StarTrick
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Hello once again everyone! My eclectus is in desperate need of a nail trim, but I've been putting it off for so long.
When we first got him, we took him into the only one within a 3 hour drive and our avian vet was very lovely and had loads of experience. We got him to do a full health check, and then he asked if we wanted a quick nail trim while we were at it. He held him on his back, and tried to dremel his nails - before he started making the most ear piercing screams that made the whole staff team come running in. It was terrifying, my poor baby. He managed to get 2 done, then stopped and refused to do any further because he was very certain that he'd hurt him and Luca (our eclectus) would hurt him back. He told us to use a file at home to do it, and I agreed without really knowing much else.
Of course, now he's absolutely terrified of head touching and I've been having to work with him really hard over the past few months to get him to accept my hand there once more. We have no other issues besides that he's so traumatised. This is a decent sized bird.
He's a rehome, and the previous lady did a horribly butchered wing clip on one side and lied to us about it... which still hasn't grown back in a molt yet. This definitely started the trauma.
I don't want a dremel near my bird. I find it revolting, it's so big and loud and I'd really prefer my bird to not go into shock? Thanks. I've had people tell me so many different things about heart attacks, and that it's only from trauma or blood loss - etc. But surely something this traumatic would lead to some complication? I'm worried about death.
From everything I've read, nail clippers really don't work on larger birds, and destroys their nails. I cannot get anywhere near him with a nail file, and I've been working with him gently each day for over 4 months now. My avian vet won't do them again, and I don't want him to - but I have no other options? No, towelling will not work for him and I will not do anything that will risk his life or make anyone lose a large amount of trust and traumatise him further. And no again, putting him under with gas is absolutely not an option.
When we first got him, we took him into the only one within a 3 hour drive and our avian vet was very lovely and had loads of experience. We got him to do a full health check, and then he asked if we wanted a quick nail trim while we were at it. He held him on his back, and tried to dremel his nails - before he started making the most ear piercing screams that made the whole staff team come running in. It was terrifying, my poor baby. He managed to get 2 done, then stopped and refused to do any further because he was very certain that he'd hurt him and Luca (our eclectus) would hurt him back. He told us to use a file at home to do it, and I agreed without really knowing much else.
Of course, now he's absolutely terrified of head touching and I've been having to work with him really hard over the past few months to get him to accept my hand there once more. We have no other issues besides that he's so traumatised. This is a decent sized bird.
He's a rehome, and the previous lady did a horribly butchered wing clip on one side and lied to us about it... which still hasn't grown back in a molt yet. This definitely started the trauma.
I don't want a dremel near my bird. I find it revolting, it's so big and loud and I'd really prefer my bird to not go into shock? Thanks. I've had people tell me so many different things about heart attacks, and that it's only from trauma or blood loss - etc. But surely something this traumatic would lead to some complication? I'm worried about death.
From everything I've read, nail clippers really don't work on larger birds, and destroys their nails. I cannot get anywhere near him with a nail file, and I've been working with him gently each day for over 4 months now. My avian vet won't do them again, and I don't want him to - but I have no other options? No, towelling will not work for him and I will not do anything that will risk his life or make anyone lose a large amount of trust and traumatise him further. And no again, putting him under with gas is absolutely not an option.
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