Phoenix broken blood feather (graphic photos)

[pinkparrot]

Today Phoenix was playing on my curtains when the rod fell down and phoenix fell. He crawled up on his play stand that's when I noticed blood dripping down on the papers below, I looked up and it was coming from his tail. My first reaction was to put some Flour and water paste on it and get him to the vet to have it pulled. After tackling and towling him I got a good look at the feather I tried to put the flour around the feather but soon realized that it was bleeding to much so I was going to have to pull it. So I grab some pliers and had to towel him again. I pulled on it once and phoenix let out a scream but, it didn't come out so I pulled on it again and this time it came out. The blood stopped as soon as I pulled it out. I then put a very mad phoenix is his cage, and gave him some pine nuts and apple juice. After the ordeal I then remembered that today is Saturday and my vet is closed so the closest open avian vet is a hour and half away in Vegas. Its been about two hours now and he seems fine. The first photo is the curtain he fell from.

 

[kastelling]

Poor baby!!

 

[GG.]

sounds like you handled it well

How is he now?

 

[igors mum]

awww poor guy glad he is ok and that you kept your cool and did it.

 

[Birdiemarie]

You did a good job! How is the little guy doing now?

 

[suncoast]

Good Job!! I had to pull one of Truely's feathers when we first got her and it's nerve wracking for sure. Everybody needs to keep a tube of Super Clot in their first aid kit.

Ginger

Synergy Labs Super Clot 0.75oz

 

[*K*J*B*]

Aww. Poor Phoenix. Sounds like you handled it very well though. Way to go!

 

[Anne & Gang]

good job!!! sounds like you handled it very efficiently and quickly...Keep an eye on him though and keep us posted please!!

 

[emilybsharp]

EEEEK!!! You really handled it well. Im glad you got the bleeding to stop. Good parront skills

 

[pinkparrot]

Other then being a little bit mad at me hes doing just fine. Hubby bought home pizza for dinner and It's phoenix's fav junk food that I let him have once in blue moon. Here's a few pics of my beautiful boy eating his pizza. Also my other baby boy smiling in the background.

 

[Kathy]

Poor darling. I'm glad he's ok. You did great! I've worried that would happen to one of mine. I hope I keep my head about it.
Sport loves pizza too!

 

[CosmoKramer]

WOW! Pheonix is so handsome! You did an awesome job by pulling his blood feather out!

 

[April]

Other then being a little bit mad at me hes doing just fine. Hubby bought home pizza for dinner and It's phoenix's fav junk food that I let him have once in blue moon. Here's a few pics of my beautiful boy eating his pizza. Also my other baby boy smiling in the background.

How scary,im so glad that you were able to keep your cool and pull it. That happened to Skittles and I was to scared/unsure to do it,so I rushed him to my vet and thank god he was still there. I love the pic with him holding the slice in his claws,what big feet he has