| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
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| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 942 |
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It was a close call last night. I guess we're back to square 1
again.
When I got home last night around 9:00, my Houdini Mollucan, Rocky,
was out of his cage and sitting on top of it. I use to put a paddlock
on the door of the cage but somehow, it disappeared (I have looked
high and low for this so I must have misplaced it one night). Since
then, I have been facing his door close to Cochese's (Goffin Cockatoo)
and right up against it so he can't get out while I'm in work.
Well, somehow he opened it up and was on top of it (the door was
only about 5" open so I don't even know how he fit out of it).
I was rather tired (I get up at 4:00 a.m. and am working by 6:00).
When Frank got home, I asked him if he could get the bird in the
cage so I could go to bed without worrying. That's when it all
started. Rocky decided to fly off his cage (his wings just got
clipped 2 few weeks back) and soared down to the floor. That wasn't
bad but then Frank tried to get him to go on his hand (he is the
one that is NOT tame) and he just ran himself into a corner. Then,
all of a sudden, he started screaming! I mean Loud!!! Frank wasn't
even touching him at that point. I ran and got a towel. Frank
picked him up with the towel and put him in his cage. When I looked
at Franks arm, I saw blood with no cut so I knew it came from Rocky.
I look at Rocky and he has blood coming from his beak! Then I look
at the floor and there were drops all the way to the cage. I WENT
INTO A PANIC! I know they can't afford to lose too much blood and
was real worried! I told Frank to take the towel and try to get
Rocky to put pressure on it with his beak to see if we could stop
it. No go. Rocky wasn't being aggressive (which really had me
going by then). I didn't have any of the quik stop powder
so I immediately went into the kitchen to make a flour and water
paste. In the meantime, Frank is still trying to apply pressure
with the towel. He then took the paste but it wasn't staying on
the beak to clot it. I told Frank to let me try (and you all know
from my previous notes how scared I am of getting bit by
this big guy). I tried and didn't even think about getting bit because
I was too worried about losing him. I couldn't get it to stop.
In the meantime, I had got on the phone and called Littleton to
see if I could get in touch with Dr. Kilgore - another NO GO -
answering machine. By this time I didn't know what to do. He wasn't
bleeding as fast as he was before (he was being calm) but he WAS
still bleeding. I got on the phone and called my brother and he
pratically flew down from his house. I think he was there in 2
minutes but it seemed like a lifetime! He got there and I just
told him that we should get Rocky out of the cage in a towel and
apply pressure. Frank and him got Rocky out and I held the quik
stop powder (which my brother had) and my brother put that on and
applied pressure and it stopped the bleeding immediately! What
a relief! As far as I'm concerned that Quik Stop powder is worth
a million bucks. Word to the wise: DON'T EVER BE WITHOUT IT
IF YOU HAVE A BIRD!
Needless to say, I wasn't very tired after that episode. A nervous
wreck maybe, but not tired. I stayed up for another hour to keep
my eye on Rocky and then went to bed. This morning he seems fine.
I found another paddlock and put that on his door!
I haven't had alot of time to tame him down since I put my first
note in (it just seems like the month of May is one thing after
another). I guess I'm back to square 1 again because he was hissing
at me again. I really think that he knows we were trying to help
him last night (or he was becoming weak from the loss of blood).
He kept his beak open while my brother applied pressure (and he
could have bitten him if he wanted to).
What a scarey feeling that was. Even though Rocky is not tame or
friendly towards me, I still love him and would have been VERY VERY
upset if I had lost him last night. I thank GOD for Quik Stop!
Donna
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| 357.1 | Animal Emergency Service, Acton | CLOSET::COMPTON | Linda DTN 232-2441 ACO/E47 | Fri May 11 1990 14:05 | 21 |
Hi Donna,
What an awful ordeal! I'm glad things seem to have come out all right.
Just a quick couple of ideas in the unfortunate event there is a next
time....use flour or corn starch AS IS...DO NOT mix with water. Keep
applying to the bleeding area and apply pressure with a towel, as you
did. Either of these also stings less (apparently) than the Quik Stop
and later, when the bird is preening, won't introduce chemicals into
his system (just my opinion here, but based on seeing the difference in
reaction to Quik Stop and the natural flour or corn starch). ALSO, the
Animal Emergency Service that is listed in the Yellow Pages is located
in Acton, is connected with Littleton Animal Clinic and a bunch of
others, and has ways to reach the vets that you and I don't. They got
me through to Dr. Kilgore on an emergency in record time, and gave me
good advice in the meantime. I'm writing from Galway, Ireland, or
would look up the number for you. Hang in there. Rocky will tame back
down after he recovers from the blood loss and general uproar, with
your
patience and love.
Linda
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| 357.2 | MEIS::TILLSON | Sugar Magnolia | Fri May 11 1990 15:20 | 13 | |
Donna, what a horrible experience! I'll reiterate what Linda said -
use just plain cornstarch. It seems to be as effective as Quik Stop,
doesn't sting, and is *much* less expensive. Also, the Acton Emergency
Service in Acton (I'll look up the number when I get home) has contact
numbers for Littleton Animal Hospital. When Layla the Cockatoo bit
SweetPeas's beak off on New Year's Eve, they got Dr. Seager (Dr.
Kilgore's partner) down there to see Pea within an hour. Thank God!
I can't say enough good things about the Acton Emergency Service and
Littleton Animal Hospital.
Rita
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