atvchick95
Biking along the boulevard
I don't think it would be safe for her to try to use Hand Feeding formula, since there is a possibility the bird is aspirated with just medicine, the same thing would happen with hand feeding formula because She was not shown how to do it by the doctor/nurse etc. BUT you could try it with oatmeal or formula and a Spoon - because the spoon would just go at the front of the beak and they eat off it and wouldn't have to worry about it going into the lungs - when I hand feed babies and We move from syringe to spoon I just use a plastic disposable spoon
aren't vets supposed to ask if the owner knows how to give meds? When I had a budgie taken in to get a lump drained I had to give her Baytril, my b/f took her in I couldn't go (kids were home vehicle only holds 2 people) they asked him if he knew how - he said no but my girlfriend does and she'll be the one doing it, But they did show him on the syringes they sent home with him What line the medicine was to go to but mine was a budgie and a lot easier
Julie - this might work for your lovie since they're similar in size(mine was an English Budgie)
I put her head Between my Index and middle finger and lightly wrapped the rest of my hand around her body to hold her (I'm right handed so I held her in my left hand) I held her straight up in my hand and used the tip of the Syringe to open her beak I put it in on the MY LEFT side but AIMED at the The RIGHT SIDE of the mouth (this is with the bird facing me) and gently squeezed once she started taking it I squirted the rest in - she actually liked it and never gave me any fuss And she hates being touched but she loved that medicine
aren't vets supposed to ask if the owner knows how to give meds? When I had a budgie taken in to get a lump drained I had to give her Baytril, my b/f took her in I couldn't go (kids were home vehicle only holds 2 people) they asked him if he knew how - he said no but my girlfriend does and she'll be the one doing it, But they did show him on the syringes they sent home with him What line the medicine was to go to but mine was a budgie and a lot easier
Julie - this might work for your lovie since they're similar in size(mine was an English Budgie)
I put her head Between my Index and middle finger and lightly wrapped the rest of my hand around her body to hold her (I'm right handed so I held her in my left hand) I held her straight up in my hand and used the tip of the Syringe to open her beak I put it in on the MY LEFT side but AIMED at the The RIGHT SIDE of the mouth (this is with the bird facing me) and gently squeezed once she started taking it I squirted the rest in - she actually liked it and never gave me any fuss And she hates being touched but she loved that medicine