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Sent to Pet Experts May 20 2006 at 8:50 PM
   

My pet cockatiel flew into a glass window and broke the tip of his beak.it is bleeding and i'm not sure what to do. Can you help?

 

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Age: 6; Male

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just to try and keep him calm.

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May 21 2006 at 2:26 AM (5 hours and 36 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
I'm sorry I did not see this post sooner. I hope the bleeding has stopped by now. If not the bird is probably in deep trouble, if it's not already too late. Maybe you got lucky this time and your bird only broke the very tip most end. If so it will have stopped by now, or if there is only a small amount of bleeding you can try putting corn starch right on the tip. That's the best household remedy we usually have around. Flour would be the next best thing. The problem with doing this on the beak is the danger of having them inhale dust from it, causing even more serious problems. You would have to take the tiniest amount in your finger tips and apply it to the tip. If there is a considerable amount of the tip broken, then it is up into the active blood supply, in which case, if your bird has not bled to death by now, he needs an emergency trip to a qualified avian vet. Since I cannot see the amount of damage myself, nor the extent of the bleeding, it's hard to be more precise. This is a far too common injury to birds who are still fully flighted and have not yet learned the limitations of their area. Flying into windows and mirrors is a serious danger. If you get past this okay, I suggest a moderate wing trim so your bird can't build up quite the speed they are normally capable of. Tiels are the best flyers of all cage birds and we have to be extra careful with them. Either the moderate clip or cover windows and mirrors while he is having out of cage time. I hope this got to you in time and that you bird has stopped bleeding. Hopefully you won't ever need the information again but if you do, you will know what to do right away. You are doing the right thing keeping him as stress free as possible and don't let him get chilled. If he has made it past the initial bleeding and it does not bleed further, you will have to provide him with soft foods for several days, depending upon the depth of the break. Besides an active blood supply, there are also many nerve endings in the beak. He may be far too tender to eat only the hard dry foods like seeds and pellets. Some mashed up warm veggies, scrambled eggs, cooked brown rice, plain cooked oatmeal, cooked plain pasta, are good suggestions. Be very careful about letting his water get dirty as infection can be a serious risk also. I hope this is helpful but if you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask. Patricia


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