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Post by MangosMama on Feb 10, 2014 13:59:14 GMT
I am so traumatized over this and so is Mango! I have cried for 2 days. I will elaborate on this tonight. Just say a prayer for my baby please  |
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Post by rdkntriker on Feb 10, 2014 15:00:55 GMT
Prayers sent
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 10, 2014 17:56:30 GMT
I am sorry you and Mango are in pain. I hope that, in time, you will tell us what happened.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 10, 2014 19:23:39 GMT
Aww, please share with us what happened. Talking about it might help a little.
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Post by violetcloud on Feb 10, 2014 20:15:20 GMT
I hope it is nothing to serious, you are obviously very upset and my prayers are with you.
As Pammy said, please let us know, sometimes talking about things with others can bring a feeling of relief, especially if others have been through the same experience and can reassure you.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 10, 2014 23:51:50 GMT
Prayers sent.
If it involved bleeding, hope you used cornstarch! Helps it stop
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Post by Pammy on Feb 11, 2014 1:56:53 GMT
MangosMama, how are the two of you doing this evening? We care.
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Post by MangosMama on Feb 12, 2014 19:45:23 GMT
Hey Guys! We are finally starting to feel better. Mangos had become fully flighted and was actually getting pretty good at flying but was occasionally flying into a mirror or window so Saturday I decided to get her flight wings trimmed for safety. I did not want to do it myself so I called a local vet and they said they are not an avian vet but that one of their Drs. does trim wings. Should have been a red flag when they said NOT an avian vet but I took her in. They came out to get her and I was not asked to go in the room for the clipping & nail trimming. When they returned her to me she was shaking and scared so I just wanted to get her home. When we got home I noticed blood on both wings and a bloody feather that was just hanging out of her! I put her in her cage and she just fell off of her perch twice! It was then that I noticed that they had trimmed her nails too much and they had been bleeding too! She could hardly grasp to perch. I padded the bottom of her cage with a towel to cushion her fall and I immediately called the vet! He told me that he had to PULL a couple blood feathers! PULL??? I have never even heard of that! on closer observation I noticed that they had just chopped her wings up!!A proper clipping allows your bird to glide to the floor but Mango just falls like a sack of potatoes:( She was so traumatized that she sat in silence for 2 days! I thought she would never speak again. But Just yesterday she started saying pretty bird again  I was so happy to hear it! I am now worried that this vet may have done too much damage to the shafts and he may have rendered her flightless for life She is just a baby and this breaks my heart. She is eating and drinking fine just not as active as before and this is very understandable. I have learned my lesson from this and I will not have anyone touch Mango unless I know that they know what they are doing. I cried for 2 days and I went up the very next day to get my money back and talk to this dr. face to face and what do you know he is on vacation now for the week! Maybe he just didn't want to see me because he knew he nearly killed my bird. |
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Post by Pammy on Feb 12, 2014 20:07:12 GMT
Oh, how horrible! Poor little Mango!! What an awful experience for her and for you. I guess both of us will have to wait and see whether your Mango and my December ever fly again.
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Post by MangosMama on Feb 12, 2014 20:12:26 GMT
What happened to December Pammy? I think I missed that!
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Post by violetcloud on Feb 12, 2014 20:15:07 GMT
Hi Mangosmum,
So glad to hear that your little Mango is feeling a bit happier now.
What a horrendous experience for you both.
As a qualified veterinary nurse I find it unbelievable that a vet could mess up a wing and nail clip like that.
Just relieved to hear that the poor little thing is perking up a bit now.
I guess you wont be going back there again.
And how very convienent that the vet is unavailable, probably too ashamed to face you.
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Post by MangosMama on Feb 12, 2014 20:21:20 GMT
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Post by MangosMama on Feb 12, 2014 20:25:47 GMT
The other side was worse than this side! Mango was a beautiful clearwing and I do hope they grow back!
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Post by Sarah on Feb 12, 2014 20:30:04 GMT
Oh dear god! What a butchery! Poor baby and poor you! In future if you feel the need to keep mango clipped for safety, I will teach you how to do it yourself in a stress free and safe way. I can't believe this!
You need to help her replenish her lost blood. She needs a lot of protein right now, so hard boiled egg or well cooked high quality meats for a few days, whichever you feel she is more likely to eat.
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Post by Sarah on Feb 12, 2014 20:31:46 GMT
By the way, pulling out bleeding feathers is the proper way to deal with them, but it must be done in a very specific way for it to be safe for the animal. I'll write more about that later.
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I was so happy to hear it! I am now worried that this vet may have done too much damage to the shafts and he may have rendered her flightless for life 
