Minzer, I thought of you today ...

[darkchi]

Yay for Iggy... how is the little pin cushin anyways? he grumpy and nippy or is he happy to be home?

 

[Minzer84]

He seems to be really tired...he's sitting on his dinner stand right now dozing, but at least he ate a little first. I tried to put my hand in his carrier at the vet, but I got growled at and promptly removed it (at least he gave me warning). But he hasn't tried any attacks...I think he's a little sore and extremely worn out. And there's blood on his foot, so I'm going to have to be careful about watching the incision...

 

[TexDot33]

Christy and I are very happy that Iggy is OK, let's hope that this is all that needs to happen to him!!

 

[Peta]

Yah for Iggy, I'm so glad that he's home. Lets hope that something good will come from what he's been through.

 

[Minzer84]

Today I had to give him some pain meds...that was fun...I don't know how much actually got into him...but I guess it was better than nothing. He's still being pretty quiet, but I guess that is to be expected. Chase put him back in his cage without an oven mitt and didn't get attacked! Small steps...

 

[NicoleN]

Did you have to give him his meds orally through a syringe? Or did you give him a shot? (I don't really think they'd let someone take home needles to poke their bird with though, but just asking)

 

[Minzer84]

Yea, it's an oral drug, Meloxicam. I think that he's going to get smarter each day and it's going to get harder to give. Chase toweled him and I tried to shoot it in...took a few tries.

 

[Peta]

Oh he'll get pretty smart, but you're expecting it so I'm sure you'll do just fine. At least if he has a mind too, he can only get the sryinge, in which case you squirt it in quick and then run.

 

[NicoleN]

You'll just get craftier with it. Sisqo bit the tips off of all his before we knew it and I had to get him some new ones. So far he's only bitten the tip off of one in the past 3 months, so either we're getting better at it, or he's getting used to it.