TOO MUCH! So my brother wiped him a little. After a bit, I noticed that there was some blood down there. (I think that the blood that was already there got mixed with the medicine because it looked thick and was on his fluffy feathers because my dad applied too much.)

Is this normal? There’s no active dripping blood, but I THINK that there’s still some blood there, or maybe it’s my bird that’s doing it because he will not stop preening there and he won’t let it heal

Should I be concerned? Can this turn into an infection or something?? Should I keep his cage extra extra clean from now on to make sure that the germs don’t cause any infections? Also, sometimes his vent is really visible because he recently pulled out a feather from there and he lost some fluff because he hurt himself. (There was a ball of poop in his butt that the vet pulled out, with some fluff too.)

I would rlly appreciate some help on this by anyone, i have inserted some pics below of what I am talking about. (Sorry they aren’t clear pics bc they are screenshots from videos.) Tysm if you reply, I rlly appreciate and love coming on this forum for help, you guys are incredibly sweet and VERY helpful ❤️❤️

I was also told by someone to use a cotton swab to apply the medicine on the opening of the vent and let it work it’s way in, so I’m gonna try that out tomorrow. I cant stick the stick in his fluff and hope that it touches the vent though, right?

 

[Flboy]

How is he doing this morning?

 

[Safamirza🤍]

How is he doing this morning?

He’s completely fine and acting fine, I checked the area and the blood looks dried up (it’s not JUST blood on his feathers it was also mixed with the medicine, and it wasn’t that the whole butt was covered in blood it was a little bit.)

 

[Safamirza🤍]

How is he doing this morning?

Also something that I was sceptical about with the vet visit: I was told that his nails are long but not that long that it’s necessary to cut them, so I shouldn’t. I told him that his nails get stuck in clothes sometimes and I was told that he can’t break them off. Is this true? He yanks pretty hard to get the nail out if it gets stuck 🤷‍♀️ Also, I’ve been noticing that one of his nail looks dark all of a sudden. He doesn’t have black or dark nails but one is darker than all of them. Is this normal? Should I clip his nails? I was told to cut them when they start getting curled.

 

[HeatherG]

Hi there, I’m glad to see an update on your bird. I was wondering how he was doing.

I am the one who told you to use a swab to put the ointment on because I thought it came in a tube. If it’s in a syringe and that’s how the vet told you to apply it then use the syringe. But you do need to get it on the injury or sore, not just on the feathers, for it to do any good. So if it is actually his vent that is injured then the medication needs to go on there.

It’s great to keep his cage clean. He might rub on his perches if his vent is sore. Keeping the perches clean will help him not get dirt in the sore area.

I’m glad your dad is helping you. Can you or he take your finger to brush the fluffy feathers back and see the sore spot? Then put the medication on the sore spot.

If his nails are getting caught a lot they need to be clipped soon. Maybe your dad can help with that. Or you could wait until the medication is done.

 

[Safamirza🤍]

Hi there, I’m glad to see an update on your bird. I was wondering how he was doing.

I am the one who told you to use a swab to put the ointment on because I thought it came in a tube. If it’s in a syringe and that’s how the vet told you to apply it then use the syringe. But you do need to get it on the injury or sore, not just on the feathers, for it to do any good. So if it is actually his vent that is injured then the medication needs to go on there.

It’s great to keep his cage clean. He might rub on his perches if his vent is sore. Keeping the perches clean will help him not get dirt in the sore area.

I’m glad your dad is helping you. Can you or he take your finger to brush the fluffy feathers back and see the sore spot? Then put the medication on the sore spot.

If his nails are getting caught a lot they need to be clipped soon. Maybe your dad can help with that. Or you could wait until the medication is done.

Hello! Thank you so much for checking on him again that’s very kind so, I got my dad to stop applying the medicine and I took over. We have watched videos and now we can safely hold him. I apply a little bit of the medicine on his whole vent because sometimes it’s difficult to see exactly where the injury was. Yesterday I think I saw it though. I think there’s a scab forming there but I’m not sure, but I applied it on top of the injury for sure. As for his nails; if his nail gets stuck in something, is it very possible that he can break or pull out his whole nail as he yanks?