Bleeding Nail

[Vilatus]

Today I tried to clip my cockatiel's nails, and as you can guess, I had a mishap. I rubbed the nail in cornstarch. What do I do if the scab doesn't hold? She broke it once but she's settled down for the night and it seems to be fine now. I'm paranoid so I'm really worried about her

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[ParrotLover2001]

I end up with bleeding nails at least once a month, that's when I trim my birds nails. Most of the time my birds get spooked and I end up cutting the quick (the blood supply in the nail.)
Unless your bird is still bleeding, I wouldn't worry about it. If still bleeding, get the bleeding to stop and get to a vet if possible.

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[SailBoat]

Today I tried to clip my cockatiel's nails, and as you can guess, I had a mishap. I rubbed the nail in cornstarch. What do I do if the scab doesn't hold? She broke it once but she's settled down for the night and it seems to be fine now. I'm paranoid so I'm really worried about her

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Within the Nail, the blood drys away from the cut point and as a result it does not normally start bleeding again. Time is an issue here and the longer one moves from halting bleeding the better. Unlike a Blood Feather, the flow (pressure) within the nail is much less and as a result, there is very little internal pressure to force bleeding.

Re-starting bleeding as a result of the Parrot using its Beak is rare once the bleeding stops. I have only seen that if the nail is cracked as a result of your using a dull cutting tool and as a result of Parrot cause movement within the cracked nail.

At this point, you should be able to have a comfortable sleep.

So, what did you learn regarding nail trimming to avoid this happening in the future?

 

[smbrds]

Agree with the above posts!! And blood feathers, movement on cracked nail - ouch!! You did the right thing by applying cornstarch. But nails can be tricky!!

 

[FlyBirdiesFly]

That's why I don't trim my birds' nails myself. I take them to my local pet store instead and they do it for $10 per bird. They do it well and I let them be the "bad guys" instead of me and I don't have to worry about blood. I recommend you take your bird to the vet instead of doing it yourself, much less stressful that way.