Brittany Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Ok, so I am at work. I left Pepper to hang out with my mom like every morning until she goes to work.. well this morning he was on her shoulder and decided to fly into the bathroom door. Well a few mins later my mom noticed 3 drops of blood:( . She says there isn't anymore blood, but I want to ask just to make sure. Do i need to worry and go home to him? OR will he be ok?/ He will be alone all day in his cage as no one is home.=(
Tycos_mom Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 is there anyone you can call to check on him or can you mabie go home on your lunch hour. I Think I would be a little concerned if I were you.
Brittany Posted April 22, 2009 Author Posted April 22, 2009 i am worried >;\ im already an extremely paranoid person. i work as a nanny, so i dont really get a 'lunch break' where i can leave. im thinking about calling the kids mother though, i really want to check up on him
Eckobird Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I would be worried too. I think you should go check on him because you don't want to regret it if something was wrong with him. But I am sure he is fine if she couldn't find anymore blood. How long did she stay with him after it happened? Did she stay for a little to see if he was acting ok?
SunnyBird Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Would it be possible to take the kids with you or do you live too far away? Alternatively, perhaps your mom or another family member can check for you?
Brittany Posted April 22, 2009 Author Posted April 22, 2009 Nobody can make it to go visit her. I can't leave because I can't get a hold of their mother, and the car seats aren't here (Kids are 2,and 4) Sucks. I am 15 mins away and cant even go visit him now i feel bad and want to see her:angry: my mom said she was acting ok, she just sat there and tried to bite my mom lol but then i had my brother check up on her about 30 - 45 mins later and he said she was okay sitting in her cage. but like i said my mom did say there was no more blood, my mom thinks she bit her tongue? if thats possible i want to see my baby!!!!!!
Acappella Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 If your brother didn't see any blood 30 minutes later then whatever caused the couple of drops sounds like it resolved itself. Post when you get home and let us know pepper is ok.
JungleDreamz Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Maybe she got a little nose bleed, This can happen if they fly into something really hard...But it depends on where she hit the door...If she DID hit it with her beak, it could be a little beak fracture...Probably not though, There would be more blood, or if she hit the floor hard or maybe caught her wing on the door handle or something, she could of just broke one of her feathers, which can bleed...But they don't always bleed profusely like some blood feathers do. But my vote is a birdy nose bleed...Keep us posted tho! I am a majorly paranoid person too, so I know how you feel :blush: I have never heard of a bird biting there tongue, They don't really fly with their tongues out, lol, But I guess its possible!:silly:
Janfromboone Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I would try to go home to check on him. The same thing happened to Tobie. He fell (he had chewed some of his flight feathers off and couldn't fly) and must have hit his beak. He was trying to climb up the steps when I went to see what the crash was all about and there was blood on the carpet coming from his beak. He couldn't eat hard pellets for a couple of days and couldn't use his beak to climb in his cage. He started improving right away ( the next day ) and nowin 4-5 days he was fine. He just had a really sore beak for a few days. I was a basket case. Hope it all works out. They are pretty tough.
Brittany Posted April 22, 2009 Author Posted April 22, 2009 she should be fine but you never kno! i just get nervous cuz im not there haha my dad is going to check up on her!!
Tycos_mom Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 oh good I'd feel better if someone did. If she hit something really hard she could go into shock in which case she would need to be kept really quiet and really warm if she did go into shock it might be a good thing that no ones around at least it nice and quiet for her as for warmth as long as the air conditioner isn't running I'm sure she will be fine.
Marauder Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 My gut reaction is also a nose bleed but as the saying goes, better safe then sorry. Please keep us up to date.
Brittany Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 she is fine my dad said:) my mom said she didn't hit it TOO hard, but the blood scared us! but i hopefully should be going home in a couple of hours to see her for myself.
Brittany Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 ok so im at home with my lil baby hah she seems fine. very happy to see me. of course i am giving her lots of attention and head rubs. i did notice she didnt use her beak to get the ladder on top of her cage like she usually does.. but maybe she just didnt feel like it idk cuz shes still using her beak to grab my finger and lick it etc
Lyric Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 I'm glad to hear that Pepper is okay! I know you must have been worried...did your mom notice what part of her the blood came from? I'm just curious. Just keep an eye on her the next few days and if you notice anything strange about her behaviour, take her to your vet.
Brittany Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 on the beak she said. yeah ill keep an eye on her. ims o glad she seems okay!
Luvparrots Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 So glad to hear that Pepper seems to be okay!!!! You're a great mommy to worry so!!!!
Raposa Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Yay dad for going to check on Pepper!!! Glad she is doing ok
judygram Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 They can certainly keep us worrying about them, I would be like you Brittany, I would be worrying myself silly until I could get home and see for myself. I am so glad Pepper is fine and you owe your Dad a favor now, alls well that ends well.
Brittany Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 judygram wrote: They can certainly keep us worrying about them, I would be like you Brittany, I would be worrying myself silly until I could get home and see for myself. I am so glad Pepper is fine and you owe your Dad a favor now, alls well that ends well. thank you:) i am a big worry wart lol. she still seems fine i am very relieved. pepper is like my kid!! idk what id do without her
judygram Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 My two human children are grown and gone so my two birds are my children now and as such I worry about them just as much, funny thing is they stay children all their life unlike our human kids that grow up and leave.
Brittany Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 aw. yeah true. african greys are such good pets, i am so glad i fell in love with them haha
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