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Yesterday my Green Cheek Conure, Plsikin, and my Meyer's Parrot, Emmerich, got into another one of their pecking matches. This happens on occasion with them where one just decides that isn't a good day to be friends. Usually it doesn't end with anyone getting hurt, though Plsikin's been nailed in the beak a few times before leaving a dent and possibly a bruised beak but never blood.
Well yesterday I saw it happen and grabbed the two as soon as I could, but it was just a second too late. Emmerich got Pliskin's beak leaving a sizable scrape on his top beak and upon further inspection I realized there was a tad of blood inside Pliskin's mouth. From the looks of it Emmerich's sharp beak punctured him just in corner and inside of the top beak.... I'll try to get pictures later today...
He's having problems opening his mouth completely to yawn though he is still using it to nip at me. I'm also not sure if he's actually eating his pellets. He'll pick it up and act like he's going to eat it and drop it. Last night it didn't seem like he wanted the pellets so I offered some mashed potatoes just to get him to eat something before putting him to bed. I'm going to check on him in about an hour to see if he's eaten anything on his own in the two hours he's been up.
I feel so bad for him. He's become very clingy and lovey. All he wants is just to be pet and cuddled.
(I called the vet again today and he is not available today... so I scheduled to see him in the morning before work... meaning Pliskin will have to spend the day at the bird store I work at all day which usually stresses him out.)
Is there anything I can do today to maybe help him until he gets to the vet tomorrow?
Well yesterday I saw it happen and grabbed the two as soon as I could, but it was just a second too late. Emmerich got Pliskin's beak leaving a sizable scrape on his top beak and upon further inspection I realized there was a tad of blood inside Pliskin's mouth. From the looks of it Emmerich's sharp beak punctured him just in corner and inside of the top beak.... I'll try to get pictures later today...
He's having problems opening his mouth completely to yawn though he is still using it to nip at me. I'm also not sure if he's actually eating his pellets. He'll pick it up and act like he's going to eat it and drop it. Last night it didn't seem like he wanted the pellets so I offered some mashed potatoes just to get him to eat something before putting him to bed. I'm going to check on him in about an hour to see if he's eaten anything on his own in the two hours he's been up.
I feel so bad for him. He's become very clingy and lovey. All he wants is just to be pet and cuddled.
(I called the vet again today and he is not available today... so I scheduled to see him in the morning before work... meaning Pliskin will have to spend the day at the bird store I work at all day which usually stresses him out.)
Is there anything I can do today to maybe help him until he gets to the vet tomorrow?