HELP! Cockatiel's nail cut too short

[birbsRcool]

My dad was cutting Pikachu's nails but he moved and was bleeding. I pinched his toe to stop the bleeding and put some cornstarch on it, do i have to do anything else? He is screaming, might be from pain? please help, we'll leave the nails to the professionals next time...

Edit: pikachu seems to be fine now and not in pain, poor guy

 

[noodles123]

watch it closely-- call a vet to see if they have a chemical cauterizing stick of silver nitrate you could get..they are not ideal (and should only be used as a last resort), but they can stop bleeding more permanently than starch

 

[birbsRcool]

watch it closely-- call a vet to see if they have a chemical cauterizing stick of silver nitrate you could get..they are not ideal (and should only be used as a last resort), but they can stop bleeding more permanently than starch

He has stopped bleeding but i don't know what do i do next

 

[noodles123]

watch it closely-- call a vet to see if they have a chemical cauterizing stick of silver nitrate you could get..they are not ideal (and should only be used as a last resort), but they can stop bleeding more permanently than starch

He has stopped bleeding but i don't know what do i do next

Just make sure he doesn't start the bleeding again...It hopefully will stay clotted if he doesn't mess with it or bump it, but you will want to watch closely and make sure he doesn't mess with it at night.

 

[birbsRcool]

Alright, when i last checked the red/dry blood was almost gone, we'll try to fix his nails soon, hopefully not us but a professional, we learnt our lesson-

 

[noodles123]

The biggest thing is that you don't want him to mess with it and start bleeding again when you aren't around. A healthy bird will USUALLY clot up...as long as he doesn't hit it on something, but just be very watchful.

I would consider getting a few silver nitrate swabs online for future use (in the event of an emergency in which corn-starch will not stop the bleeding)...Silver nitrate is not ideal (its not 100% safe), but (from what I understand) it is safer than other clotting powders...it basically is a hard, skinny swab (almost like a firework punk, but skinnier)...and you roll it on the wound and it creates a chemical burn that seals it (it didn't appear to cause Noodles much distress)..The point is, if used properly, they can't ingest it (which is way safer than the powdered clotting agents that are sometimes applied).

Noodles has had to use it many times sadly lol...not saying that doesn't mean that it doesn't have draw-backs, but the benefit of stopping the bleeding outweighed the risk of not using it (in her case)...Again, not saying it is ideal...corn-starch is more natural BUT when that doesn't work, it is nice to have a backup (she used to have clotting problems because she came to me with a liver issue which has since been corrected, but a bird with a liver problem can't clot well).

 

[EdgesofTwilight]

Is the silver nitrate the same as Styptic gel or pencil?


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[noodles123]

Is the silver nitrate the same as Styptic gel or pencil?


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No, they aren't the same.