Be careful with rope toys :(

[rocky'smom]

I am glad she is ok.

 

[Tyrion]

So glad surgery went well

 

[iamwhoiam]

Great that the surgery went well.

 

[Suzy]

Thank you all so much, you guys are so kind

 

[rocky'smom]

just a suggestion, I use vet wrap around my rope perches, it keeps the little stinkers from nibbling.

 

[Suzy]

Thats really smart thanks for the tip

 

[rocky'smom]

you are welcome

 

[Pipsqueak]

just a suggestion, I use vet wrap around my rope perches, it keeps the little stinkers from nibbling.

Mine nibble and pull on the vet wrap

 

[Pipsqueak]

Thank you guys so much <3 truly appreciate it x

The surgery went well, there was a 3 cm sized ball of fiber in her crop which is quite scary but i get to pick her up tomorrow i cant wait
Writing down a small list of questions to ask the vet tomorrow, definitely needs to be a change so this doesnt happen again.

Thank you again

Wow, that sounds huge! How do they take it out, will she have an incision you have to take care of? What were your signs that something was not right? Asking because one of my conures seems obsessed to preen, pull therads on any fabric. I removed toys, trimmed perches but she likes to sit on the sofa and pull on the blankets and pillows. I am glad your birdie made it and hope she will have a speedy recovery.

 

[Harleyandme]

Glad she's okay

 

[LunaLovebird]

I've posted this before, but there was a FB post some time ago by my vet on this topic. I won't post the pic here because it's graphic, but this is the thread I made with the picture included:

Pictures - Dangers of cloth toys - graphic picture | Avian Avenue Parrot Forum

It's crazy how much stuff they can ingest without you realising it. I have some rope perches outside the cage, but they don't chew them at all. Inside is all seagrass and natural branches / platforms. I try to only buy sisal rope now.

 

[Suzy]

Shes back home i took a pic while she was preening, you can see the start of the stitch.
Yep so they do a opening on the side of the crop an area where they cant reach or pick at and remove what was there, these stitches will dissolve as the wound heals.
Now that she's home I need to give her antibiotics for 2 weeks, morning and night with a syringe.. Yay! should be fun loll
And also need to make sure she eats to add on weight to around 90g
Shes 78g at the moment

Yes please do be careful with the rope toys or any loose threads. She did tell me that because kiwi is still very young, shes a year and 5 months. That they love to chew everything they can, she said with older birds they don't usually have this problem.

Signs were smaller droppings, as food was being blocked off and not being digested.
Then she started to throw up this clear liquid and undigested food.
It was crazy to see, she would throw up food then run back to the bowl to eat or sometimes throw up in the bowl then try to eat. Food was just completely blocked off and would have eventually starved her to death.

 

[Karen]

I hope she heals quickly!

 

[iamwhoiam]

Great news that she is home now.

 

[rocky'smom]

Mine nibble and pull on the vet wrap

Sweet Pea does not touch vet wrap, she a good girl. Bebe is still scare of anything on my perches bird.

 

[Big Badeepie]

Gotta be really careful with those rope toys. Mine love rope so I've had to search out edible rope types. Natural hemp rope tends to be the winner for my birds.

Glad your little girl made it through and is back home with you. Now it's time to spoil her with attention because we know she deserves it after all that!