Vet wants $150 PER BIRD for clippings

[beekersmom]

The breeder that I use will do any grooming for free if you get the bird from her, otherwise she charges $35. She has come to my home and helped to teach me how to trim the nails and cut the wings, and when we brought Willy home, the 35 year old Amazon we rescued, she drimmeled his beek and groomed him free of charge. I agree the vet is very unreasonable to charge you so much and want to put the birds to sleep. Very dangerous indeed. My breeder told me to get a medium size dog nail clipper to use for the nails and wings but for the 'tiels and the gcc, and cgcc, I use small nail clippers for the nails. Septic powder is something that any pet owner should keep around, even if you don't do any grooming on your own. You never know when your pet may catch a nail.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

The breeder that I use will do any grooming for free if you get the bird from her, otherwise she charges $35. She has come to my home and helped to teach me how to trim the nails and cut the wings, and when we brought Willy home, the 35 year old Amazon we rescued, she drimmeled his beek and groomed him free of charge. I agree the vet is very unreasonable to charge you so much and want to put the birds to sleep. Very dangerous indeed. My breeder told me to get a medium size dog nail clipper to use for the nails and wings but for the 'tiels and the gcc, and cgcc, I use small nail clippers for the nails. Septic powder is something that any pet owner should keep around, even if you don't do any grooming on your own. You never know when your pet may catch a nail.

I can't agree with you more.

Personally I feel like if the vet is charging so much and wants to have the birds be asleep I'd find a new vet. This person clearly isn't comfortable around birds and I'd be finding a new avian vet right away.

 

[Boysmom]

OK my Vet has come and gone. She treated 9 birds and my bill was $215.00. Everyone got culture swabs, since my male Amazon definately has a respiratory illness. He is a recent rescue and previous owner said he had vetted him and tests showed the wheezing was fake. I got lied to by a preacher ! That bird had def not been vetted, I hope the cultures show what ails him, and we can get him well soon.
3 blood feathers removed from my male sun conure that he broke wednesday evening. Grooming done on a few that required it. Most of my newbies that she saw today are rescues and havent been handled in years. She never mentioned sedating them for the exam and procedures. Vet took several bites, but everyone got vetted and cared for, and most importantly I didnt break the bank.

 

[DebsFlock]

Septic powder is something that any pet owner should keep around, even if you don't do any grooming on your own. You never know when your pet may catch a nail.

I think you meant "styptic" powder. I agree! Some people use flour or cornstarch because it stings less, but a real styptic powder doesn't just absorb the blood, it shrinks the vessels, so it is more effective.

 

[chadwick]

I do not know where you are from but Dr. Scott Mcdonald is an avian vet in the US that travles to various places and he cuts nails wings and trims beaks if need be and does a full exam for 25 dollars....great guy check him out he's on the website see if he comes to a location near you

 

[Birdlover11]

150 PER BIRD !!!! That is way way too much, and putting them to sleep during the clipping? I don't know if this is a good vet, no offense. You don't need to trim the beak unless they are having problems eating, and if you use pedicure perches the nails get done by themselves. My friend had a cockatoo that HATED the vets. Whenever the vet had to towel him he tried to bite the vets finger off but he never did anesthiasa . I think there might be a vet near you, just keep looking and you'll find one

 

[thermodynamic]

I like the safe pumace perches, my galahs nails where starting to get long since she had no pedi perch because she was eating her cement perch. In two days I was amazed to find her nails in perfect shape.

The best thing is the top is smooth which helps to prevent sores from getting on the feet. And make sure to only use one unless the cage is massive.

I saw two brands of that at Petco. One had excess glue slopped around the pumice (isn't quality a thing of the past?) but the other had perfect application, with nothing shiny that would concern me... both almost looked the same, otherwise - thick plastic perch with the pumice glued on... I picked up the ones that looked like some effort went into making them, and will put them in my fids' cages tomorrow.

The good brand is "Sweet Feet & Beak" and the perch is called "Safety Pumice Perch". Size and species-compatible information is clearly stated... the other brand I don't recall, but I'd swear the packaging was more spartan and generic...

I almost picked up a 24" rope/wood ladder, until I saw the amount of dried glue that a bird WOULD pick off with its beak and possibly ingest... for 15 dollars, I'd expect a flawless ladder, carefully constructed. Not gobs of glue dried everywhere that reflect light to make it look shiny, appealing to birds to poke at and possibly swallow after pecking at, since birds dig shiny things... and as nothing was stated about the type of glue being "non-toxic", I wouldn't pay 15 CENTS for such cheap slopartist crap...

Pardon my use of slang...

 

[WannaBeAParrot]

That vet sounds like he is just lazy and disinterested -- to blanketly say that he'll only groom the 5 birds if they are out like a light is just too much! He's charging a pretty penny for those services and should be willing to spend the time it takes to do it without putting the birds under anethesia.