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good luck with the cream!
 

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So happy to hear this! It was only possible with your effort :).I was just about to ask for an update.
 

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Glad it's healing
 

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Now that Target's wound has a scab, do you think it would be safe to give her a bath? She hasn't had a bath in over three weeks, poor smelly dino girly.
 

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I wouldn't because the scab will soften and might come off prematurely! Just my opinion of course. Once the scab comes off on it own I would give it a couple of days! I'm thinking of when I had plastic surgery, they make you keep
area dry until all scabing is gone and area is completely healed.
 
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I wouldn't because the scab will soften and might come off prematurely! Just my opinion of course. Once the scab comes off on it own I would give it a couple of days! I'm thinking of when I had plastic surgery, they make you keep
area dry until all scabing is gone and area is completely healed.
Thanks for the tip! I'll hold off on her bath for a little while longer then :)
 

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So glad all went well! It's so nerve racking and stressful!
 

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Target pulled the scab off :sad3:

She was so good with her stitches... why did she have to go and pull the scab off??
 

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I'm so sorry to hear that :(. I hope things get better! Stop scaring your mom and get better, Target!
 

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Just when I thought we were near the end... :( There's a gaping hole again, though not nearly as big as before. This one is pretty small comparatively.
 

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Hopefully it will scab over! Did it bleed?
 

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Aww oh no! :sad11:
 

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Oh no you spoke to soon, awww target bad birdie.. sending wishes it heals quickly and target doesn't pick again
 

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Awe boo! Target sweetie leave your boo-boo alone so you can get all better, okay? :heart::hug8:
 

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The scab is the start of that healing-itching thing. :-(
 

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I haven't known what to say thus far, just thinking good thoughts for you and Ms. Target!

On the wound healing front, the trend now in human medicine is for a moist wound healing environment. I recently had a nasty wound on my thumb area and we treated it with the moist method.....I have to say the difference is night and day! Recovery has been rapid, virtually painless (on an area that is constantly being moved) and almost pleasant.

It has been discovered that scabs actually impede healing. Not to mention the tightness and itchiness in the healing process (which I am sure would be a target for a picky bird). For my wound I was advised to do a bandage change twice a day and clean the wound with plain old soap and water each time, pat dry and apply a layer of Vaseline before reapplying a sterile nonstick dressing. Like I said above, the healing process was incredible and I will never go back to letting it "breathe" and scab over.

I'm not sure if there is a way to successfully approximate this for a bird, logistics may just not be there and of course suitability would also depend on the site of the wound. But the scabby tight, sore, itchy healing spot would just be a magnate for a bird to pick and dig and reopen for a long time I would think. Just something to think about on your healing journey.:hug8:
 

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I haven't known what to say thus far, just thinking good thoughts for you and Ms. Target!

On the wound healing front, the trend now in human medicine is for a moist wound healing environment. I recently had a nasty wound on my thumb area and we treated it with the moist method.....I have to say the difference is night and day! Recovery has been rapid, virtually painless (on an area that is constantly being moved) and almost pleasant.

It has been discovered that scabs actually impede healing. Not to mention the tightness and itchiness in the healing process (which I am sure would be a target for a picky bird). For my wound I was advised to do a bandage change twice a day and clean the wound with plain old soap and water each time, pat dry and apply a layer of Vaseline before reapplying a sterile nonstick dressing. Like I said above, the healing process was incredible and I will never go back to letting it "breathe" and scab over.

I'm not sure if there is a way to successfully approximate this for a bird, logistics may just not be there and of course suitability would also depend on the site of the wound. But the scabby tight, sore, itchy healing spot would just be a magnate for a bird to pick and dig and reopen for a long time I would think. Just something to think about on your healing journey.:hug8:
Now that you mention this I too keep my wounds covered and moist. I stumbled across it quite by accident. Being in construction I get booboo's all the time and the hands are always dirty. I used to clean them and let them scab over and had the tight itchiness. I would always ding it and get it dirty too.

So I decided to leave it covered and kept ointment on it. Same result. No itchiness and healed quicker.

Now trying to accomplish that with a parrot is going to be quite the undertaking.
 

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No blood, thankfully.

Thanks everyone :) Not sure if I can keep the site moist though... That area is not easily bandageable.

I towelled her to put the cream on this morning and she nearly removed my finger! :eek: Doesn't look too bad, not very deep, not very large.
 
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