i just got a cockatiel for mothers day and this morning when i took him out of his cage his chest was bleeding i dont know what happened i dont want him to die on me, how could have this happened, how do i get it to stop bleeding and could it be that the cage is to small i need help PLZ HELP ME TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO
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Ok, this just happened to my parakeet (which is very similar to cockatiels in care). I was looking for the answer online, and just went to the vet so I think I can offer you some tips:
1. Using a dry soft washcloth, gently pick up your bird from the back and hold it so you can see its chest. You can probably get a good look at what the wound looks like that way. Are the feathers sticking out by the wound? If so, the bird may be picking at it (and making it worse).
2. While holding the bird, put some flour on the wound to stop the bleeding. Also, if you can get a tissue or some gauze or something, apply some pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding (not too much pressure!).
3. IF YOU CAN, try to wrap your bird with some stretchy gauze (not too loosely, but not too tightly either). I'm sure I will get a lot of people disagreeing with this, but this is the only way you can get your bird from not picking at the wound.
You don't have to do this if you never see your bird picking on it, but remember -- they only pick at it when they're bored and doing nothing, not when there are people around. Picking on the wound will cause more blood loss, and the bird does not have that much blood so any loss can be dangerous. Another option is to just keep watching the bird and lift her beak with your nail if you see her trying to pick at the wound.
4. The next thing you really *should* do is see the vet. Why? Because you have no idea what kind of wound your bird has, and neither does the vet until he sees it. If you're short on cash, I would go during normal business hours of a regular vet clinic, not an emergency center which is more expensive.
The vet can take out any feathers in the way of the wound, clean it up, and put some kind of 'glue' on it to keep the wound shut. They also typically give an anti-inflammatory medication and also another fluid medication to help them create more blood quickly since they probably lost a good bit of blood. My bird also got one of those plastic cone-shaped collars around his neck to prevent him from reaching his chest to pick at the wound. That usually has to be kept on for at least 3 days or until the bird stops picking at his chest (if he starts to pick at it, put it back on). The wound should heal in 7-14 days, if not serious.
Remember, the injury can range from a damaged blood feather to a skin wound to a muscle wound to a broken chest bone or worse. You will never know until you see the vet. The bird has a chance to not die, but if you don't want to risk losing the bird, take it to the vet. They have payment plans, and I'm sure you can talk to them to ask any other options they have to help make it more affordable.
Hope this helps... and remember, a pet is like a member of your family, so you need to take care of it!!
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Check his wings!! he may hve broken one at the base. they will bleed when this happens!! and it is like gushing...i kno previous experience. if not that go to vet immediatley!!
Check over the cage real good make sure there are no sharp edges any where. If it is still bleeding i would see a bird vet. really look it over and see if maybe it ripped out a blood feather. I dont know much about bird but i do have a cockatiel which mine broke his beak last month. I went to see the vet . because with a bird ya just never do know what to do.
I know by me it only cost about 50 dollars to see a bird vet . they should be able to help you.
Good luck
.to stop a bleeding bird use flour on the wound then take to vet to be checked over.I have a cockatiel and a B%26G macaw and thats how we stop bleeding when we have nothing else.
once you've gotten the bleeding to stop your guy should be ok. just lightly pack the spot with the flour. some birds are clumsey or get a little nervous in a new place and thrash at night and hurt themselves. a bigger cage is really not that expensive. usually you can find one for under $60 bucks. If your not covering the cage at night with a light sheet the bird could've gotten spooked by a shadow at night and caused him to fall and cut himself.
Also make sure you are feeding enough seed, fresh water and fruits and vegi's.
Use Corn Starch or Flour!!! If he is letting you do what you have to do he must be ok. IF you want to call a vet and ask for advise or explain that you cant afford it, if they are nice, the will charge you less. I REALLY hope he is ok.
PS: Im sorry, i cant think of WHY his chest is bleeding.
- Cockatiel Expert.
OK peeps, word of advice here, covering the cage at night with a SHEET is not doing you any good. If you can hold it up to the light and see the light through it, it don't do your bird any good. Use something that you can't see through. The point of covering your bird is to give it the 12 hours needed to sleep.
Cockatiels have, what is called night frights. Something like nightmares, in the middle of the night. They wake up, and don't know where they are and thrash about the cage, and break blood feathers in their wings and base of their tales. These are the main blood supply feathers, like veins are to us. Using flour or corn starch are good sources in clotting the blood, but pressure must be applied along with them.
If this fails, you must pull the blood feather out. Keeping pressure at the site where the feather goes into the skin, a pair of needle nose pliers on the feather, and pull the feather out steady. Once the feather is out, apply pressure at the point where the feather came out on the skin, and things should be fine. Mind you, this can not be done to often, or scar tissue builds up and no more feathers can come in that spot anymore.
Word to the wise, Never fully cover your bird cage. Leave the front open about 3 inches. It gives the bird a chance to see if any noises pop up in the middle of the night, and less night frights happen. Always keep a night light on for your bird. Total darkness causes more broken blood feathers and more night frights in cockatiels!
Good Luck!
When my cockatiel has bleeding wing when she falls off her perch because of the stupid vet cut the flight feather too short 9 years ago I put watered down detol on it and I then put presure on it to stop bleeding
I think you should hold him and move the feathers round to see where the bleeding is and see if there is anything in there. Wipe it with watered down detol, then hold the chest down with your hand or a cloth.
It sounds like ur bird busted open his breast bone. You need to take him to the vet. If the cage is too small that is likely the reason he busted it open. Having an animal is a responsibilty you shouldn't take lightly. If you don't have the money to take care of it properly then you should re-think weather or not you should have taken the animal in the first place. Take the baby to the Vet!!
I had a cockatiel for 25 yrs. They are very sensitive to their surroundings, new place, new people, new diet other pets, etc. I don't know why his chest would be bleeding unless 1. He is bored or has anxiety. They will pick out the feathers if stressed. Or 2. My bird had what they call blood feathers. The quill of the feather starts bleeding and you have to find which feather it is and pull it directly out. The bleeding will stop. This is what killed my bird. I had been at work and when i got home there was blood all over the cage. I took him out and he lay in my hand and died. Most likely had lost too much blood. Blood feathers have to be pulled out or they will keep bleeding.
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