Yesterday I brought Teak in for a corrective beak trim as her lower beak had grown longer than the upper. The avian vet was the one who trimmed her beak. After the trim, Teak's beak wasn't closing as the lower beak has been trimmed way back, so it looks like her mouth is always slightly open. The vet mentioned that she'll have to figure out how to eat with it being this short again.
Unfortunately she can't really eat at all. She can't pick anything up and if I give her something to eat, she can't bite down on it properly, and the food falls out of her mouth. She tries repeatedly, but I don't think she's really getting anything down.
I've mashed up her food and placed it onto a flat plate. She's working very hard trying to eat, but I don't know how successful she really is. I've put fresh papers down and plan on monitoring her poops for signs of food digestion.
I hope things will improve very soon for her, as it's causing me anxiety watching her trying to feed herself. I'm thinking that he dremeled it too far back, as it doesn't touch the inside of her upper beak when she closes it.
Unfortunately she can't really eat at all. She can't pick anything up and if I give her something to eat, she can't bite down on it properly, and the food falls out of her mouth. She tries repeatedly, but I don't think she's really getting anything down.
I've mashed up her food and placed it onto a flat plate. She's working very hard trying to eat, but I don't know how successful she really is. I've put fresh papers down and plan on monitoring her poops for signs of food digestion.
I hope things will improve very soon for her, as it's causing me anxiety watching her trying to feed herself. I'm thinking that he dremeled it too far back, as it doesn't touch the inside of her upper beak when she closes it.