Post by sroussey on Jul 11, 2022 22:04:29 GMT -7
Hello…
So my AG sometimes has a fit when in the cage and violently attacks things in his cage. He damaged two feathers while boarding and this happened.
The vet glued two feathers after washing off some blood from a different one after that incident.
Unfortunately, the glue didn’t work and the two feathers broke again, eventually breaking off (as if clipped, no fallen out).
I called the vet and asked about clipping the other side to make it even but the doctor recommended against.
We should done it anyhow…
Two more broke since his flying was irregular and he hit or landed on his bad wing. That’s when we brought him in for boarding and again suggested clipping the other side again. Doctor again said not to and was really adamant.
Since home he broke a few more on that wing, and the very last flight feather is sticking out at 90 degrees perpendicular.
So one wing has all flight feathers, and the other has zero.
Now I’m worried that when he tries flying with one flighted wing he will injure the other wing and make it so the feathers never grow out.
He is afraid to fly even one foot down, and with good reason.
I see lots of little white feathers on the bottom of his cage, so I’m worried we have to confine him to his cage or the floor for another 9-12 months. I thought flight feathers get replaced before a this kind of molting. Is that accurate? Do all flight feathers get replaced every year, or are we looking at 2-3 years of this?
If another parrot injures one wing’s feathers and not the other side’s, I implore you to clip to make them even. Better to be clipped and fly safely down, than sideways and fall like a rock and cause more injuries each time on the open extended wing.
It’s been heartbreaking.
So my AG sometimes has a fit when in the cage and violently attacks things in his cage. He damaged two feathers while boarding and this happened.
The vet glued two feathers after washing off some blood from a different one after that incident.
Unfortunately, the glue didn’t work and the two feathers broke again, eventually breaking off (as if clipped, no fallen out).
I called the vet and asked about clipping the other side to make it even but the doctor recommended against.
We should done it anyhow…
Two more broke since his flying was irregular and he hit or landed on his bad wing. That’s when we brought him in for boarding and again suggested clipping the other side again. Doctor again said not to and was really adamant.
Since home he broke a few more on that wing, and the very last flight feather is sticking out at 90 degrees perpendicular.
So one wing has all flight feathers, and the other has zero.
Now I’m worried that when he tries flying with one flighted wing he will injure the other wing and make it so the feathers never grow out.
He is afraid to fly even one foot down, and with good reason.
I see lots of little white feathers on the bottom of his cage, so I’m worried we have to confine him to his cage or the floor for another 9-12 months. I thought flight feathers get replaced before a this kind of molting. Is that accurate? Do all flight feathers get replaced every year, or are we looking at 2-3 years of this?
If another parrot injures one wing’s feathers and not the other side’s, I implore you to clip to make them even. Better to be clipped and fly safely down, than sideways and fall like a rock and cause more injuries each time on the open extended wing.
It’s been heartbreaking.
