Cthebird
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- Sep 19, 2017
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- Parrots
- I now have a young Hahn's macaw. I used to have a Pacific Parrotlet that lived until almost 15. Before that I had a budgie.
I was so sick yesterday with both a migraine and even monthly cramps that I was unable to do anything or hardly get out of bed. I even had the room fairly dark the whole day. I felt bad for my bird Boy, but what could I do. It was only until about 5:00 pm that I let him out, but was still unable to really play with him.
Bird boy seemed to only just stand on the rope perch on top of his cage. He hardly moved. I guess that seemed strange, but when sick you don't think about it too too much. Then I finally managed to get in the shower, and then finally looked closely at bird boy. His right eye was swollen shut and red. I about had an anxiety attack.
I called hubby to come home slightly early so we could take Bird Boy to the 24/7 animal hospital. We did and it was such a long wait. I guess our bird boy got a feather or something else jammed under his eye lid, which scratched his eye. They flushed it out, numbing his eye and gave us a oral medication to give him and eye drops.
I have the challenge of single-handedly giving him eye drops twice during the day for the next 4 or 5 days. In the morning and evening I hold bird Boy and hubby does it. How am I going to manage by myself with him squirming all around and moving his head?
I have to say that his eye does look slightly better this morning. Less swollen and less red.
Bird boy seemed to only just stand on the rope perch on top of his cage. He hardly moved. I guess that seemed strange, but when sick you don't think about it too too much. Then I finally managed to get in the shower, and then finally looked closely at bird boy. His right eye was swollen shut and red. I about had an anxiety attack.
I called hubby to come home slightly early so we could take Bird Boy to the 24/7 animal hospital. We did and it was such a long wait. I guess our bird boy got a feather or something else jammed under his eye lid, which scratched his eye. They flushed it out, numbing his eye and gave us a oral medication to give him and eye drops.
I have the challenge of single-handedly giving him eye drops twice during the day for the next 4 or 5 days. In the morning and evening I hold bird Boy and hubby does it. How am I going to manage by myself with him squirming all around and moving his head?
I have to say that his eye does look slightly better this morning. Less swollen and less red.
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