Vet trip help

[Boohaven]

Hello all well I have had Oscar now for 6 days and after posting pics on here found he has one blocked nostril tonight it is bugging him I did try to spray him with Walmart water which he liked but this hasn't helped clear it up .
My problem is taking him to the vets he won't let us in the cage and lunges to bite if we try I want to get a relationship with Oscar but when I load him in a carrier he will freek big time also will a vet see him if he is so angry ?
The thought of scaring him so much and the damage mentally it will do is unnerving me but one nostril is defiantly blocked .

 

[friedsoup]

This is a time for toweling and I assure you if it's an avian vet he has seen upset birds before but it would be good to give the vet a call and let him know whats coming, and you will have to get a hold on your emotions because your bird will pick up on your tention I'm sure you can find some videos on you-tube about toweling or someone else here will give you more information,

 

[Spiritbird]

Good suggestion above. You may also want to try to see if he will get on a perch in your hand. Either one takes a bit of bird experience. One other idea is to get a hand held cage of the bird is small and see if he will transfer to that one for the trip. Good luck.

 

[SpringCottageParrot]

You have to be very positive when you go to pick him up. Don't flinch if he lunges (which he will). Once the towel is around him he can't come to any harm.
The first time Margaret pulled Casper out of the cage it ended up with her hanging on to his leg and him hanging on to her hand trying to make himself bigger than the cage door.
They are the best of friends now and he lets her do anything most of the time.

Cuddle time by DSdriver, on Flickr

 

[melissasparrots]

Any avian vet worth their diploma won't have trouble with aggressive birds. My old male amazon is about as aggressive as they get and I have a petite little lady vet who handles him just fine. If his nostril is indeed blocked, you need to just get him there. Your relationship comes secondary to his health and in all honesty, amazons tend to shake things off pretty quickly. If he's a seriously nasty biter, I'd get a heavy blanket off your bed(double it up if necessary) and just reach in the cage and get him. It might not be pretty but its one of those things that just has to be done sometimes even if he ends up doing some heavy breathing and gets stressed. Don't try to be nice about it because you'll just draw out the whole process and stress him out more. Reach in and get him, if you have to chase him around the cage, do it, but make it fast. My birds that are afraid of carriers tend to be more comfortable in the wire dog crates than the mostly plastic airline approved ones. Don't worry about the vet handling him. Research and make sure your taking him to someone that sees birds as a huge percentage of their clientel rather than someone that is just willing to see a bird once in a while. A bird spe******t will think nothing of his antics. A dog and cat spe******t willing to see bird in order to make some money will probably be overwhelmed by him and have no clue how to handle him properly.
In a perfect world, you might be able to put the carrier in his cage loaded with a treat and have him go in on his own. Or he would nicely step up for you and you can sit him on your lap and just calmy wrap him up. That is what a behaviorist would tell you to do. However, the world is rarely perfect and sometimes you just need to get it done. The reality is that if he does indeed have a blocked nostril, there is a decent chance he will end up on medicine and you will just have to get used to toweling him twice a day to get meds into him. If the vet tries to give you a little syringe and medicine and send you on your merry way, stop them right there. Have them teach you how to towel him correctly and have you demonstrate that you can hold his head steady by yourself and give him the first dose in the office. Often times it ends up being a huge fiasco once an inexperienced person gets home with directions to medicate a bird. Most of the time they won't eat it if you put it in their food or they will only eat a portion and you won't know if your getting enough in to be effective. The best way with a crabby bird, is just towel them and make it happen.

 

[henpecked]

Once again ,Melissa has it covered.

 

[Boohaven]

Ty for all the advice again I will take him tomorrow to the vets that my neabours use to go with there birds . I will keep you all updated I also have a bird carrier with a Perth he can go in

 

[Chaz12]

Yes, try bringing him to a vet. The vet can help your parrot alot more than any of us. Hope your parrot is ok.. The vet may prescribe drops or something to help his condition. You always get good advice at the vet.. Tell what the vet says to do..

 

[henpecked]

Good luck tomorrow, hope all goes well. PS with most of our zon sinus infections we nubilize with Baytril .Let us know what the vet says.

 

[Boohaven]

sorry long time for an update it has taken a while to find and get an apointment with a avien very but oscar went to day , he dose have an infection and has started a course of antibiotic jabs he needs another 2 in the next 2 weeks but i was told he is in good condition other than his nostrels ,
he was veyr good in his carier and even let me tickle his head for the first time today . will keep people posted on him and find out the name of the drugs as i forgot as the vet was filling me with info as soon as i said i was a new parrot owner .

 

[hanesjenny]

Just lurking over this post. I am in a very similar situation. I've had Willy since May this year. He's 12 years old, blind (from cataract) in his left eye. He DOES NOT allow touching of any kind, lunges at anyone besides me that comes near his cage. He only talks for me and seems to only care if I'm in the room. I have his very first vets appt this Friday. I really really hope they can perform surgery to fix his eye, as I think this will help his confidence and aggressiveness!
I had a sun conure before him, and we also have a Green cheek, but he is our first "big bird". I really hope one day Willy will let me hold and cuddle him like Casper above
Glad to hear Oscars doing well.

 

[Boohaven]

Hi back from his second vet trip and injection and all went well and the vet is happy with how things are going I'm also pleased to say that from the first vet trip has come a new mood over him ! We can now all give him a tickle on the head and he gladley comes up to the cage or down from his ropes to get one .

 

[incognito]

seems like a healthy relation is taking its place

good luck and keep us informed

i hope everything goes well and your feathered friend regain his health pretty soon