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Sunday, January 01, 2006
Emergency Care - Broken Beaks
Our post about parrot bleeding is getting a number of hits a day from bird owners whose parrots have broken beaks. Beak damage in parrots can vary from small chips to entire beaks being removed.
If there is bleeding it should be stopped immediately by using styptic powder or flour and pressure. If the bleeding doesn't stop after an hour, take the bird to a vererinarian or emergency clinic as soon as possible.
If the chip or break has a ragged edge it will normally wear down after a couple of weeks. A veterinarian will sometimes use a Dremel tool to grind down the chip.
Veterinarians are now using an epoxy in severe cases to fill in or reform a temporary beak until the beak can grow out. Dr. Tom Tulley and his associates at LSU school of veterinary medicine are using this same approach to straighten deviated beaks using an epoxy appliance on the lower beak to apply pressure on the upper beak.
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