AlienGirl
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Mon Sep-05-05 04:07 PM
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OW! Gideon had a huge broken bloodfeather |
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Edited on Mon Sep-05-05 04:08 PM by AlienGirl
and we had to pull it. :cry: It was a tailfeather, and the break was pretty bad, so there wasn't much choice--they can be like a straw leaking blood out, and birds can bleed to death that way. But it hurt bad, and it was all bloody and icky. I hate it when this happens! :cry:
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Mon Sep-05-05 04:57 PM
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1. Stroke Gideon's head for me -- poor baby. |
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Birds can go from healthy to really, really sick so quickly. You had to do it.
Gideon will feel better soon - :)
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Mon Sep-05-05 09:22 PM
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2. poor angel. I hope you are both okay. :*( |
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Mon Sep-05-05 09:56 PM
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3. You do have styptic powder on hand for bleeding emergencies, right? |
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I am always so afraid this might happen to my fid. Glad to hear it turned out okay in the "end".
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Thu Sep-08-05 07:18 PM
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4. Aw! Poor baby! Give him a nice kiss on his adorable head. |
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Thank God you were there to take care of it for him.
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I_Make_Mistakes
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Fri Sep-09-05 04:12 AM
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5. It is so scary with birds. Does that stypic really work? Please |
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excuse my ignorance, but, isn't that what males use for razor cuts? I have a Grey, and when she broke a blood feather, I paid the ER visit, for fear of her passing.
I always come here before I go to sleep, for the great pictures.
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Fri Sep-09-05 08:48 PM
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6. I actually purchased it from my vet when I had Pepsi in for a visit |
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I have never experienced a bleeding episode so far (knock on wood!). If it were a serious bleed, I would probably use the styptic AND try to get her to a vet. To be entirely comfortable though, I would ask your vet.
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Fri Sep-09-05 11:25 PM
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7. I've been told that cornstarch also will work. n/t |
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Sat Sep-10-05 02:33 PM
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cornstarch works better than styptic, as it does not sting. flour will do. my grey broke open the wound when she got chipped. i took a handful of flour, and held it against her chest. the bleeding stopped, and it took some real scrubbing to get it all off my hands. it was like cement.
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Sat Sep-10-05 12:51 AM
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8. Thanks for your response. Most vets around here don't do birds. |
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It is a pain to find one. She had a really good doctor and when I called to make her check up appt. he was gone. She had pulled all her red tail feathers out (during a molt). He did all kinds of tests on her, and called as each came back. He did unbelievable follow up.
I wish I could find a doctor to care as much about me, as he did her!
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