parrot claws

Re: parrot claws

Gillian Mostyn — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:52:31 GMT

Sorry - simply my turn of phrase! I know it was the client but I now realise it sounds like I am saying 'you shouldn't be let near a pair of clippers' to the OP - I wasn't! Must be a Northern thing!

Re: parrot claws

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:39:48 GMT

Gillian My reading of Alexa's post was that it was the CLIENT who'd clipped too short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wynne

Re: parrot claws

Charlotte Marshall — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:48:47 GMT

We use potassium permanganate for stopping nails bleeding. I have used it on birds in the past. I do often think that a silver nitrate pencil would probably be a bit less messy though!

Re: parrot claws

Gillian Mostyn — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:45:57 GMT

all bleeding stops eventually!

Seriously though, birds have excellent clotting ability and the thing that will have stopped this claw from clotting will be the owner messing around with it and stressing the bird. If you let them calm down in a quiet place they stop bleeding very quickly.

If you have happened to clip extremely high and the bleeding isn't stopping, then treating as you would a dog or a cat is OK. Just remember that if the parrot nibbles its toe then it may get a sore mouth if you've used something like silver nitrate. Personally I'd probably place a quick vetrap sock over the foot.

I would only GA if I felt the need to cauterise it. In which case you shouldn't be let anywhere near a set of nail clippers ever again!

Incidentally, I find myself constantly telling owners that parrots have large strong claws in order to grip moving tree branches and that although I can remove the sharp point, they are not meant to be short!!!

Re: parrot claws

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:36:01 GMT

I've used silver nitrate pencils on parrots a couple of times. They are all still alive!

They do have rather long quicks if you are not familiar with parrots (I am not!)

I never thought twice about doing so.