Nasty accident

[Pottys Mum]

Poor old boy. So sorry to hear about Henry but hope he's back as right as rain in double quick time.

Those doors are sooooooooooo heavy.
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[Tory]

Ouch, so sorry to hear about henry too, I hope he heals quickly! I've met a couple of birds with damaged upper mandibals, the beak should still grow but you might find it will grow misformed ;o(. Even if it doesn't grow back properly it's amazing how birds can still manage to cope and eat ok.

Fingers crossed all will be ok!
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[eblimegreen]

poor boy. i hope you had a hot sweet tea for your shock too xxxxx sending you both hugs xxxxxx

[LC]

Oh Pip, I hope you are both feeling a bit better today. x
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[jebirds]

Poor Henry,

Try not to give pain killers as the pain is there to stop him using the beck until the new membrane has grown over any 'open" areas of the beck to stop infection etc,

Hand feed him soft food like feast from the birdcare company to keep his strength up and to prevent him trying to eat seed too soon.

I have birds here that have lost top or bottom beck's completely and they cope very well (even eating seed) Henrys beck should re-grow stronger than before (as it will be nice new undamaged beck).

If you look at my picture of chewy he lost the whole side of his beck completely and it has re-grown nice and strong.

I would give him cage rest for a week or so because the pain will stop as soon as the membrane has grown which is quite quick and then he will be trying to chew seed, wood etc and slow the healing down.

It's a wonder that these parrots dont give us a heart attack sometimes.
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[kthornton]

Omg Pip i'm sorry to hear about poor Henry, i'm sure he'll be fine, he has adapted to his beak deformity, this is just a new one. Sending hugs and get well soon vibes for Henry
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[rubytoo]

Poor Henry, very best wishes that he feels better soon.
And your nerves have recovered.
That is a really good point that Jebirds made about pain relief...I have wondered about that at times, that if they (or anyone) with pain killers can't feel the pain, so may do more damage.. I guess it depends on each individual situation, but a good point to ask the vet now you all have your wits about you today.
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[jebirds]

Hi Ruby,
I give pain relief if the bird is in shock and/or when the injury is done to allow the bird to settle and relax, but not after, this helps to keep the bird quite which allows a fast healing time.

I would add that on beck injuries ( that are more than the tip coming off) I do spray the wound twice a day with F10sc to stop any fugal problems.
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and uphold their right to a natural death.

I shall seek out the injured and the maimed,
the unloved and the abandoned, and tend to them until their last days.

[kirstin]

Ohhhhhhhhhh pip i do hope you and your handsome boy feel much better soon
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[kleopatra]

Pippy i know just how you feel... one of my wild Greys broke a chunk off his beak last week, late at night, so i couldn't even find a vet to get him to. Infact the broken bit was still attached and twisted, he was bleeding all over the place and every time i stopped the bleeding he would touch it and get it going again. The only thin he ate for the next few days was sweetcorn. He is back to normal now, but he never screached with pain. Poor Henry must have been in more pain.
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[Pippy]

Thank you so, so much for all your comments and advice!

I've uploaded a couple of pics of Henry, taken just now. It's the first three pics HERE and you can click on them to enlarge them.

Henry has been climbing in the travel cage today so I've now put him back in his own cage. I've covered him over in case he just wants to rest.

He is definitely reluctant to eat, he's just played with bits of mashed grape, banana and mashed sweet potato but I'm not sure how much he's actually eaten

June, is there any chance you could post a small amount of that food you recommended if you have any spare? Just to last until I get some delivered? I would of course pay you for it! Is there anything you can think of that I can offer him in the meantime other than those soft foods I mentioned? Baby food perhaps?

I've got some F10 so will spray some on his beak...once a day??

Glad you mentioned about the pain relief, I was wondering why he didn't give any for me to administer at home.

Neil, Henry not stepping-up isn't a problem as such, he will step onto the table top playstand if I offer it to him. Needless to say I won't be using the cage door again.

kleo, Henry's beak was twisted slightly too, I could see immediately that as well as cracking it he'd also twisted it.

There are no sounds coming form his cage so he's obviously settled down ok.

[kirstin]

hi pippy poor henry but he is still a handsome fella hope he recovers quickly

kirstinx
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[Pippy]

Funnily enough Kirstin, his beak actually looks slightly less odd now that there isn't the long, thin end to it!

Sorry June, just read your post again and you did say twice a day for the F10!

[Net]

Have you got any Ready Brek Pip? That would be OK till you get some of the other stuff. Or maybe some pureed fruit or veggies?

How are you feeling today?
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[caron-j]

He certainly still looks bright eyed after his traumas bless him and will probably feel a bit more settled in the familiar surroundings of his own cage I expect.

Mango, my Senegal had a badly damaged top beak in a similar area and it took quite while, but did regenerate and grow back very well.
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[Titchy's Crew]

Get well soon Henry!

Hope you're ok too Pip.. nothing worse than seeing blood.
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[Gem]

Would he eat kaytee handrearing formula?

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