fuzzbutt
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We clipped our Sun Conures nails last night in preperation for our upcoming trip to Myrtle Beach and we clipped one too short. It was bleeding pretty good. We packed it with corn starch and was able to get it to stop.
Do I have to worry about it bleeding again? It is still OK. I'm just wondering if he can do anything to make it start again, or am I just being a worry wart?
We will be taking them to the pet store to get the wings clipped also. I was never comfortable enough to try that myself.
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MAJESTYPOINTERS
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I don't know about birds nails...I can tell you that if a dogs nail is cut to short you do a the same thing with a product called "Quick stop" (similar to corn starch or baking powder) and they are fine right away...never had one start bleeding again.
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fuzzbutt
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We used pancake mix when our dog broke a claw camping a few weeks ago. His was cracked pretty high up and he would aggrivate it and it would start bleeding again. I had all his nails trimmed at the vets a week ago.
I'm worried about Sunny's nail starting to bleed when no one is home. My wife said he was fine this morning so I'm probably worrying for no reason.
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A dab of super glue on the nail will seal and reinforce it until it heals.
Past experience!
I clipped the "talons" of my DW's Quaker parrot and nipped one too close. I was surprised at the amount of blood! We now have a bottle of the "Quick Stop" for such emergencies. We didn't at the time and the super glue worked great!
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fuzzbutt
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colochoclab wrote:
I clipped the "talons" of my DW's Quaker parrot and nipped one too close. I was surprised at the amount of blood! We now have a bottle of the "Quick Stop" for such emergencies. We didn't at the time and the super glue worked great!
Great idea! I will have to pick up a bottle to keep in the MH medicine cabinet.
Thanks!
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Powdered alum will stop it immediately, too. A small container from the spice section at the grocery is about $2.
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Once the bleeding is stopped with alum, cornstarch, flour, etc., it should clot and not be a problem, even if the bird is only reasonably healthy. It's fairly common to draw a little blod when clipping the nails. Everyone wants to clip them as much as possible so they won't have to do it again anytime soon.
I prefer to use cornstarch or flour in the event the birds ingest some of it during preening.
I've had cockatiels for over 25 years. I have 5 now. I try to clip them just as soon as they start hanging up on clothing even a little bit. Hanging up on the clothing is not a problem. I just use that as an indicator that it needs to be done.
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fuzzbutt
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Mandolin Guy wrote:Once the bleeding is stopped with alum, cornstarch, flour, etc., it should clot and not be a problem, even if the bird is only reasonably healthy. It's fairly common to draw a little blod when clipping the nails. Everyone wants to clip them as much as possible so they won't have to do it again anytime soon.
I prefer to use cornstarch or flour in the event the birds ingest some of it during preening.
I've had cockatiels for over 25 years. I have 5 now. I try to clip them just as soon as they start hanging up on clothing even a little bit. Hanging up on the clothing is not a problem. I just use that as an indicator that it needs to be done.
Thanks David. Our Sun Conure is fine. It never did start to bleed again. He was real good while we clipped them, so we will probably do them more often. Hopefully we can just take the points off them from now on.
Happy camping!
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Mandolin Guy
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You're welcome. If I didn't already have 5 'tiels, I'd get at least one Conure. They're wonderful.
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